Hombre de Piedra (Crammed Discs Cram253P, 2015)
This album by Argentine singer-songwriter is being marketed as world music. ‘Hombre de Piedra’ even appears in the most recent World Music Charts Europe. However, what I hear in this album is a selection of toe-tapping pop songs with vocals in Spanish. There is barely anything noticeable connected with roots music. One song has a dub reggae rhythm and ‘Changari’ has danceable Latin American beats. The rest is basically retro pop with rockabilly, disco and Spaghetti Western influences.
‘Hombre de Piedra’ (Man of Stone) is a concept album stimulated by the French documentary ‘Lascaux: Le Ciel des Premiers Hommes’ (about the well-known Paleolithic cave paintings).
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.
