Karin Stein ("La Negra Karin")is a Colombian musician whose voice has earned her praise from numerous sources, including Costa Rica's former president and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Oscar Arias Sanchez, who noted: "I'd like nothing better than to make her a citizen of this country [Costa Rica], just to claim that voice as ours!" (Oscar Arias, November 1994). She is an accomplished instrumentalist and composer. Her music has won awards at competitions and has been featured in three documentaries and one major stage production. In addition to performing as a soloist, she is a member of Latin duo "Calle Sur" (.callesur.Albums of both ensembles may be reviewed and purchsed at Amazon.Com
Product Description
This is a very diverse album containing 15 songs (45 minutes) from several different countries, including 6 of Karin's own pieces, one of them the award-winning "El pico del tucán," which won second prize in the 1994 International Folk Music Festival in San José, Costa Rica. Musical styles range from the slow and melodic "María Chuchita" (a traditional Pur'hépecha Indian song from México), to the lively and irresistible rhythms and instrumentation of "Seis corrido" (a traditional joropo from of the Colombian and Venezuelan Llanos or plains). This album highlights Karin's stunning vocal range, which climaxes in the breathtaking falsetto that she holds at the end of the well-known "Cucurrucucú Paloma." The album also contains several instrumental numbers which draw on various folk music styles, including the Peruvian yaraví and the Brazilian bossa nova. 12 guest artists add their special touches to this album, primarily as instrumentalists but also as backup singers. Karin's concern for environmental causes is reflected in this album, since five of the songs are about environmental and social degradation. "This is an album which all lovers of Latin American music ought to own. It deserves to be well known and widely distributed!"
El Pico Del Tucán,La Negra Karin,Toucan Records
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