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Middle Passage

by Luis Giménez Amorós

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1.
Picor de Corazón 04:10
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2.
El Blues de los Armas 03:28
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3.
Aquella Primavera 02:55
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4.
Décimas a Ciudad del Cabo 06:10
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5.
Rumba Medio Murciana 02:36
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6.
Bebe de Este Vino 02:40
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7.
Hacías Llorar a los Astros 04:25
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8.
El Muro Virtual 02:08
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9.
Polaquito 02:14
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10.
El Tren de los Adioses 03:50
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11.
Yousef 03:19
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12.
María 04:41
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13.
Hermano Olvidado 02:06
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14.
Llave 03:27
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15.
Mientras Duermes 02:51
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16.
La Verdad 03:17
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17.
Una Aceituna en el Geriátrico 02:27
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18.
Aquél Hombre del Sur 03:10
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19.
Lágrimas de Sal 02:35
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20.
Sibanda 02:52
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21.
Chaminuka 04:01
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22.
Septiembre 02:41
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23.
Middle Passage 02:14
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24.
Intro 01:24
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English version:
Middle Passage refers to the forced migration by millions of slaves since the 14th century. In this dramatic journey, many musical styles were created such as rumba or poetic styles like decimas. This album is dedicated to all those who are still alive in the intangible heritage of these songs. 'Middle Passage' evokes an imaginary place between Spain and South Africa, a journey that I have made frequently during the last decade.

This album evokes an imaginary place in the Ocean, a place where round-trip songs continue being composed.

Spanish version:
‘Middle Passage’ se refiere a la travesía marítima que forzadamente realizaron millones de esclavos desde el siglo XIV. En dicha travesía se crearon muchos cantos de ida y vuelta que dieron lugar al nacimiento de estilos musicales como la rumba o estilos poéticos como las décimas. Este disco está dedicado a todos aquellos/as que siguen vivos en la herencia intangible que guarda cada canción que aquí se expone. ‘Middle Passage’ evoca un lugar imaginario entre España y Sudáfrica, viaje que he realizado con frecuencia en la última década.

Este disco evoca un lugar imaginario en el Océano, un lugar donde se siguen creando cantos de ida y vuelta.

credits

released June 20, 2019

Luis Gimenez Amoros: guitars, banjo, mbira, ukelele, bows and vocals
Antonio Prats ‘El Pelao’: Self-made drum kit and percussions (conga, bongo, tinaja, hosho and toys including plastic bags)
Javier Geras: Bass/Double bass
Clemor, Franches y Juan Antonio ‘Ala de Mosca’: Trompet, saxophone and trombon
Amin Beckhechi: gumbri and vocals (Arabic)
Jordi Gandia: Vocals (Spanish)
Carlos Botella: Acordeón
Ana Camus, Natalia Molina e Isa Martinez: Backing vocals
Francisco Gil: Artwork & CD design
Jeronimo Martinez: Photography (portrait).
Recorded and mixed by Juanjo Bosque in Visualsonora from 13-21 May, 2019.

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Luis Giménez Amorós Villena, Spain

Luis Giménez Amorós comes from the Valencia region. He combines traditional music from the Spanish Levant (Valencia & Alicante mainly) with musical influences from Europe, Asia and Africa where he has resided as ‘Musician/Ethnomusicology Lecturer’ during the last twenty years. "Luis reflects the transoceanic circulation of Hispanic music with the African and Asian continent" World Music Central ... more

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