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Tierra was the first Latino band to have four songs on the national chart and two simultaneously in the Top 100. They have performed in such prestigious shows such as Carnegie Hall, The American Music Awards, American Bandstand, and The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Tierra is widely known to have played a role in opening doors for other Latino and non-Latino superstars of today, including comedian Paul Rodriguez, Arsenio Hall, Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, Los Lobos, Latino Comic of the Year, Rudy Moreno, and more.
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Cuban Vocalist Estrella Acosta Releases New Album 'Tierra'
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Estrella Acosta
Estrella Acosta, the acclaimed Cuban vocalist, has unveiled her latest album titled Tierra. This vibrant and festive album shines a spotlight on the female songwriters of the Cuban countryside, including Acosta's own captivating compositions. Drawing inspiration from the rich musical heritage of her motherland, 'Tierra' features songs that are deeply rooted in the music of the Cuban countryside. Estrella also provides her personal vision of this tradition, presenting three compositions that reflect her own experiences with music and poetry, including ...
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Pianist Ricardo Gallo's Tierra de Nadie: The Great Fine Line
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Some free improv dates are neither here nor there. Ricardo Gallo's The Great Fine Line (Clean Feed 209) manages to avoid that. It's here. By that I mean it has an immediacy. The composed sections structure the freedom in ways that bop heads frame the improvisations. Only this is not bop derived in any palpable way. But like for example one of those Sonny Simmons ESP dates from the '60s, there is the framework of the melodic head routines and ...
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Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release on Jan. 5th at the Highline Ballroom
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
NEW RELEASE and USA Tour Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release Tue., Jan. 5th, 8pm Highline Ballroom With special guests Danny Gottlieb and Nicki Parrott 431 West 16th Street (between 9th and 10th Ave) New York City, NY 10011 212-414-5994 Concert starts @ 8PM Doors open @ 6 PM Tickets $25.00 in advance
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Mili Bermejo's de Tierra Returns to Boston's Scullers Jazz Club May 10th
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Improvised Communications
On Thursday, May 10th, Mili Bermejo's De Tierra will return to Scullers Jazz Club exactly one year after recording its self-titled debut, De Tierra (Ediciones Pentagrama, 2007), there in 2006. Led by Cambridge-based vocalist/composer Mili Bermejo, this eight-piece ensemble performs a unique brand of modern pan-American music, mixing her two decades of experience in the jazz world with the traditional Latin songs, poetry and social responsibility of the artist she absorbed growing up in Mexico City in the late 1960's ...
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