Jonnhy Jota

Um dos grandes compositores do Brasil, com mais de 500 obras gravadas e também conhecido por ser um dos vocalistas do Sampa Crew, Valtinho Jota lança “Ancestralidade”. Como o próprio título sugere, o álbum traz a força da ancestralidade reverenciada em histórias de amor, como já é uma marca latente na carreira do autor.

Um dos grandes compositores do Brasil, com mais de 500 obras gravadas e também conhecido por ser um dos vocalistas do Sampa Crew, Valtinho Jota lança “Ancestralidade”. Como o próprio título sugere, o álbum traz a força da ancestralidade reverenciada em histórias de amor, como já é uma marca latente na carreira do autor.

This Andre Kostelanetsz SACD, beginning with colorful orchestral works by Portuguese-born Villa-Lobos. We have orchestral excerpts from the opera Magdalena and several other lovely pieces. Of particular interest is the imaginative Little Train of the Caipira with its colorful description of a little train chugging through the mountains. This is richly orchestrated, and engineers have separated instruments among the four channels very effectively. Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 is truncated and it is unfortunate they didn't perform it with a soprano—after all, Marni Nixon was on the scene. The remainder is music of Spain featuring Maralin Nixon in several works, and the two short pieces by Pablo Casals are welcome. Audio is outstanding on this issue. Both LP from 1974, were to all intents and purposes demonstration discs, designed to show off quadraphonic sound.

Pepe Romero has played the guitar for as long as he can remember, debuting at the age of seven. His father was the legendary guitarist Celedonio Romero and was his only teacher. Along with his father and brothers Celin and Angel, Romero formed the Romeros Quartet, and riding on the heels of Celedonio's celebrity in Spain, embarked on an international career that made them the most famous guitar ensemble in the world. From this secure base, Pepe Romero had little difficulty in establishing himself as one of the leading guitar virtuosos of his generation.

This album was recorded in the Sala dell'Ermellino — Casa della Musica in Milano in November 2019.