Reina de la noche: Songs from Argentina & Brazil (2007)

About this title: This "queen of the night" has nothing to do with Mozart's but is an idea -- an idea of the milonga dance -- in one of the songs included by Argentine composer Jorge Cardoso on this marvelous disc of Argentine and Brazilian music. Even those not particularly attached to this repertoire will find the voice of alto Liliana Rodriguez compelling -- it has a rich, slightly smoky, cello-like sound that accords perfectly with the late-night milieux of these song texts (given in Spanish/Portuguese, English, German, and French). Her voice has the quality Astor Piazzolla called "mud" when exhorting his ... read more

Tracks:

1. Vidalita del vuelo, vidalita for voice & guitar
2. Kara Llantaj, bailecito for voice & 2 guitars
3. La Tristecita, zamba
4. Alfonsina y el mar, for guitar
5. Dalia morena, serenata habanera for voice & guitar
6. La aduendada, chacarera trunca for voice & 2 guitars
7. Balada para Martin Fierro, aire sureño for guitar
8. Certidumbre, for voice & guitar
9. Farewell
10. Hop, for voice & guitar
11. As Rosas não Falam, song
12. Milonga del agua herida, milonga for voice & 2 guitars
13. Milonga, for guitar
14. Falta envido, milonga for guitar
15. Reina de la noche, milonga porteña for voice & 2 guitars

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.