The falsetto vocals and improvised violin arrangements that mark El Ave De Mi Sonar: Mexican Sones Huastecos aren't necessarily for the casual music listener, but they typify a unique genre. Sones huastecos are festive, poetic folk songs highlighted by those elements, along with rhythmic-guitar accompaniment. Talented trio Los Camperos de Valles excel at this innovative form of music-making, trading off vocal duties and effortlessly interpreting new lyrics by producer and poet Artemio Posadas. It makes for an enjoyable listen that honors the past and still feels fresh. Each song--from the introductory "El Aguanieve" through the classic closer "El Caballito"--hinges on the expert violin work and soaring vocals of the trio. There's a respectful, rural feel to much of the work heard here that should come as no surprise: Sones huastecos are the native songs of northeastern Mexico and represent the life, love and work ethic of many generations of people. --Joey Guerra
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Hard-edged violin improvisations, driving guitar rhythms, and soaring falsetto vocal excursions mark the son huasteco, one of Mexico’s most distinctive and celebrated regional styles of music. Raised on the cattle and sugar cane ranches of the Huastecan region of northeastern Mexico, the three men of Los Camperos de Valles are acclaimed international ambassadors for their music, their region, and their nation. El Ave de mi Soñar (The Bird of My Dreams) fuses age-old Huastecan repertoire, masterful stylings, and original poetry of musician-poet Artemio Posadas to create a deeply traditional, yet highly creative, monument to Mexican music.
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ASIN: B0007LPMDM Release Date: 2005-03-15 |
Tracks:
- El aguanieve(The Mist)
- El fandanguito(The Little Fandango)
- El llorar(The Cry)
- El gusto(The Pleasure)
- La huasanga(Huastecan Fiesta)
- La llorona(The Crying Woman)
- El zacamand Zacamand
- La rosa(The Rose)
- La pasihe Passion)
- El triunfo(The Triumph)
- La malaguehe Woman from Malaga)
- El caimThe Alligator)
- Las flores(The Flowers)
- El caballito(The Pony)
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The falsetto vocals and improvised violin arrangements that mark El Ave De Mi Sonar: Mexican Sones Huastecos aren't necessarily for the casual music listener, but they typify a unique genre. Sones huastecos are festive, poetic folk songs highlighted by those elements, along with rhythmic-guitar accompaniment. Talented trio Los Camperos de Valles excel at this innovative form of music-making, trading off vocal duties and effortlessly interpreting new lyrics by producer and poet Artemio Posadas. It makes for an enjoyable listen that honors the past and still feels fresh. Each song--from the introductory "El Aguanieve" through the classic closer "El Caballito"--hinges on the expert violin work and soaring vocals of the trio. There's a respectful, rural feel to much of the work heard here that should come as no surprise: Sones huastecos are the native songs of northeastern Mexico and represent the life, love and work ethic of many generations of people. --Joey GuerraAlbum Description
Hard-edged violin improvisations, driving guitar rhythms, and soaring falsetto vocal excursions mark the son huasteco, one of Mexico's most distinctive and celebrated regional styles of music. Raised on the cattle and sugar cane ranches of the Huastecan region of northeastern Mexico, the three men of Los Camperos de Valles are acclaimed international ambassadors for their music, their region, and their nation. El Ave de mi Soñar (The Bird of My Dreams) fuses age-old Huastecan repertoire, masterful stylings, and original poetry of musician-poet Artemio Posadas to create a deeply traditional, yet highly creative, monument to Mexican music.Customer Reviews:
Brilliant and haunting.......2007-06-02
I hope you will give this a listen if you appreciate Mexican folk music.
A well recorded clear session with great tunes.
El falsete mas hermoso y la poesia mas romantica.......2005-08-06
The coplas are written by Artemio Posadas, a musicians who has labored for a long time at the East Bay Center for the Arts, in Richmond, CA, teaching youth son huasteco and son jarocho--these are some of the most beautiful lyrics ever to be written. On La Malaguena for example he tells his beloved:
Tengo celos de la luna
que cada noche te admira
aunque lejos mi fortuna
sin esperanza se viera
yo te canto una por una
las rimas que tu me inspiras.
Los Camperos de Valles, who are the most well-known son huasteco trio outside of Mexico, are from Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi. Marcos Hernandez and Gregorio Solano perform the coplas for the sones with exquisite expression and musicality. Joel Monroy, the first violinist for the Camperos after Heliodoro Copado stopped playing with them, plays the voilin brillantly.
This recording was originally released independantly and I congratulate Smithsonian institute, becuase the way that they remastered the recording makes the lyrics and the music stand out more clearly.
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