El Viento Flamenco In Concert

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#		Title	Length
1		Cancin Por Bulera: La Lirio	4:24	Play
2		Alegra	9:35	Play
3		Nana	3:23	Play
4		Cancin Por Tangos	4:37	Play
5		Sole	12:12	Play
6		Zambra	7:47	Play
7		Rumba Flamenca	3:07	Play
8		Seguiriya	15:24	Play

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Spanish Music and Dance from the Shores of Atlantic Canada

Reviews

"This is a CBC recording of a live performance and while listening to an audio recording of a dance performance may seem odd, it works well due to the percussive nature of flamenco dancing. Especially when it is performed with the rhythmic precision that Benais has. Add to that Sutherby's lyrical playing and the solid percussion accompaniment and you have a fine performance. However, what lifts this recording and group into stellar territory is Sean Harris. The man sings like an angel. For diehard flamenco traditionalists this may be a bit of a problem. Flamenco singers aren't supposed to sing like angels. They're supposed to sound tortured; like they've been to hell and back and chain-smoked the whole way. But Harris delivers all the rest of the requisite flamenco attributes in spades: passion, power and the vocal gymnastics that flamenco's modal and rhythmic quirks demand. El Viento Flamenco In Concert delivers a gorgeous and accessible flamenco that is Made in Canada."
Cathy Riches, Toronto's WholeNote magazine, October 2006

"The musicians are excellent , and Harris is a sweeter singer than most cantaores."
Paula Citron, Toronto Globe and Mail, June 2006


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About the Group

Flamenco is the traditional music and dance of the gypsies (Roma) of Southern Spain. It has developed over the last 250 years, with influences from various cultures, including Latin American and Middle-Eastern. Today, the vast spectrum of Flamenco styles is kept alive and vibrant by artists of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds in Spain and around the world.

El Viento Flamenco brings its own, very distinct voice to the art form. With a singer and guitarist who hail from rock and roll, a percussionist who is involved in everything from Newfoundland folk to African drumming and Punk rock, and dancers who have grown up and lived in places as varied as Turkey, France, Spain and Canada, El Viento Flamenco stands subtly but resolutely outside of flamenco tradition.

Sean's "voz clara" is perhaps the most defining element of El Viento Flamenco's sound. Alhough he has been compared to Manuel Vallejo, Don Antonio Chacon, and Pepe Marchena, he has a style all his own. With years of performing gospel, blues, and rock, he has developed a unique style and clear timbre, which sets El Viento Flamenco apart from other flamenco troupes around the world. The group also benefits from Maral's background in Armenian folk and Turkish pop tunes and Megan's background in Nova Scotian folk music. Together, the singers provide the inspiration for the powerful and elegant simplicity of the dancing: both the singers and dancers are sustained by the crisp, aggressive sound of Bob's guitar. Tony, with his influences of Celtic, Middle-Eastern, African and Rock drumming, adds the final touch to El Viento Flamenco's singular sound. The genuine expression of each artist's individuality is of prime importance: in this way, El Viento Flamenco is fiercely authentic.

In the last five years they have toured extensively throughout Atlantic Canada, including all the Atlantic Presenters in the Maritimes and the Arts and Culture Centres in Newfoundland and Labrador, they have performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, they have made several regional and national appearances on CBC radio and television, they have performed at Government House for the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, they have had their music arranged for orchestra in preparation for two concerts with Symphony Nova Scotia, and they have been featured in a half-hour documentary on Bravo Television.