Charanga Flamenca 1999
CD Release Party – Potaje with La Tania
Artists: La Tania (dance), Roberto Borrell (dance), Chus Alonso (flute), Tregar Otton (violin), Jorge Liceaga ( guitar), Steve Senft-Herrera (bass), Sage Baggott (percussion) and Brian Rice (percussion) — November 13, 1999 at La Peña Cultural Center
Charanga Flamenca – CD contents
1.- Como el Humo (Like Smoke), bulerías
2.- Tarareando (Humming), transcontinental rumba, uses “La Tarara,” an Andalusian folkloric melody
3.- Zapatos con Tacón (Shoes with Heels), tangos
4.- Cálida Brisa (Warm Breeze), bolero
5.- Migajas (Crumbs), this is a piece conceived as a musical collage, using a variety of melodies; from compositions by Guillermo Rios, Joaquín Rodrigo, Paco de Lucía, Orquesta Aragón, and folkloric melodies such “Garrotín” and “Zorongo”
6.- Tangos de Tía Juana (Aunt Juana’s Tangos), tangos
7.- Travesía (Journey)
8.- Raíces (Roots)
9.- Tertulia (Dialogue), a blend of Flamenco sounds and Afro-Cuban 6/8 rhythms
10.- Ay, Qué Me Voy! (I Am Leaving), bolero-son-tangos
11.- Y Nada Más (And Nothing Else), transatlantic rumba
Musicians: Chus Alonso (flute), Tregar Otton (violin), Jorge Liceaga ( guitar), Steve Senft-Herrera (bass) and Sage Baggott (percussion).
All compositions by Chus Alonso except “Tangos de la Tía Juana” by Jorge Liceaga and “Zapatos con Tacón” by Jorge Liceaga and Chus Alonso.
All arrangements by Chus Alonso, with the collaboration of Guillermo Céspedes on “Tarareando” and “Tertulia”.
