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A project some six years in the making, Latin Connections was originally conceived as a collaborative project with the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Clarice Assad. Global Covid restrictions forced us to postpone the recording, by which time Clarice was unavailable. Disappointed though we were, we were delighted to refresh a friendship with the award-winning jazz singer, cellist, pianist, and composer Sara Dowling who brings all these skills and instruments to our new recording. Latin music encompasses a colossal range of styles, many of which have become popular the world over salsa, samba, tango, cumbia, bossa nova, choro, merengue, rumba, candombe, and baiao, to name but a few. Born out of the cultural trinity of the Spanish and Portuguese presence in South America, African music (courtesy of the slave trade), and the indigenous music and traditions of Latin America, Latin music is as rich and varied as any other musical tradition globally. It's incorporation into rock, pop, and jazz, notably in the USA, has further popularised and developed the many styles which are such a rich part of the cultural identity of South America. - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. Album Tracks 1. Salt of the Earth for Guitar Quartet 2. Blackbird for Guitar Quartet with Piano and Vocals 3. Alfonsina y El Mar (Alfonsina and the Sea) for Guitar Quartet 4. Bebê (Baby) for Guitar Quartet with Piano and Improvised Vocals 5. Por Causa de Voce (Because of You), for Piano and Vocals 6. Armando's Rhumba for Guitar Quartet with Piano and Improvised Vocals 7. Lamento No Morro (Cry from the Hills) for Guitar Quartet 8. A Mi Pueblo (To My People) for Guitar Quartet with Improvised Vocals 9. 1 X 0 (Um a Zero) for Guitar Quartet with Piano and Improvised Vocals 10. Manhã de Carnaval (Carnival Morning) for Guitar Quartet with Vocals 11. This Happy Madness for Piano and
