Moune De Rivel - Joie Et Nostalgie Creoles - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Mavounzy / Lirvat / La Viny / Son Trio - Antilles En Fete (Musiques De La Creolite - Foire De Basse-Terre 1973) [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/01/2017

Isaac Albeniz is best known for his influential piano works and a style that draws on Spanish folk music idioms. But his remarkable catalogue of songs successfully combines tradition and modernity, adapting a myriad of compositional techniques to create a uniquely personal and innovative style. These evocative and at times introspective songs look forward to the composer's masterpiece Iberia. Renowned mezzo-soprano Magdalena Llamas has been admired for her 'expression and sensuality' by The New York Times.

A vibrant mix of creole heritage. The music of Sakili is from the island Rodrigues, a small volcanic island just east of Mauritius. The island's European and African influences - waltzes, polka, mazurka, Scottish - all blend harmoniously with the ségadrum rhythms to intertwine the past musical traditions of African slaves with the western world. The three members of Sakili (Francis Prosper, Vallen Pierre Louis and Ricardo Legentil) had their own solo careers and were put together in 2019 by Mauritian artistic director Percy Yip Tong. The purpose of the group's formation was for a European tour to introduce the rarely heard music of the Rodrigues island.