El don del exilio (Producciones Baratuning, 2012)
Proscritos DF is a musical duo from Sevilla, Spain. The musicians behind the project are multi-instrumentalists Antonio Montiel and Raúl Cantizano. Although their music is based on flamenco genres and they use familiar sounds like flamenco guitar and cajón, Proscritos DF also employ a wide range of less common musical instruments found in flamenco: trumpet, zanfona (hurdy gurdy), fiddle, assorted percussion, loops, and fans.
The two musicians have been around for a long time and have accompanied well-known flamenco artists and dance troupes for several years. El don del exilio is their vision of a different type of music, applying different multitimbral sounds, improvisation, good humor, and creative freedom, to essential flamenco genres such as bulerías, soleares, seguiriyas, tientos and tanguillos.
“With this album we propose a personal vision of flamenco from a heterodox and bold perspective,” says the duo.
As other flamenco musicians have done before, Proscritos DF explore the musical connections between southern Spain’s flamenco and the music of India. On ‘Tatekietoya’ they use the Carnatic konakol vocal percussion and guest Juanma Rubio plays the Indian santur (also known as santoor) in other tracks.
El don del exilio is an audacious musical experimentation of flamenco and global musical forms.
To order their CD, go to the band’s website and send them an email: http://proscritosdf.blogspot.com
Listen to their music at http://www.myspace.com/proscritosdf
Download their music at http://proscritosdf.bandcamp.com
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.
