(180 gram pressing) a warmly intimate album from joao gilberto, one that has the singer and guitarist in the same special space as his wonderful albums from the early 70s - a bit more sophisticated than the bossa years, but equally personal throughout
this is mulatu astatkes protege and ethiopian saxophonist and composer jorga mesfins debut album. its ethio-jazz that takes this courageous syncretism further by fusing spiritual experimentation with bits from all kinds of situations in ethiopian music, jazz music, and specifically ethiopian jazz music that precedes it.
“guaracheros” was released on mag, in peru, at the end of 1961 and includes six cover versions, four of them are of cuban origin, and also original compositions masterfully performed by nelson ferreyra’s sonora.