La India Canela, who recently performed in the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, has a new release on the Smithsonian Folkways label.
"Call the fire department!" shouts fiery accordionist/singer/composer La India Canela (Lidia María Hernández López) when her driving "country" quintet of accordion, tambora (drum), güira (metal rasp), alto saxophone, and electric bass hits its stride. Rooted in the mountainous Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, the merengue tipico’s driving dance beat, aggressive improvisations, and down-home lyrics make it an irresistible Caribbean original. 32-page booklet, 55 minutes.
Year of Release 2008
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Daniel Sheehy ; Produced by Sydney Hutchinson ; Liner Notes by Sydney Hutchinson ; Photography by Daniel Sheehy ; Recorded by Pete Reiniger ; Mixed by Pete Reiniger ; Mastered by Charlie Pilzer ; Design by Cooley Design Lab
Visit http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3206 to learn more about the album.
La India Canela discusses how modern musical and cultural influences are changing the traditional merengue típico sound. La India Canela be heard on the Smithsonian Folkways album "La India Canela: Merengue Típico from the Dominican Republic". Learn more about this album at http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3206
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