Genre
Sevillanas. A recording so far ahead of its time that it stands as one of the finest documents of the "sevillana" genre ever made - Isidro Muñoz composes the lyrics and accompanies Vicente Amigo on guitar; Manuel Soler plays cajón and palmas; the bass is by Carles Benavent; and the piano by José Miguel Évoras. The ensemble is completed by recordings of exceptional flamenco quality: a programme of eight "sevillanas" in four sets, each exploring a distinct emotional and musical register.
Release
Released in 1988 by Discos Senador S.A., Sevilla. The album was recorded in January 1988 at Studio Bola de Pañoleta Records, Seville, and mastered using Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) technology. All songs written by J. M. Évoras and Isidro Muñoz.
Production
Produced and directed by J. M. Évoras and Isidro Muñoz for Discos Senador S.A. Guitars by Isidro Muñoz and Vicente Amigo. Additional musicians included Carles Benavent on bass, José Miguel Évoras on piano, and Manuel Soler on cajón and palmas.
Reception
One of the most celebrated sevillana recordings ever made, praised for its extraordinary flamenco depth and the exceptional calibre of its session musicians. The Expoflamenco archive noted that the sevillana "Es mi alegría" from this album was later reworked as "Sobre la playa llueve" and included in Manuel Moreno Maya El Pele's celebrated anthology "La fuente de lo jondo" (1991). The participation of Vicente Amigo - then emerging as one of the foremost flamenco guitarists of his generation - and Carles Benavent on bass mark the album as a document of singular artistic ambition within the sevillana genre.
Sal Marina
Sal Marina (also written Salmarina) is a Spanish sevillanas group founded in 1983 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, province of Cádiz, Andalusia. The founding members were José Antonio Conde, José Antonio Martínez, and Juan Márquez; composers and producers José Miguel Évoras and Isidro Muñoz subsequently joined the group. The group stabilised around three voices, and has continued as a duo in its most recent years. Their discography of fifteen studio albums between 1983 and 2008 comprises 134 compositions, making them one of the most prolific and artistically consistent groups in the history of the sevillana genre. Among their most celebrated albums are Azotea (1988), Una noche de soberbia (1994) - described by the Expoflamenco archive as the finest sevillana album ever recorded - and Filigrana (1993).
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