Harold Lopez Nussa - Nueva Timba - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

El Viaje (The Journey), the title track of Cuban pianist and composer Harold Lo´pez-Nussa's debut on Mack Avenue Records, seems to sway gently like a boat in the water-as if readying for a voyage or returning to port after arrival-trumpet and voices whispering memories. This scene aptly describes Lo´pez-Nussa's experiences of traveling throughout the world, yet always finding his way back to his hometown of Havana, Cuba. This journey of body and spirit has led simultaneously to a musical exploration where he visits various genres and ideas while staying true to his foundational roots. Album Tracks 1. Me Voy PÁ Cuba 2. Africa 3. Feria 4. Lobo's Cha 5. Bacalao Con Pan 6. El Viaje 7. Mozambique en Mi B 8. D? Una Fábula 9. Inspiracion en Connecticut 10. Oriente 11. Improv (Me Voy PÁ Cuba)

2020 . Imagine yourself walking down the streets of Havana hearing music from people's homes, parties being thrown and paladares or night clubs filled with patrons dancing this is the soul of Cuba. Havana-based pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa's vibrant and spirited third recording for Mack Avenue Records captures those moments with a marriage of jazz and Cuban pop music, joyfully standing up for that ambitious vision. Featuring drummer Ruy Adrián López-Nussa, bassist Julio César González and trumpeter Mayquel González, InchTe Lo DijeInch boasts a number of special guests, including Afro-Cuban funk superstar Cimafunk, French accordionist Vincent Peirani, famed Cuban reggaeton vocalist Randy Malcom, and vocalist Kelvis Ochoa, to realize it's picturesque look at Cuban culture. Album Tracks 1. Habana Sin Sábanas 2. Te Lo Dije 3. The Windmills of Your Mind 4. Lila's Mambo 5. El Buey Cansao 6. Timbeando 7. Un Día de Noviembre 8. Jocosa Guajira 9. Jazztón 10. Sobre El Atelier 11. Van Van Meets New Orleans

Fans of Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa's 2016 disc, El Viaje (Mack Avenue), certainly should check out his new album on the same tag Un Día Cualquiera. The title of the previous disc translates to The Journey, and on this new outing, his artistic evolution continues - but in a trio setting. He recorded the album at Boston's WGBH Studios with his younger brother Ruy Adrian Harold López-Nussa (drums, percussion) and Gaston Joya (bass). The album's title translates to Just Another Day, and in press materials, Harold explains the title's significance InchThe idea is to put the music and the trio together in a studio and just play, the way we three do every day, any day-like a concert in the living room of your house.Inch Album Tracks 1. Cimarrón 03 51 2. Danza de los Ñañigos 04 29 3. Una Tarde Cualquiera en Paris (To Bebo Valdes) 04 48 4. Preludio (To José Juan) 03 28 5. Elegua 05 06 6. Hialeah 03 32 7. Ma Petite Dans la Boulangerie 03 56 8. Y la Negra Bailaba 04 01 9. Congo Total / El Cumbanchero 03 39 10. Contigo en la Distancia 05 47 11. Mi Son Cerra'o 04 47