Soleá Trad. Arr. P Peña, P Arriaga, R Montilla Essential flamenco
Culo e Puya Trad. Afro-Venezuelan folklore
Joropo Oriental El Cruzao | Jaleos Comp. R Sandoval | Trad. Arr. P Peña, P Arriaga, R Montilla Bridging musical traditions
Pregones Zulianos | Farruca Comp. R Rincón Gonzalez | Trad. Arr. P Arriaga The haunting quality of this Venezuelan dance offers a striking contrast to the strong character of the dance and music of the farruca
Gaita de Tambora | Tangos Trad, Arr. C Tález | Trad. Arr. P Peña, P Arriaga Two musical cultures from very distant geographical areas blend miraculously in natural harmony Waltz for Sony | Alegrías Comp. T Thielemans | Trad. Arr. P Peña Venezuelan melodies interpreted in the form of a true flamenco style
Fulía Trad. This fulía, bounced from an old recording kindly lent to us by the ‘Morella Muñoz Foundation’, in Caracas, we bring back and celebrate the voice of this unforgettable diva of Venezuelan song
Sirena | Tientos Trad, Arr. C Tález | Trad. Arr. P Peña, P Arriaga, R Montilla The compelling mood of the sirena song inspires the measured and sensual quality of the tientos
Galerón | Guajira Trad, Arr. R Sandoval | Trad. Arr. P Peña This track represents the direct combination of a beautiful Venezuelan song with another, equally expressive, from the flamenco chapter known as ‘Songs of Departure and Return’
Serenata Venezolana Andreina | Vals Venezolano | Como Llora una Estrella | Natalia Comp. A Lauro | Comp. R Borges | Comp. A Carrillo | Comp. A Lauro A tribute to a great popular tradition, embodied in the music of warmly loved Venezuelan icons such as Maestros Antonio Lauro and Raúl Borges among others
Landó Trad. Arr. D AlvarezCajón solo, showing the expressive power and versitility of this iconic Peruvian instrument
Flor de Mayo | Martinete | Seguiriya | Tambor de Aragua Comp. O Galindez Gutierrez | Trad. Arr. D Alvarez | Trad. Arr. P Peña, P Arriaga | Trad. Arr. D Alvarez In this final track, Spanish and Venezuelan musical traditions truly come together
