Jazz Articles about Concha Buika

Fahir Atakoglu: For Love

by Edward Blanco
November 24, 2020

Veteran international recording artist Fahir Atakoglu delivers his eighteenth album as leader with the audacious For Love, an album which he proclaims: “ ... Is all about love." And he believes “Everything depends on love." A native of Turkey, this Turkish-American artist is an award-winning composer and pianist whose long and distinguished career has included writing for television, films and documentaries. This exceptional recording was purposely designed with a foreign flavor in mind, revealing a varied repertoire that blends musical ...

Concha Buika: I Feel the Warmer Side of Life When I Sing

by Nenad Georgievski
November 27, 2016

When Spanish singer Concha Buika sings, songs uncoil from her like smoke. Whether she sings jazz classics, Jacquel Brel, Chavella Vargas songs or her own songs, there is a warm intimacy in her husky and seductive voice that easily envelops listeners. 15 years after her debut, Mestizuo, a record with jazz classics she continues her musical journey of exploring beyond the ordinary with records that are imbued with diversity from flamenco, soul, jazz and pop music to Afro-beat, Cuban music, ...

Concha Buika en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona (III)

by Roan Clay
November 12, 2009

Concha Buika (Palau de la Música, 5 de noviembre)Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaDe las primeras notas de Oro santo-Mamita a las pausas dramáticas finales de la conocida Ojos verdes:

“Ojos verdes, verdes comola albahaca.Verdes como el trigo verdey el verde, verde limón.El pasado jueves 5 de noviembre, en el 41 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona, Concha Buika ofreció una aplaudida actuación en un ...

Concha Buika at the 2009 Barcelona Jazz Festival (III)

by Roan Clay
November 11, 2009

Concha BuikaBarcelona Jazz FestivalBarcelona, SpainNovember 5, 2009 From the opening notes of Oro santo-Mamita to the final dramatic pauses in the familiar Ojos verdes:

“Ojos verdes, verdes comola albahaca.Verdes como el trigo verdey el verde, verde limón.

Concha Buika gave a bravura performance at a sold out Palau de la Música on Thursday night, November 5th as part of the 41st Voll-Damm Festival International de ...

Concha Buika: el canto necesario

by Joan A. Cararach
October 28, 2009

No es Ben Ratliff un crítico con tendencia a la grandilocuencia y al adjetivo gratuito, no. Pero el pasado 18 de octubre, su reseña en The New York Times del último disco de Concha Buika (Palma de Mallorca, 1972), El último trago (Warner, 2009), desmiente su estilo: tras comparar la voz de Buika con la de Nina Simone, aunque considera la de la mallorquina “más flexible y virtuosa," Ratliff escribe esta frase demoledora, esencial: “El canto de Buika puede llegar ...

Buika: Nina de Fuego

by James Nadal
June 17, 2009

Buika is adding an innovative voice to the ever-evolving music of flamenco, one she describes as a blend of African, American, and Andalucían.

Javier Limón, of Lagrimas Negras (RCA Victor, 2004) fame, first signed and produced Buika for Mi Niña Lola (Warner Music Latina, 2007). It went on to triumph with the song and production of the year in Spanish music three years ago, earning her international recognition and accolades. The title song, now a trademark tune for her, has ...