"AMAME" - Leonor Dely

• artist:
  Leonor Dely
• country:
  Colombia
• release year:
  2000
• style(s): Folk Global Fusion
• formats:
  • CD (Compact Disc)
• record submitted by:
  TRONCOCOMUN productions
• label:
  insignia music

"... an explosion of sound in the purest of voices with a heart plucking acoustic guitar driven by drumming from many cultures, all supported by the soaring lyrics of other-worldly inspiration. have your heart and soul touched while your body dances along." - tom lysaght, playwright

"A solid mix of African and Afro-Latin American folk rhythms and musics" "...maybe one of KC Porter's finest recordings"
Enrique Lopetegui - LA Times

Leonor Dely, one of Colombia's finest singer/songwriters presents a classic, inspiring collection of rhythmic songs and music combined gracefully with the Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh.

"Amame" showcases the powerful vocals of the renowned Colombian voaclist, Leonor Dely, as well as the ethnic, Afro-Colombian master of percussion, Millero Congo, some of Colombia's and the Caribbean's most versatile and resourceful percussionists and musicians: Istvan Dely, Hungarian born, Cuban and West African trained jazz percussionist living in Colombia, Shangó Dely, renowned percussionist with Colombian superstar Carlos Vives' band (also the album producer) and David Dely, percussionist and a master of the Colombian Native American flutes. Other members of the Vives band are featured as well.

Each of the songs is a little gem with its own unique and distinctive Latin rhythm, like landmarks on a musical map of Colombia and the Caribbean, ranging from Afro-colombian cumbia, porro and currulao to huapango and cueca of the Andes, bambuco and pasillo of the interior, pasaje of the plains; from Afro-cuban batas, guajira, bolero and pilón to Haitian yanvalou, giving the album a musical diversity nearly as rich as the words contained within it.

The executive producer of this album is KC Porter, known for his production work on Carlos Santana's recent CD "Shaman", the Grammy® award winning "Supernatural", Ricky Martin, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Ozomatli, Eliades Ochoa and many others.

The freshness, authenticity and spiritual vitality of "Amame" (Love Me, the title of the album) will surely find its way to the hearts of those who cherish the preservation of cultural diversity in the global village of the next millenium.

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