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Antonio Tosques and Multi-Form Band: Touch Me

Read "Touch Me" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
June 3, 2021

With the possible exception of the upright bass (where it's more of a pas a deux), a guitar allows its player to bring the instrument intimately close to their heart and inner voice. The fingered manipulation of strings can trigger caresses, teases, intensities and poetry. Played well, as it is here on this excellent recording from guitarist/composer/educator Antonio Tosques and the Multi-Form Band, the music can speak from the player's soul to the listener's. With Touch Me, ...

Album Review

Antonio Colangelo: Tabaco y Azúcar

Read "Tabaco y Azúcar" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 20, 2020

Explorers of all kinds—but especially those musical—have a common thread in their DNA to expand our universes and provide a vision to the collective consciousness. For them, it is a relentless but never-ending journey. With Tabaco y Azúcar, Italian-born guitarist Antonio Colangelo and his superior crew present nine tracks of deep textural insights delivered via stellar musicianship. Colangelo, who since 2007 has resided in Brazil, demonstrates here that he is a performer, composer, and leader certainly worthy ...