Lara Bello – Sikame (Biophilia Records, 2017)
The music Spanish vocalist Lara Bello crosses over various musical boundaries. On the delightful album Sikame she combines southern Spanish influences, jazz, fado, Latin American rhythms, and other global music styles.
Lara us currently based in the USA and worked with musician and producer Gil Goldstein on this recording. The list of international musicians that area on Sikame is quite impressive, featuring well-known names in the areas of jazz, world music and flamenco.
Equally fascinating is the album packaging. Sikame has a physical format that opens 20 panels inspired by origami. The packaging, however, does not contain a physical CD. Instead, it includes a unique code to download the album. The paper used is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. It’s hand-folded and printed using plant-based inks.
The line on Sikema includes Lara Bello vocals, percussion; Gil Goldstein on piano, accordion, rhodes, percussion; Romero Lubambo on guitar; Richard Bona on upright bass, electric bass; Lionel Loueke on guitar, vocals; Jorge Pardo on flute; Carles Benavent on mandolin; Leni Stern on ngoni; Samuel Torres on cajón and other percussion; and Rajiv Jayaweera on caxixi.
Sikame is remarkable album featuring the poetic and vocal talent of Lara Bello and some of the finest musicians in the New York and Spanish music scene.
Buy the digital download version of Sikame.
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.
