(Latin, Folk, World, Cubano) [CD] Omara Portuondo, Chucho Valdes - Desafios - 1998, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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REM GENRE Latin
REM DATE 1998
REM DISCID B70C490D
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PERFORMER "Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdes"
TITLE "Desafios"
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Recorded at the Ojalá Studios, Havana on January 29 & 30, 1997

The famed Cuban vocalist Omara Portuondo, who has been singing since the ’40s, and most recently touring with Buena Vista Social Club, collaborates with the equally illustrious pianist Chucho Valdes on thirteen songs of heartbreak. The lyrics to these boleros about “love and its thorns” are vitally important, and listeners not fluent in Spanish may find themselves at a loss. Enhancing Portuondo’s theatrical voice is the restless, encyclopedic, and improvisatory genius of Valdes. On “Danza Naniga,” he plays in a stride style, and often on this release his accompaniment has an early jazz feel. Portuondo’s singing embraces emotional extremes, from the sigh of the resigned lover to the desperate vocal urgency of the one abandoned. Song titles such as “Ashes,” “Rescue Me,” “I Can’t Be Happy,” and “What Have I Left to Live” indicate the emotional depths plumbed by singer and pianist. Portuondo and Valdes improvise together, going where the song leads them, and taking us along on these arabesque journeys of love and loss. ~ marcela breton, jazztimes.com
On this 13-track recording of voice and piano duets, there is no doubt from the first note to the last that you are experiencing the complete mastery of two Cuban music legends. Individually, the genius Valdés brings to his instrument, the piano, and the dramatic, bluesy, off-the-cuff singing (in Spanish) of the husky, pitch-perfect, purely articulated Portuondo, can both easily stand alone. But together, in this setting, they are making magic. You'll hear a variety of themes written by non-published Cuban composers (two by Valdés, ) suggested on the spot in the studio. It allows the two a rare spontaneity and freedom from rhythmic structures that is created, not produced. There are songs of love, regret, straight blues, the indomitable spirit of the oppressed Cuban peoples, pleading for salvation, and especially, lost in depression ("No Puedo Ser Feliz" ("Cannot Be Happy"). No need to break them down, just know that the razor's-edge emotions and the integrity of this simpatico pairing of musicians and friends melds perfectly with every twist, turn, phrase, dynamic shading, and teardrop. Valdés uses a raft of jazz inflections, classical references, and folk melodies at his command throughout. Portuondo is never limp or mushy, always forceful in singing what's on her troubled mind, and expresses it in a way you clearly understand even if you don't know the words. Her meaning is unmistakable. A triumphant recording to be sure, and a hallmark in the annals of the continuing attempt to expose American audiences to the rich traditions of folkloric jazz-informed Afro-Cuban culture. ~ michael g. nastos, allmusic.com

Omara Portuondo - vocals
Chucho Valdés - piano