New Album by La Rubias del Norte to Be Released in March

New York (New York), USA - La Rubias del Norte’s will appear at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday March 28th, at 7:30pm, to celebrate the national release of its second album, Panamericana. Admission is $15. Joe's pub is located at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets available now through Joe's pub box office or Telecharge: 212.239.6200

Panamericana draws its inspiration from all across the Americas, and plays like a dreamy soundtrack where cha-cha-cha’s and boleros mix with classical harmonies and cowboy music.

The Brooklyn-based retro collective plays mostly Latin American music such as boleros, cha-cha-cha, cumbias and huaynos as well as some lieder, and cowboy songs. Fronted by classically trained singers Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst, the band mixes musicians from the US, France and Colombia who all look back to the Latin motherland most of them never had.
Some of the songs found on Panamericana have been heard the world over, while some are known solely within their national or regional borders, and others have hardly ever been heard at all. They include "Volver, Volver," a Mexican ranchera anthem of sorts; the Peruvian Huayno "Corazón, Corazón," heard by chance in a small mountain town in Peru during one of the Rubias' South American travels.

Other songs include "Despedida," a Venezuelan pasaje written and recorded by Venezuelan composer Simón Diaz; "Cada Domingo..." and "Ay Raquel," two great examples of Vals Criollos, a music seldom heard outside of Peru, "Le Temps de l'Amour," an early hit for French Yéyé star Francoise Hardy, who probably never imagined that it would some day be re-interpreted as a Dominican-tinged number, and "Blue Prairie," one of the Sons of the Pioneers Cowboy classic.

Panamericana was recorded by Andy Taub (Calexico, Marc Ribot), mixed by Mark Plati (David Bowie, Brazilian Girls) and features a stellar cast of guest musicians including keyboardist Anthony Coleman (Marc Ribot’s Cubanos Postizos), Vibraphonist Matt Moran, clarinetist Oscar Noriega, accordionist Josh Camp (One Ring Zero) and Gypsy Swing guitarist Stephane Wrembel (David Grisman, Mark O’Connor). Band members also include Olivier Conan – Cuatro & vocals; Taylor Bergren-Chrisman – Bass; Timothy Quigley – Percsussion; Greg Stare – percussion & Giancarlo Vulcano – Guitar.

Barbès Records is a new label, distributed by Ryko, and associated with the critically acclaimed Brooklyn club of the same name. Also available from Barbès : Slavic Soul Party’s Bigger; Las Rubias del Norte’s first album : Rumba Internationale, and Lit-Rock classic One Ring Zero’s As Smart as we Are, featuring lyrics by Paul Auster, Rick Moody and Margaret Atwood, to be re-released with a DVD companion on May 23rd.

[Photo by Lisa Keresci].