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OLGA CERPA Y MESTISAY
dos veces nominada LATIN GRAMMYs / Premio International Cubadisco 2018 Womex Selection
Olga Cerpa es la voz femenina más importante de las últimas tres décadas en las Islas Canarias. Nominada a dos Gramy Latinos, ha compartido escenario con artistas de la talla de Omara Portuondo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Julio Pereira o Milladoiro entre otros.
La nueva propuesta en directo de Olga Cerpa y Mestisay transita por un espacio lleno de luz, buena energía, sonidos de raíz y colores atlánticos. Es una de las marcas de la casa que, en esta ocasión, se reúnen en un repertorio plural y diverso que tiene orígenes en América y África, mixturados en el puente que ha sido siempre el Archipiélago canario.
“Jallo” es un vocablo insular que hace referencia a los objetos que el mar arroja a las orillas canarias. Este concepto es utilizado por Olga y Mestisay para crear espléndidas canciones inspiradas en las influencias musicales que llegan a las playas de su tierra natal. Latinoamérica, Portugal, Cabo Verde o el continente africano dejan su huella en el disco, así como canciones isleñas revisitadas que se han “encontrado” en estos años de andadura musical y que ellos redescubren para sí mismos y para su público a través de originales arreglos. En general son canciones que nacen en el ámbito de las músicas populares y de raíz, que adquieren una dimensión colorista y vital gracias a la portentosa voz de Olga Cerpa, en un momento de madurez artística extraordinario, y la banda que la acompaña (guitarras españolas y portuguesas, timple, contra, percusiones étnicas y contrabajo), proponiendo un repertorio de sonidos orgánicos, llenos de expresividad.
Canary Islands Folk Music
Two times LATIN GRAMMYs nominee / International Cubadisco Award / 2018 Womex Selection
Olga Cerpa is the most important female voice of the last three decades in Canary Islands. Nominated for two Latin Grammys, she has shared stage with artists such as Omara Portuondo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Julio Pereira and Milladoiro among others.
The new live proposal by Olga Cerpa & Mestisay transits through a space full of light, good energy, root sounds and Atlantic colors. It is one of her signature sounds that, on this occasion, meet in a plural and diverse repertoire that has origins in America and Africa, between which the Canary Islands have always been the bridge.
"Jallo" is an insular word that refers to the objects that the sea throws to the Canary shores. This concept is used by Olga and Mestisay to create splendid songs inspired by the musical influences that reach the beaches of their native land. Latin America, Portugal, Cape Verde or the African continent leave their mark on the album, as well as revisited island songs that have been "found" in these years of musical journeys and that they rediscover for themselves and their audience through original arrangements . In general they are songs that are born in the field of popular and root music, which acquire a colorful and vital dimension thanks to the great voice of Olga Cerpa, in a moment of extraordinary artistic maturity, and the band that accompanies her (Spanish and Portuguese guitars, timple, ethnic percussions and contrabass), proposing an organic sound, full of expressiveness.
Some reviews:
"Times goes fast and it's a strange feeling to think about a 25 year old band that still has new ideas and many verses for the future, waiting for a day when they will be sung by the overwhelming, huge Olga Cerpa's voice"
Fernando Neira / El País
"Olga is accompanied by five excellent musicians, in a mix of atlantic sounds full of elegance and island flavor, with the Canary timple and the Portuguese guitar in an elegant marriage"
Leida Fiallo / Gaceta Latina de New York
"She is a Canary performer revealed to us as a great singer, managing songs from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean with mastery and vocal passion"
J. Rincón / Miami Herald
"Her voice is poignant, within it many years of knowledge, her own and that of other people before her. She looks like a light source, a life spring"
F. Da Silva / Diario de Lisboa
Band:
Olga Cerpa - Lead voice
Manolo González - Spanish guitar
Pancho Delgado - Portuguese guitar
Hirahi Afonso - Timple
Totó Noriega - Percussion
Marco Valero - Bass guitar
Jairo Cabrera - Saxo, trumpet, flute, clarinete
Some of the last concerts:
Lincoln Center (NYC)
Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago)
Sala Zitarrosa (Montevideo - Uruguay)
Teatro Caras y Caretas (Buenos Aires - Argentina)
Timitar Festival (Agadir - Morocco)
Rainforest World Music Festival (Kuching - Malaysia)