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Çasonando
10 April 2008
Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player.A very short clip of our concert in Vaires-sur-Marne, filmed by flutist Emilie Laroubine (thanks, Emilie!), who came to sit in with us for a few tunes.
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Conjunto 23
18 May 2007
Candela, from the debut album, recorded in 2003
Conjunto 23 (pronounced “cone-hoon-toe vain-tee-tress”) is essentially a traditional Cuban band with some special Philadelphia twists…
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The Way Blue Bucket
15 September 2007
Green Bean, recorded in 2002 at Ottsville Studios, Ottsville PA
The Way Blue Bucket is nothing if not experimental. The very makeup of the group, drums, saxophone, and electric guitar, began as an experiment.
Mueve La Cintura
6 October 2007
Mueve La Cintura by Alejandro Almenaris, rec. October 6th, 2007, 33 rue viala
A rough take on one of my favorite Cuban son standards, a tune that is actually a recent composition by Alejandro “el viejo” Almenaris, of Santiago de Cuba. After his quartet was featured on a Putumayo release back in the ’90s, the song has made the rounds and has been covered all around the world. I like the simplicity of it, which seems to lend itself well to really opening it up and looking around inside.
Lost & Found (My Heart)
15 September 2007
Lost & Found (My Heart) version 15-9-07, 33 rue viala, paris
In 2005 I moved to France to be with Cécile, learn another language, and experience Paris. In the early months, while getting all my working papers straightened out, I wrote a haiku every morning and then tried to put it to music during the afternoon. The basic structure of “Lost & Found” came out of one of those sessions, and has since been kicking around my brain in different variations. I’ve finally settled on something stable, and recently spent some time on a rough mix (yes, the percussion is digital, but everything else is performed by me).