Miguel Zenón – Música de Las Américas (Miel Music, 2022)
“Música de Las Américas” (Music of the Americas), the latest album from acclaimed Puerto Rican saxophonist, composer and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón, focuses on the history of North and South America.
Zenón skillfully uses saxophone-fueled contemporary jazz and captivating traditional music rhythms from Puerto Rico, Haiti and other areas to illustrate the history of the peoples that inhabited the Caribbean, the great empires of the Americas, revolutions during the past centuries and other aspects.
“This music is inspired by the history of the American continent: not only before European colonization, but also by what’s happened since—cause and effect,” says Miguel Zenón.
The album features Zenón’s longtime working quartet with Luis Perdomo on piano, Hans Glawischnig on bass and Henry Cole drummer along with outstanding Puerto Rican percussionists such as Los Pleneros de La Cresta, Paoli Mejías, Daniel Díaz and Victor Emmanuelli.
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.