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Son de la FronteraCal (World Village) The 'Sound of the Frontier' refers to Flamenco’s historical collision of North African and Roma (Gypsy) traditions, plus the group’s integration of Spanish-and-African derived Latin sounds from the Americas and Caribbean. This is their 2007 release, full of flamenco sounds and Cubano roots.
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From the liner notes: The band's name, Son de la Frontera (Sound of the Frontier), refers to Flamenco’s historical collision of North African and Roma (Gypsy) traditions, plus the group’s integration of Spanish-and-African derived Latin sounds from the Americas and Caribbean. Raúl Rodríguez, who was deeply inspired by the legacy of guitarist Diego Amaya Flores del Gastor (1908-1973), began visiting the Maestro’s hometown of Morón de la Frontera in 1995. He soon found himself jamming with two of Diego’s descendants, Paco de Amparo (flamenco guitar) and Pepe Torres (baile & compás/ dance & rhythm) both of whom later joined Son de la Frontera, along with Moi de Morón (cante & compás/vocals & rhythm) and Manuel Flores (compás/rhythm). Raúl discovered the dulcet tones of the tres Cubano after his mother, the renowned singer Martirio, accepted an invitation to perform in Havana with Compay Segundo and brought one home with her. Raúl noticed that flamenco falsetas (scales and arpeggios roughly analogous to jazz riffs) could be freely adapted to the instrument’s three sets of double strings. Thus, the final “frontier” was breached and Son de la Frontera achieved its musical destiny.
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