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Manel Fortià & Libérica’s Alé: Iberian Chants

Over the past few years Catalonian jazz bassist Manel Fortià has risen to the top tier of musicians I hold in high esteem and always enjoy listening to. Whether with his trio, or with singer Magalí Sare, or with his … Continue reading

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Carola Ortiz’s Cantareras

Other than the Galician and Asturian piping music of Carlos Núñez, my first exposure to the non-Spanish language music of Spanish Iberia came with Eliseo Parra’s lively 2002 album Viva Quien Sabe Querer. Even though I have reviewed quite a … Continue reading

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Manel Fortià & Libérica’s Arrels

Catalan jazz, combining the blues-based American idiom with flamenco, is having a moment, and Manel Fortià is in the thick of it. The Catalan double bass player spent some three years in New York playing with the likes of Dave … Continue reading

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