River of Light (Karumanta, 2004)
If you love Andean pan pipes, also known as antara in Bolivia and Peru, you will enjoy this album. River of Lightis an all instrumental recording full of evocative Andean rhythms and melodies. Oscar Reynolds is a Bolivian composer and musician living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Although he plays various instruments, his specialty is the antara.Oscar Reynolds surrounded himself with musicians from South America and Spain.
River of Light features Oscar Reynolds on antara, guitar, bass and synths; accompanied by two guitarists, Enrique Coria (Argentina) and Chuscales (a Flamenco artist from Spain); José Luis Reynolds (Bolivia) on charango; Fernano de Sanjinés (Bolivia) on percussion; Lalo Izquierro (Peru) on cajón; and Raúl Ramírez (Peru) on percussion.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
