Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Sara Dowling - Latin Connections (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Salt of the Earth (Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Michael Baker)
02. Blackbird (Arr. for Voice, Guitar Quartet & Piano by Clarice Assad)
03. Alfonsina y el mar (Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Roland Dyens)
04. Bebê (Arr. for Guitar Quartet & Piano by James Girling)
05. Por causa de você (Arr. for Voice & Piano by Sara Dowling)
06. Armando's Rhumba (Arr. for Guitar Quartet & Piano by Vasilis Bessas)
07. Lamento no morro (Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Marcus Tardelli)
08. A mi pueblo (Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Michael Baker)
09. 1 x 0 (Arr. for Guitar Quartet & Piano by Michael Baker)
10. Manhã de Carnaval (Arr. for Voice & Guitar Quartet by Vasilis Bessas)
11. This Happy Madness (Arr. for Voice & Piano by Sara Dowling)
12. Adios (Arr. for Cello & Guitar Quartet by Giorgio Serci)
13. A fala da paixão (Arr. for Cello & Guitar Quartet by James Jervis)

‘A project some six years in the making, Latin Connections was originally conceived as a collaborative project with the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Clarice Assad. Global Covid restrictions forced us to postpone the recording, by which time Clarice was unavailable. Disappointed though we were, we were delighted to refresh a friendship with the award-winning jazz singer, cellist, pianist, and composer Sara Dowling who brings all these skills and instruments to our new recording.

Latin music encompasses a colossal range of styles, many of which have become popular the world over: salsa, samba, tango, cumbia, bossa nova, choro, merengue, rumba, candombe, and baiao, to name but a few. Born out of the cultural trinity of the Spanish and Portuguese presence in South America, African music (courtesy of the slave trade), and the indigenous music and traditions of Latin America, Latin music is as rich and varied as any other musical tradition globally. Its incorporation into rock, pop, and jazz, notably in the USA, has further popularised and developed the many styles which are such a rich part of the cultural identity of South America.’ – Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

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