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Ivan Cuesta
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Ivan Cuesta - vocals & accordion; Lesly Jean Walker - midi guitar; Andre Breckenridge - congas; Alfonso Rondon - bass & vocals; José "Pepe" Rojas - timbales; Enrique Venegas - vocals.
Baltimore's singer/accordionist Cuesta who plays pure Colombian Vallenato dance music — including cumbias — not only for his local community but lately at folk festivals for general audiences as well.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1. A Ti, Colombia 2. La Tinajita 3. Roberto Ruiz 4. El Medallon 5. El Compae Migue 6. Palmirena 7. La Casa En El Aire 8. La Patillalera 9. La Quince Anera 10. El Caballo Viejo 11. El Chupaflor 12. El Porro Venezolano 13. La Mucura 14. Celia |
REVIEW “Accordionist/vocalist Cuesta was born in northern Colombia, where he began learning music at 12. The dominant musicial style in that area is vallenato, an acccordion and percussion driven dance music which mixes Spanish, African, and Indian elements. He continued playing after moving to Baltimore in 1976. The group remains strongly rooted in the tradition, although some modern elements (electric instruments and outside influences like Tex-Mex music) have crept in.Cuesta's accordion and voice are joined by two percussionists, bass, another vocalist, and a MIDI guitarist who uses the technology to create traditional patterns with acoustic piano and mallet instruments sounds. Never having heard Colombian music before, there was something strangely familiar about this. Recalling several non-Cuban influenced Latin traditionsMexican, Tex-Mex, cumbia, even zydeco and Brazilian forroit leans towards the more laid-back end of the spectrum, but is indisputably dance music.” (Mark Sullivan — Option) |
