Colombian singer Carlos Vives presented this Friday his new record production, ‘El último disco Vol.1’, a project with which he seeks to connect roots and modernity through a format that returns to the essence of conceiving, recording and manufacturing records.
The proposal is developed in two volumes, in reference to the vinyls of yesteryear, and was made under a traditional methodology of live sessions with the whole band gathered in the studio, recreating the dynamics of the early days of the music industry.
“This way of recording not only responds to a sonic search, but also to a collective experience, where each musician contributes from his place while the band performs together,” detailed a statement. “It is a way to go back to the origin, to capture the real energy of the performance and to understand the album as an integral work,” he added.
“The latest album is made like this, like those first albums of those unforgettable bands,” Vives said in the release. “It was recorded live by master engineers and producers, on real consoles. It was performed and composed by musicians of excellence and by an artist who is not afraid to sing to beautiful love, to his land and his people,” he added.
The album includes 10 songs and features collaborations with Dominican Juan Luis Guerra, producer Sergio George and Spanish singer-songwriter Niña Pastori.
It is a commitment to a real and human sound, authentic and essential, at a time of constant changes in the music industry, adds the press release.
In this context, the album arises as an invitation to value the history of music, take care of its processes and preserve the essence that has accompanied its evolution.
The album brings together songs that combine romanticism, nostalgia and Caribbean rhythms, with a proposal that seeks to recover the essence of music as a personal message.
It opens with ‘Te dedico’, a song designed to express feelings, and continues with pieces such as ‘Tuyo y nada más’, with a festive tone, and ‘Buscando el mar’, together with Juan Luis Guerra, the last recording of the late accordionist Egidio Cuadrado.
The production also includes ‘Si yo volviera a nacer’, a tribute to salsa produced by Sergio George, the ballad ‘Perdón’, and ‘Sombra perdida’, a reinterpretation of a vallenato classic featuring Niña Pastori.
The repertoire is completed by ‘Mariposas vuelan’, ‘Duele corazón’, ‘Yo siempre estoy aquí’ -with an intimate tone- and the final track ‘El último disco’, a traditional vallenato with a contemporary approach, reported Agencia EFE.
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