Martin Alvarado & Horacio Avilano
Format Details:
Release Date: 26 August 2013
Label: Riverboat
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 605633007428
Genres: World Music
Description
On 'Guitar Tango: Mas Alla', Martin Alvarado's honey-sweet tenor tones lead and Horacio Avilano's strutting guitar provides the accompaniment. The two musicians pay due respect to tango's rich history, while gently exploring their own contemporary interpretation of the famous Latin genre. Subtle yet still brimming with passion, this is unadorned tango straight from Argentina.
Martin Alvarado is a Buenos Aires-born singer who has circled the globe with his traditional tango brand. Now best known for his vocals, Alvarado also plays the guitar. Horacio Avilano has been finding his way around the frets since the age of twelve. His musicianship is bound with a deep respect for tango traditions and form. Choosing to play only by ear, his gesture and phrasing is delivered naturally and without hesitation. His style is minimalist; his fast fingers never overpowering Alvarado's silken song. Most of the material on 'Guitar Tango' was recorded in one take, investing the music with a tangible sense of immediacy.
Argentine tango typically revels in nostalgia, many of the song lyrics on 'Guitar Tango' pine for lost love, lost hope and lost time. "Solitario" is an ode to feelings of isolation and loneliness, and the duo's stripped back arrangement of Chilean classic "Gracias A La Vida" conveys a defiant yet subtly mournful tone that is entirely appropriate for the anthemic protest song.
Tracklisting
Steve Tilston
Various Artists
Steve Tilston
A.G.A Trio
Ben Aylon
Don Kipper
Sangit
She'Koyokh
Toumani Diabate
Guts
Kuljit Bhamra & Becky Price
Lolita
Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers
Lux Musicae London
Various Artists
Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt
