Across their EP Abismos, sisters Valeria and Valentina Perez are perfectly in sync, their diaphanous voices winding in and out of each other to create unexpected harmonies at every turn. As preternatural as it sounds, they admit it took them a while to find the stunning sense of unity that’s defined them as a duo. “In the beginning, we were like, ‘Ok, how do we sing in a way where our voices flow completely together?'” says Valeria. “But we started practicing and singing to the point where now,...
- 11/28/2022
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
Pablo Milanés, the legendary Cuban singer-songwriter widely known as Pablito, died in Madrid on Monday. He was 79.
The founder of the Cuban nueva trova (the new song movement), Milanés toured the world as a cultural ambassador for Fidel Castro’s revolution. The Latin Grammy-winning singer recorded dozens of albums and was beloved for his international hits including “Yo Me Quedo” (I’m Staying) and “Amo Esta Isla” (I Love This Island).
His death was confirmed on his official Facebook. “With great pain and sadness, we regret to report that Maestro Pablo Milanés has passed away,...
The founder of the Cuban nueva trova (the new song movement), Milanés toured the world as a cultural ambassador for Fidel Castro’s revolution. The Latin Grammy-winning singer recorded dozens of albums and was beloved for his international hits including “Yo Me Quedo” (I’m Staying) and “Amo Esta Isla” (I Love This Island).
His death was confirmed on his official Facebook. “With great pain and sadness, we regret to report that Maestro Pablo Milanés has passed away,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Larry Luxner Susana Baca at the City Winery in New York City.
It’s not every day musicians play the molars of a donkey’s jawbone, but there was Susana Baca recently, singing her first leg of a U.S. tour with that very same Peruvian percussion instrument rattling behind her.
And there’s something else unusual about the folkloric performer: In late July, she was named Peru’s next minister of culture — the first cabinet minister of African descent...
It’s not every day musicians play the molars of a donkey’s jawbone, but there was Susana Baca recently, singing her first leg of a U.S. tour with that very same Peruvian percussion instrument rattling behind her.
And there’s something else unusual about the folkloric performer: In late July, she was named Peru’s next minister of culture — the first cabinet minister of African descent...
- 8/23/2011
- by Robert P. Walzer
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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