 De Ñublu y Orpín Author: Chus Pedro
The beautiful voice of Chus Pedro stands out more than ever in his solo
debut, recorded with only the most worthy musicians and technicians from
Asturies and the Atlantic Arc.
Long description: The singing half of the greatly admired duet Nuberu, Chus Pedro,
is once again at the forefront of Asturian music news with the release of
De Ñublu y Orpín (Of Haze and Fine Rain), his first
effort without his hitherto inseparable guitarist Manolo Peñayos.
Since Chus Pedro worked with the Tejedor brothers on their album
Texedores de suaños, word came out on the possibility of
recording a solo album in which the main element were the voice, accompanied by
well known artists and producers. In all it took over four years for this
project to materialize, mainly due to the exceptionally long process of
preparing for the actual studio work.
Chus Pedro and arranger Gabino Antuña sifted through over
700 entre más de 700 traditional pieces to look for the most adequate
and the ones they both felt would fit best on the record. Then came the
difficult task of finding the best collaborators and technicians, during which
the initially prefered Phil Cunningan had to be discarded, so that
eventually the CD counted with the impeccable participation of
Capercaillie member Donald Shaw, along with Paul
McGeechan, on production and mixing chores.
Nevertheless, as could not be otherwise expected, the most relevant
participation on De Ñublu y Orpín came from the
finest of Asturian musicians. Gabino Antuña acted as main
producer, along with Donald Shaw, and both shared the privelege of
counting on such excellences as Diego Pangua, Jose Ángel Hevia, Elias
García, Xel Pereda, Fernando Arias, Jose Manuel Tejedor or Javi
Méndez. Expressed in the well put words of Chus Pedro himself, the
songs are handled in an "Atlantic style," in which the accoustic
prevails and the arrangements support Chus Pedro´s magnificent, delicate voice.
This is especially true in the case of the astonishing versions of the
traditional pieces "Soi de Verdiciu", "Ecos de la Quintana"
and "Yo fui al Carmín de La Pola".
Tracklist:
1. ¿Ónde vas? 3´17"
2. Verdiciu. 3´24"
3. L´amor ye cosa triste. 4´23"
4. El que nun tien rapaza. 3´17"
5. Nel campu ñacen flores. 3´24"
6. Texeora de bayu. 4´16"
7. Yo fui al Carmín de La Pola. 2´48"
8. Así ye la vida. 4´21"
9. Agora sal a baillar. 3´36"
10. Gaiteru. 3´52"
11. Que m´escurez. 2´45"
12. Vaqueires. 4´07"
13. Vaqueires II. 2´26"
14. L´amante xana. 4´42"
Price: 15,03 euros (2.501 pta)
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Merchant part number: FA.CD.87131
Product code: 2375
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