Alma, by Omar Sosa

Alma

by Omar Sosa

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1.	Rimanere Grande 02:57	buy track
2.	Under African Skies 07:26	buy track
3.	Medley Part II 05:18	buy track
4.	Medley Part I 04:04	buy track
5.	Old D Blues 06:34	buy track
6.	Moon On The Sky 05:58	buy track
7.	Crepuscolo 03:15	buy track
8.	Angustia 04:33	buy track
9.	Alma 05:48	buy track
10.	No Trance 03:35	buy track
11.	Inverno Grigio 05:27	buy track
12.	S'Inguldu 05:32	buy track

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In Alma, Sosa and Fresu very effectively blend acoustic instruments with electronics, creating a sound at once intimate and open-ended, earthy and ethereal. Sosa’s pan-African approach mixes naturally with Fresu’s Mediterranean sensibilities. (He’s from the isle of Sardinia, Italy) The set comprises original compositions by Sosa and Fresu and an imaginative reading of Paul Simon’s “Under African Skies.”

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released January 10, 2012

Paolo Fresu compositions: Tǔk Music (except “Nenia” – Rai Trade Srl) Omar Sosa compositions: Sosafunke Music Publishing, BMI Under African Skies: Paul Simon Music Omar Sosa uses Yamaha pianos, and Yamahiko pick-ups Recorded in Udine/ArteSuono Studio by Stefano Amerio from May 23-25, 2011 Mixed in Udine/ArteSuono Studio by Stefano Amerio on October 2-3, 2011 Jaques Morelenbaum tracks recorded in São Paulo/Mosh Studios by Luis Paulo Serafim on August 23, 2011 Mastered by Stefano Amerio Produced by Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa Cover image: “Scuorapasta” (2009) by Alessandro Adelio Rossi / www.aarg.it Photos by Roberto Cifarelli / www.robertocifarelli.com www.omarsosa.com www.paolofresu.it tukmusic.paolofresu.it www.myfavorite.it

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Omar Sosa Oakland, California

Composer, pianist, and bandleader Omar Sosa’s musical trajectory traces the Diaspora from Africa to Cuba and Brazil; from Central America to Ecuador’s African-descent communities; from San Francisco and New York to his current home base in Barcelona. True to his Afro-Cuban origins, Sosa fashions a spirited vision of uncompromising artistic generosity that embraces humanity at large. ... more