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Suni Paz: Bandera Mia—Songs of Argentina
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Artist
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Suni Paz, guitar & vocals.
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Label
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Smithsonian Folkways
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Format
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cutout CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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45'44/2006
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Label Number
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40532
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Daedalus Item Code
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17238
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Description
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Regional folk traditions were alive and well in Suni Paz's very musical family. In Bandera Mía, ("My Flag") this veteran folk singer and songwriter creates a melodious musical mosaic of Argentine rhythms, including tango, carnavalito, gato, zamba, and vidalita. “Paz's arrangements are brilliant…. The Andean flutes and regional drum (caja) on 'Baguala Tucumana del Mollar,' a song devoted to marking animals on ritual occasions, are gorgeous, filled by an evocation of grandness, as if embarking on a long journey uncertain of destination. The same goes on the acoustic 'El Aromo,' near lullaby in approach…. Her insistence on preserving the folk music of her homeland—most splendidly exhibited when the bandoneon appears, especially on an upbeat, feisty 'Sueño de Barrilete'—makes for important, and overall enjoyable, listening. What the likes of Susana Baca is doing for Peru, and Mariana Montalvo for Chile, Suni Paz is accomplishing in her native land."—Sing Out! The folk music archives that form the wellspring of these Smithsonian recordings are truly incomparable. Encompassing a wide variety of styles, they reflect the heart, soul, and backbone of the American experience as well as indigenous music from around the world. Folkways' impeccable sound and documentation does these artists proud, setting their work off as the treasure it is.
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