Pablo Mayor-Folklore Urbano
Baile/Dance
© 2005 Pablo Mayor (634479135903)
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COLOMBIAN GROOVE, alive like the party, la rumba, of the Colombian night, with rhythms that move the feet and hips of Colombians. Lose yourself dancing to this music, but keep your ear on what's going on in the songs: the music, just like its people, is
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Robert Kelley Ayala, from his music blog, May 22, 2005:
Because this blog was just written up in a Semana article on music blogs, I want to take this opportunity to tell everyone about one of the best bands I came across in the last year: Folklore Urbano. They're a New York-based band that takes traditional Colombian music and melds it with a gritty jazz sound to produce some of the most sophisticated, danceable music around today.
Folklore Urbano is led by Pablo Mayor, who grew up in Cali and Bogotá and is the former director of the jazz program at the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Now in New York, he's leading a movement that I've decided to call "Nueva Colombia," which is a very modern take on Colombian folkloric music. Their first album, Aviso, boasts a collection of songs that are truly Colombian but don't at all feel out of place on your iPod when you're walking up Avenue C. This isn't smiley "World Music" that you put on while cleaning the house--this is the cosmopolitanism of '70s jazz, and this is the rock'n'roll that you stumble upon at barebones clubs like Sin-E. There's an anxious intensity to it that captures both the joy and the tensions of modern Colombian life.
But on their upcoming album, Baile!, they've really found their groove. I've only heard some unmastered clips of the recordings, but judging from some of their live shows I've seen earlier this year, the sound is much more confident and much more festive. I expect it to be spectacular.
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Baile/Dance
author: Yvette AudainAwesome. I bought this album for the jazz version of 'Chalupa NY', which showcases some remarkably astute woodwind section voicing as well as some stellar solos (from the soprano sax in particular). For me in general though, the baritone sax player stands out; I always find my ears honing in on him/her. Great to drive to as well as for more focused listening!
One of the BEST albums!
author: JeremyThis is an amazing group that plays some of the best music I've ever heard. Incredible!
Great Music Must Have
author: JackThis music is wonderfully alive...it will appeal to anyone who likes Colombian contemporary music that is WAY hipper than Shakira or Carlos Vives or the usual comercial shit....this is the real fusion of Colombian styles...will make you dance AND listen and want some more!!