Zoraida Marrero - La Alondra de Cuba - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Zoraida Beato, a Cuban emigre, was quite a popular singer in Miami starting in the early 60's. This rare album, from the historic Sound Triangle group, finds Ms. Beato in top form and was recorded in the mid-70's. Authentic Cuban music from Miami, digitally remastered.

A nine volume strong collection tracing the roots of the Freestyle music movement. Volume 4 focuses on the influential Freestyle producer / DJ Steve InchMr. MiamiInch O'Neill. 16 hit tracks including Topaz - InchSpanish LullabyInch, Fabiano -InchDream LoveInch and many others

From the moment this organ project began, it was without doubt that the new Dobson organ at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue would be an instrument of world-class beauty and of historic importance. One of the fundamental aspects of this new organ was to have a multi-faceted instrument able to support the congregational singing, choral accompaniments and a vast span of the organ literature. When considering what to record on this disc, I decided to focus on music close to my heart - the wonderful and varied music of Great Britain, from both past and present. A combination of works originally for organ and transcriptions for the instrument allowed me to explore the full tonal palette of the instrument and tease out all that the organ has to offer. A new work that features on this disc is Andrew Carter's Lacrimae which was written in memory of John Scott after his sudden death in 2015. Throughout the recording of this album, I was constantly reminded of John and what a wonderful mentor he had been to me throughout my career - firstly as a chorister at St. Paul's and later at Saint Thomas. It was poignant to be recording this disc on the organ that, sadly, he never saw come to fruition; I would like to dedicate this disc to him. Given that many of my performances of the works on this album are indebted to his immaculate recordings and performances (which were truly mesmerizing), I hope he would approve of this program as a means to show off the immense beauty of this instrument. [Benjamin Sheen]