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Omar Sosa: Es:sensual
by Dan Bilawsky
Cuban-born pianist Omar Sosa's music, be it presented in solo performances or conjured by a small-or medium-sized group, has always drawn on confidential mysticism. But that's not to say that his work doesn't lend itself to large-scale interpretation. With Ceremony (Otá Records, 2010) Sosa came out of the candlelit realms and shadows, bringing his music into ...
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: Transparent Water
by Dan Bilawsky
Omar Sosa would make an excellent global ambassador. He seems to make friends and erase boundary lines wherever he goes. Back in 2012, the Cuban pianist connected with Senegalese kora guru Seckou Keita through a mutual musical associate--drummer Marque Gilmore. Sosa and Keita struck up a quick friendship at that initial meeting, ultimately leading to the ...
Eros
By Omar Sosa
Label: Ota Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Teardrop - Ya Habibi;
Sensuousness; Zeus'
Desires; Brezza Del Verano;
My Soul, My Spirit; La
Llamada; What Is Inside;
Himeros; Who Wu; Eros
Mediterraneo; Fradelo; What
Lies Ahead; Why.
JOG
By Omar Sosa
Label: Ota Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Moforibale; Enchanted Breeze; Echo Bay; Muevete En D; Wood Soul; Recaredo; Down The Alley; Light In The Sky; Iyawo; JOG Mode; Peace River.
Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa featuring Natacha Atlas & Jaques Morelenbaum: Eros
by Dan Bilawsky
While the connection between Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu was established back in 2006, their partnership truly blossomed with Alma (Ota Music, 2012), a beauty of an album with a soft sell approach. That record--quite possibly the most moving item in either man's discography--prioritized heart over all else, and this follow-up date ...
Joo Kraus/Omar Sosa/Gustavo Ovalles: JOG
by Dan Bilawsky
You have to hand it to pianist Omar Sosa. With the exception of some return trips to the solo piano format, he never really repeats himself. Over the past two decades, Sosa has worked alone, gone the duo route with Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, shared billing/leadership duties with flutist Mark Weinstein, worked with Germany's NDR Bigband, ...
ilé
By Omar Sosa
Label: Ota Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: A Love Lost; Momento I; 4U; Mentiras Enigmas (Enemy Lies); Momento II; D Vuelta (The Return); Old Afro A Baba; Dame La Luz (Give Me Light); Momento III; Sad Meeting; Momento IV; La Tarde; Mi Conga; A Love Lost Reprise (To My Late Mother).
Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano: ilé
by Dan Bilawsky
"The word ilé, from the Lucumí tradition of Cuba, means home, earth." That single sentence, which gets the ball rolling for Omar Sosa's self-penned liner notes, says all that needs to be said about this return-to-roots project. Or does it? Ilé finds Sosa looking back to Camagüey, Cuba. He populates this album with ...
Senses
By Omar Sosa
Label: Ota Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Sun Shower; Peaceful Shadow; Looking Both Ways; 3.25; Despacio; Humility; La Luna
De Mi Hija; Shadow Of Clouds; Lament; Dark Tango In THe Morning; Two Sides Of
Autumn; Olorun; Holy Mary; At Night; Light In The Sky; Pensamientos.
Omar Sosa: Senses
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Omar Sosa seems to have a split personality: He's the extroverted dazzler who exudes vivacity and leads the charge, but he's also the introverted-and-contemplative pianist who muses and meditates with fingers on keys. Much of his work allows for both aspects of his artistry to shine; Senses does not. This one is all about the ...
