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Omar Sosa: Aleatoric EFX: Live Solo Concert - Radio Bremen

Read "Aleatoric EFX: Live Solo Concert - Radio Bremen" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


It may be a bit disingenuous to say that Aleatoric EFX may become the next Köln Concert. Keith Jarrett's 1975 masterpiece could legitimately claim to have given birth to the New Age music genre. By today's standards, the Köln Concert perhaps does not seem so novel. It seems our sensibilities may need to be pushed a ...

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Omar Sosa and Adam Rudolph: Pictures of Soul

Read "Pictures of Soul" reviewed by John Kelman


With a rapidly growing discography, pianist Omar Sosa is demonstrating capabilities that extend far beyond his Afro-Cuban roots. In Pictures of Soul , an intimate duet recording with percussionist Adam Rudolph, he shows that his influences range far wider, and that he is fashioning these influences into a language all his own. Comparisons ...

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Ayaguna

Label: Ota Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Reflection 2. Una Tradicion Negra 3. Iyawo (Opening) 4. Dias de Iyawo 5. Africa Madre Viva 6. Trip in the White Scarf 7. Toridanz

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Omar Sosa: Ayaguna

Read "Ayaguna" reviewed by AAJ Staff


It's almost like the calm after the storm, but if you look carefully there are still whitecaps out there. Pianist Omar Sosa, who emigrated from Cuba eight years ago, launched his American recording career with the somewhat redundantly titled Omar Omar, an adventurous solo outing. His last three records (Bembon, Prietos, and Sentir) were incredibly ambitious ...

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Omar Sosa: Ayaguna

Read "Ayaguna" reviewed by Joel Roberts


Omar Sosa is a fusion artist in the best sense of the word. The virtuosic pianist mixes his Cuban roots with tastes of bebop, free jazz, even hip-hop and electronica, into a strikingly fresh and spicy modern stew that's much more than the sum of its ingredients. Sosa's new duo album with Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles ...

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Sentir

Label: Ota Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Opening for Eleggu

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Omar Sosa: Sentir

Read "Sentir" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Cuban composer/pianist, Omar Sosa’s brand of world-jazz is prominently conveyed throughout this release - featuring, Moroccan vocalist, El Houssaine, Venezuelan percussionist, Gustavo Ovalles, and others. Sosa and co. also multitask while performing on indigenous percussion and stringed instruments emanating from Cuba, and North Africa amid conventional Western fare. Nevertheless, this is a true world music venture, ...

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Omar Sosa: Sentir

Read "Sentir" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Whatever the title of Omar Sosa's new disc, the theme that runs throughout is Elegguá. For the uninitiated, Elegguá is the gatekeeper, the messenger, the courier, and the spirit of communication. He watches humanity for the Orishas (gods of Santeria), and he's the first to be received by initiates. During ritual musical ceremonies, believers forge a ...

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Prietos

Label: Ota Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Eleggu

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Bembón

Label: Ota Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Negros; Para Dos Parados; Lapiz En Pigalle; Marimchacha; Juntos; Dame Un Tiempo; Campos Verdes; Narcisa Con Yalode; Gracias Se�or; Bembón; Torbelegg.


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