“Mis Tres Notas" first appeared on the Omar Sosa CD Free Roots (OTA1003), and was recently re-released on the Omar Sosa compilation Ballads (OTA1015).
Songs of the finalists are eligible for the People's Voice - an online voting contest that allows the public to listen to all the finalists' songs and vote for their favorite. People's Voice is separate from, and in addition to, the winners selected by ISC's panel of judges.
If you would like to review the 2006 ISC finalists and consider a vote for “Mis Tres Notas", please visit:
www.songwritingcompetition.com/pvwelcome_2005.htm.
Omar Sosa CDs are available at www.melodia.com.
BALLADS (OTA1015)
“Cuban pianist-composer-bandleader Omar Sosa describes this retrospective of his early work as “ten themes of yesterday," but his artistry has never been anything but forward-looking. Evident throughout is the inspired introspection that infuses Sosa's work. “The spirits play through us," he says, a matter-of-fact observation borne out in his invocation of the Cuban orishas who animate his live performances and recordings alike. The individual virtuosity of the gifted talents he enlists is self-evident, but the overall approach is understated, and resonant throughout is the ensemble effect, an exquisite collective sound. Hear the expressive lyricism of “Para Ella," the muted orchestral breadth of “Gracias Senor," the serene ebb and flow of “Para Dos Parados," the subtle montuno drive of “Antes De Ir Va Esto," the tender bolero of “Mis Tres Notas". Sosa's faraway balladry is dappled with allusions to Frederic Chopin, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, but the instrumental signature is purely his own".
- Michael Stone, RootsWorld
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