Duo Coincidencia – Veracruz – Sones y Flores (Cugate Clásicos Latinos, 2020)
Veracruz – Sones y Flores presents a set of delightful, masterfully performed guitar duo pieces from Duo Coincidencia. Although the award-winning duo has been around for several years, this is their debut album.
Duo Coincidencia includes Cuban guitar maestra Martha Eugenia Salado Mondeja, who is currently a professor at the Higher Music Institute in Veracruz, Mexico; and Mexican virtuoso and fellow educator Dr. Carlos Muñiz Díaz.
The artists selected compositions by Latin American and Spanish classical and popular music composers, including Rubén Fuentes (Mexico), Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Cuba), Jorge Cardoso (Argentina/Spain), Agustin Lara (Mexico), Manuel de Falla (Spain), and Eduardo Martín and Wilfredo Domínguez (Cuba).
The beautiful, well-constructed pieces on Veracruz – Sones y Flores reveal the passionate and flavorful Hispanic American and Spanish classical guitar traditions.
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.