Omara Gracias

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Polityka, 05 listopada 2008:
[...] Album 'Gracias", nagrany między innymi z udziałem znakomitego perkusity hinduskiego Triloka Gurtu i basisty Richarda Bony, zawiera przede wszystkim liryczne, melancholijne pieśni, w których obecne jest echo kubańskiej odmiany bossanovy, zaś przypisywana latynosom żywiołowość przejawia się rzadko, jakby mimochodem (najwyraźniej w tytułowym 'Gracias"). Omara śpiewa tak, jak czyniła to na sesjach Buena Vista wespół z Ibrahimem Ferrerem: z wielką subtelnością i dbałością o każdy dźwięk.[. . ]
autor: Mirosław Pęczak


Editor's info:
Omara Portuondo, the Cuban diva and star of the Buena Vista Social Clubtm among others, celebrates her 60-year musical career with a brand new album, Gracias, to be released on World Village.With Gracias, Omara's aim is to revisit the songs that she has found most moving and to work with the songwriters she most admires, such as Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés and Jorge Drexler, the latter being the composer of the album's title-song, specially dedicated to Omara. These are not, however, the only star guests on this recording. If the list were not already impressive enough, other great names include: Chucho Valdés, who performs a song composed by Omara's son, the brilliant African musician, Richard Bona, and the Brazilian maestro, Chico Buarque. And what better way to celebrate such an auspicious occasion than to recruit a first-class quintet? Three musicians that Omara has worked with in the past - pianist Roberto Fonseca, guitarist and musical director Swami Jr and percussionist Andrés Coayo - are joined by two musicians who will be debuting alongside 'the fiancée of feeling', the Israeli double bassist Avishai Cohen and the Hindu percussionist Trilok Gurtu. This year, Omara will be performing Gracias on stage in a series of concerts in which she reviews her singing career, accompanied by six musicians, in Taipei, Korea, Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Hungary, Luxembourg, Finland, Poland, and Latvia.