Os Amores Libres

by Carlos N煤帽ez

Os Amores Libres cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1999
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: Spain
  • Length: 58:02
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Made in collaboration with French producer Hector Zazou, 'Os Amores Libres' follows the connections between Galician tradition and flamenco, Breton and Berber music across twelve tracks. The album's accompanying texts were written by the writer Manuel Rivas, and it was nominated for the Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, traditional, virtuosic, genre-blending, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Jigs & Bulls (2:49)
  2. Os Amores Libres (2:15)
  3. Mui帽eiras Da Sorte (2:21)
  4. Maria Soli帽a (3:47)
  5. A Orillas del Rio Sil (3:17)
  6. Alma Barca (5:18)
  7. O Cabalo Azul (4:10)
  8. The Raggle Taggle Gipsy (3:46)
  9. Danza Da Lua En Santiago (6:59)
  10. A Lavandeira Da Noite (4:22)
  11. Viva la Quinta Brigada (5:15)
  12. O Castro Da Moura - Etnodance (13:38)

Credits

  • Rosa Moledo - advisor [galician phonetics coach]
  • Bel茅n Zavala - other [styling]
  • Manuel Rivas - text by
  • Juan Manuel Ca帽izares - arranged by, flamenco guitar
  • Tino Di Geraldo - percussion, percussion [hand percussion]
  • Manuel Soler - tap dance [zapateado - flamenco step dancing], handclaps, voice [jaleos]
  • Pancho 脕lvarez - acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, arranged by, violin
  • Derek Bell - harp, harp, piano, harpsichord
  • Gilles Martin - engineer, mixed by
  • Tim Martin - engineer, mixed by
  • Angel Ortiz - engineer
  • Anxo Maciel - engineer
  • Ciar谩n Byrne - engineer
  • Ciar谩n Cahill - engineer
  • Eric Lynn - engineer
  • Gigi Cimpeanu - engineer
  • Jean-Michel Boceno - engineer
  • Jonathan Ford - engineer
  • Jorge Barata - engineer
  • Jos茅 Pe帽a - engineer
  • Jos茅 Torrano - engineer
  • Juan Gonz谩lez - engineer
  • Luis Carlos Esteban - engineer
  • Manito Narv谩ez - engineer
  • Marko Bussian - engineer
  • Oscar Vinader P茅rez - engineer
  • Pepe Fern谩ndez - engineer
  • Pepe Loeches - engineer
  • Pierre Daniel - engineer
  • Segundo Grand铆o - engineer
  • Tim Oliver - engineer
  • 脕lvaro Estrada - engineer
  • 脕lvaro Mata - engineer
  • Fernando Conde - executive-producer
  • Jordi Soc铆as - photography by [photo of carlos n煤帽ez]
  • Carlos Rodriguez - photography by [photos of galicia]
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Enrique Granados - written-by
  • Agust铆n Castell贸n Campos - written-by
  • Antonio Paz Valverde - written-by
  • Celso Emilio Ferreiro - written-by
  • Manuel Malou - written-by
  • G. Jim茅nez - written-by
  • Isaac Alb茅niz - written-by
  • Neil Dickie - arranged by
  • C谩ntigas Da Terra - vocals [1920's recording]
  • Federico Garc铆a Lorca - written-by
  • Christy Moore - written-by

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