Son de la Frontera
Cal (Nuevos Medios/World Village, 2007)
Cal is the new album by Flamenco innovators Son de la Frontera. The group from Morón (Sevilla) performs traditional Flamenco palos (styles) with established instruments such as the Flamenco guitar, palmas and vocals, together with Cuban tres guitar, which is normally not found in flamenco.
The tres guitar adds an intriguing, but at the same time fresh element, to Flamenco. Son de la Frontera are primarily excellent instrumentalists, who come from well known families in the Sevilla province.
The palos selected for Cal are bulerías, alegrías, tanguillos, malagueñas, soleas por bulerías, tarantos, and the popular sevillanas. There is also an air of Spanish classical music and blues that filters through the sounds of the guitars.
This is truly Nuevo Flamenco, music that is new, creative and innovative.
Buy Cal.
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.
