This album was recorded in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, in January 2002, with Norbert Kraft and Bonnie Silver as producers.
Performer Biography
Marco Tamayo, the guitarist on this album, began playing guitar at age three and studied with notable figures including Leo Brouwer and Eliot Fisk.
Historical Context
Cuban culture is a blend of Spanish colonial rule, the impact of religion from white and African slave immigration, and exposure to North American culture.
Compositional Technique
Cuban music incorporates diverse elements such as Afro-Cuban rhythms, twentieth-century harmonies, jazz, impressionism, and traditional European forms.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The music on this recording aims to convey a diverse picture of Cuba, being nostalgic yet fresh-sounding, and elaborate yet pure in expression.
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