Lo Que Dice Mi Cantar album cover

Album

Lo Que Dice Mi Cantar

by Trio Palabras

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About the album

LO QUE DICE MI CANTAR (What my Singing Says) is a walk through places and time with some of Trova’s founding legends. From Lorenzo Hierrezuelo’s energetic “Vendedor de Agua” to Pepe Sanchez’s “Tristezas” (the very first Cuban Bolero), Alberto Villalón’s sentimental "La Ausencia” and the somber “Esta Vez Tocó Perder” (popularized in the 1920s by Maria Teresa Vera), to the whimsical and picaresque “Tentempié”, Trio Palabras leads us on an incomparable musical journey.

This album honors the venerable art of Cuban Trova with fresh arrangements and emotional performances that speak directly to the heart. The soaring vocal harmonies of Trio Palabras vocalists Vania Martinez and Liane Pérez, with the nuanced yet bold guitar accompaniment of Nubia González along with a wealth of some of Cuba’s finest instrumentalists, combine to sweep us away, and if only for a few moments, provide a brief respite for the soul in this hectic world.

Personnel and credits

Vocals and ArrangementsVANIA MARTINEZ
Vocals and ArrangementsLIANE PÉREZ
Classical Guitar and ArrangementsNUBIA GONZÁLEZ
Cuban Tres Guitar, Cabaquiño, ArrangementsMAYKEL ELIZARDE
LaúdTERESA WONG
Classical Guitar, ArrangementsRACHID LÓPEZ
Acoustic BassMEYLIN CHAVIANO
PercussionALEXIS (PUTUTI) ARCE
Cajon, ClaveAXEL YERA

THIS RECORDING was tracked at 24BIT/192KHZ using two mastering-grade HAPI interfaces from Merging Technologies fitted with AD8DP microphone preamplifier/analog-digital converters. The resulting 16-track recording was mixed by Andrew Spindor at Railtown mastering in Vancouver, BC on a Neve Analog Mixer, with various outboard components from Masalec, Hendy Amps, Merging, and Bricasti Design. Final digital/analog mastering and lacquer cutting was done by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, CA.

Executive ProducerJIM LAUREL
Recorded and mixed byANDREW SPINDOR
A&R and Field ProductionLEE LOCKWOOD
A&R and Production AssistanceYENKYS GOZALEZ GOMEZ