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ECM RECORDS Gnosis

ECM RECORDS Gnosis

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In this vivid and exciting project, released simultaneously on CD and vinyl, the Santiago-raised and New York-based pianist-composer David Virelles looks towards one melting pot from the vantage point of another. A far-reaching work with deep tural roots, Gnosis speaks of transturation and traditions, and of the complex tapestry of Cuba's music the sacred, the sear, and the ritualistic but the work's shapes and forms could only have been created by a gifted contemporary player thoroughly versed in the art of the improers. Strings, woodwinds and percussion all have their roles to play in Gnosis, wed by Virelles as "several families functioning within one unit: this dynamic symbolizes multitural interaction." Virelles' responsive piano and the vocals and percussion of Román Díaz, a profound figure in the transmission of Afro-Cuban musical history, are at the centre of the action. Gnosis was recorded at New York's Avatar Studios in May 2016 and produced by Manfred Eicher. Personnel: David Virelles (piano, marímbula, vocals); Román Díaz (lead vocals and percussion - bonkó enchemiyá, ekón, nkomos, erikundi, itones, nkaniká, marímbula, claves, mayohuacán, pilón, carapacho de jicotea, coconut shells); Allison Loggins-Hull (piccolo, flute); Rane Moore (clarinet, bass clarinet); Adam Cruz (percussion - steel pan, claves); Alex Lipowski (percussion - orchestral bass drum, temple blocks, bongos, gong); Matthew Gold (percussion - marimba, glockenspiel); Mauricio Herrera (percussion - ekón, nkomos, erikundi, claves); Thomas Morgan (double bass); Yunior Lopez (viola); Christine Chen (violoncello); Samuel DeCaprio (violoncello); Mel Santa, Mauricio Herrera (vocals)
Product details
Release Date:
2017-09-15
Publication Date:
2017-09-15
Publisher:
Ecm Records (Universal Music)
Languages:
Published: Spanish, Original: English
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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