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Flamenco guitarist Tomatito is known in Spain as the instrumental partner of the modern genre-defining singer Camarón during the '80s, and in the U.S. and Latin world music communities beginning at the turn of the millennium, recognition has come from his duet collaborations with pianist Michel Camilo on Spain, Spain Again, and Spain Forever. Aguadulce translates as "fresh water" but this is a short drink, clocking in at under 33 minutes. (More than a few flamenco artists appear not to have moved beyond LP-length CDs, something like the ten-track country CD syndrome.) The opening "Al Mariyya" makes it patently obvious that it is flying fingers virtuoso display time, plus handclaps. That pretty much tells the story, with the uptempo bulerías style dominating the selections. A touch of percussion on "A Miles," his daughter Mari Ángeles Fernández Torres' vocal turn breaks up the instrumental run on "Dónde Está Tu Cariño?," and "Porque Tú lo Vales" is a solo excursion. Diego "El Cigala" drops in with two other guitars for a guest shot on the closing "Gallibando," but the track generating the most sparks is "En Casa del Herrero," with male vocalists Potito and Guadiana upping the intensity ante. This is deftly performed music fine for flamenco and acoustic guitar virtuoso fans, but not very involving for someone not already into either camp, or Tomatito as an artist himself. The big question: is anyone getting materially more music here than when Tomatito takes his guitar into an outside context, playing in an encounter of equals like, say, his aforementioned collaborations with Camilo?
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Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Los De Siempre, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Carmona, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paquete, Producer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Los De Siempre, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - PEDRO BARCELO, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paquete, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer - Antonio Ramos "Maca", AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Los De Siempre, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Carmona, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Maria Cortina, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paquete, Producer, Mandola, AssociatedPerformer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer - Antonio Ramos "Maca", AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mari Angela, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Jose Luis Garrido, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paquete, Producer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Los De Siempre, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - BANDOLERO, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - El Potito, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paquete, Producer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer - El Guadiana, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - BANDOLERO, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Serrano, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - PEDRO BARCELO, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Maria Cortina, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paquete, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer - Luis Salinas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Ramos "Maca", AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Los De Siempre, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paquete, Producer, Mandola, AssociatedPerformer - Rocío Fernández, Composer - José Fernández Torres, Composer - El Piraña, Darbouka, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Manuel Fernández, Producer, Executive Producer - Jose Miguel Carmona, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Garrido, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomatito, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FERNANDO ALVAREZ, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paquete, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - José Fernández Torres, ComposerLyricist - Diego El Cigala, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Lucky Losada, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Album review
Flamenco guitarist Tomatito is known in Spain as the instrumental partner of the modern genre-defining singer Camarón during the '80s, and in the U.S. and Latin world music communities beginning at the turn of the millennium, recognition has come from his duet collaborations with pianist Michel Camilo on Spain, Spain Again, and Spain Forever. Aguadulce translates as "fresh water" but this is a short drink, clocking in at under 33 minutes. (More than a few flamenco artists appear not to have moved beyond LP-length CDs, something like the ten-track country CD syndrome.) The opening "Al Mariyya" makes it patently obvious that it is flying fingers virtuoso display time, plus handclaps. That pretty much tells the story, with the uptempo bulerías style dominating the selections. A touch of percussion on "A Miles," his daughter Mari Ángeles Fernández Torres' vocal turn breaks up the instrumental run on "Dónde Está Tu Cariño?," and "Porque Tú lo Vales" is a solo excursion. Diego "El Cigala" drops in with two other guitars for a guest shot on the closing "Gallibando," but the track generating the most sparks is "En Casa del Herrero," with male vocalists Potito and Guadiana upping the intensity ante. This is deftly performed music fine for flamenco and acoustic guitar virtuoso fans, but not very involving for someone not already into either camp, or Tomatito as an artist himself. The big question: is anyone getting materially more music here than when Tomatito takes his guitar into an outside context, playing in an encounter of equals like, say, his aforementioned collaborations with Camilo?
© Don Snowden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:24
- Main artists: Tomatito
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Spain S.L.
- Genre: World Flamenco
© 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L. ℗ 2004 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
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