Music of the Americas: Jeporeká 2021
This week and next we focus on the 2021 edition of the Paraguayan project dedicated to the art of songwriting.
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This week and next we focus on the 2021 edition of the Paraguayan project dedicated to the art of songwriting.
In a twist, the album also includes orchestral versions of hits by Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis Guerra, Marco Antonio Solís and Maná’s lead singer Fher Olvera, but instead of featuring them on vocals, they play instruments: Sanz the flamenco guitar, Guerra the acoustic guitar, Olvera his harmonica and Solís the percussion. As for Vallín, he used 16 guitars for his opus, including that 1965 Fender Stratocaster pre-robbery, along with electric Gibson and Les Paul guitars, acoustic guitars by Conde and Ramirez and even a medieval lute. “Whatever worked best for the moment,” says Vallín, ...