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Sol y Canto’s NEW CD, Cada Día un Regalo is featured on Public Radio International’s THE WORLD archive, December 18th. Click here to listen anytime.
"Cada Día un Regalo is ... unfailingly inspiring. The Amadors and their cohorts bring a tremendous virtuosity to their music."
Sol y Canto is Rosi and Brian Amador, backed by a group of extraordinary players, including Nando Michelin (piano), Jorge Roeder (contrabass) and Bernardo Monk (saxophone, flute). The act's sound is acoustic and Latin roots-oriented. Its taste is elemental, and the results are unfailingly inspiring. The Amadors and their cohorts bring a tremendous virtuosity to their music -cue up "La llorona" (The Weeping Woman) and listen to Rosi Amador sing. Her interpretation of this classic folk tune is wonderfully evocative. The magic continues with another elegant arrangement and Rosi Amador's angelic voice in "Hasta la Luna"-a song Brian Amador wrote for his daughters. In a more uptempo groove, note the act's persuasive take on the Cuban bolero/cha cha cha number "Obsesión." - Philip Van Vleck (11/2008)
–Philip Van Vleck, Billboard Magazine
In spite of personnel changes during their quarter century, this Boston-based band has maintained a steadfast Pan-Latin tinge entirely their own. A constant has been the leadership of guitarist/singer-songwriter Brian Amador and his wife, Rosi, sensitive interpreters of Chilean, Venezuelan, Cuban, and Mexican traditional folk songs, as well as original tunes with those flavors. This is the most diverse and accomplished album of Sol y Canto's career, opening with a dramatic burst of jazz-flamenco singing and closing with an aptly named instrumental titled "Like Flying." Midway is a penultimate romantic Cuban ditty about kissing. Rosi's vocals winningly modulate from coolly coy to warmly committed.
- Norman Weinstein (12/2008)
"Soaring over Brian's finely picked guitar playing, Rosi's crystalline Spanish vocals transcend language differences...The Amadors and Sol y Canto deliver their most personal recording yet...[They] have continued to redefine Afro-Latin music...for nearly two decades.
–Craig Harris, Dirty Linen
"[Cada Día un Regalo] sin lugar a dudas una de las mejores del 2008.... es una delicia para el alma." (Read full review)
–Eric González, Herencia Latina
". . .Rousing..."
-Washington Post
"Sublime ambassadors of pan-Latin tradition. . .Sol y Canto is … destined for international renown … Rosi has a voice like clean spring water: it's smooth, it's clear and, somehow, you come to believe that it's necessary for life."
-The Boston Globe
"With simplicity, tenderness and extraordinary professionalism, Sol y Canto renders a beautiful homage to Latin American music."
People en Español
"This music is so full of high spirits and energy that at times the players sound ready to leave the ground. . . . makes romantic and very danceable music drawn from several Latin American traditions: Cuban son, Peruvian lando, and Puerto Rican bomba, to name a few. Brian Amador is a superb guitarist with a crystalline tone whose playing and compositions reflect his deep knowledge of traditional styles as well as a more contemporary harmonic vocabulary."
-Acoustic Guitar
"The group's leaders, the husband-and-wife team of Brian and Rosi Amador, create a musical marriage made in heaven. Brian is an inventive nylon-string guitarist, vocalist and composer; Rosi is a highly instinctive mezzo-soprano."
-The Boston Phoenix
"...they preserve much of the instrumentation and sassiness of the music of Cuba, the Caribbean, Brazil and Argentina, but they also breathe new life into the music with exciting arrangements, standout vocals and top-notch playing. Sol y Canto's music is so lively and infectious..."
-World Roots
"Sol y Canto have become one of the strongest Afro-Latin bands around. They cover a range of songs styles from tango to flamenco and beyond, their vocal harmonies are peerless, and they value top-shelf jazz improvisation."
-The Boston Phoenix
" ...boasts a sweet, sophisticated Pan-Latin folk sound built around the gorgeous mezzo soprano and the vocal harmony and pristine guitar of her husband, Brian."
-Rhythm Magazine
"Given the current groundswell of Latin music across the U.S. , it takes mucho individuality for one band to pull away from the pack. Boston's Sol y Canto has done exactly that!"
-The Boston Phoenix
Herencia Latina
Con quince años en la batalla, y cuatro grabaciones a su haber, el grupo Son y Canto regresa con una bella producción, "Cada Día un Regalo", sin lugar a dudas una de las mejores del 2008. Cuan vino añejo, Sol y Canto, bajo el liderazgo del matrimonio actual y musical de Brian Amador (guitarras) y Rosi Amador (voz y bongó), sabe mejor con pasar el tiempo. "Cada Día un Regalo" es una delicia para el alma.
"Ojo por Ojo", descrita como una rumba flamenca, arranca elegantemente el compacto, donde la voz de Rosi inmediatamente nos llega al corazón. Le sigue una nueva y sabrosa versión del clásico de Pedro Flores, "Obsesión", a manera de son montuno / chachacha. Me llegaron al corazón también "Imagen de ti", un exuberante huapango mexicano; "Credo", pieza del folclor argentino; una nueva versión de la siempre conmovedora "La llorona"; "Hasta la Luna", tierno tema dedicado a las hijas de Brian y Rosi; "Beso Discreto", un sabrosísimo son montuno de la pluma de Miguel Matamoros; y "Manifiesto", otro número que nos toca las entrañas.
"Cada Día un Regalo" no sólo tiene buenos arreglos y buenas letras, sino que también le rinde homenaje a la música de nuestros países y nuestros autores. Existen grabaciones que lo hacen a uno sentirse bien y con emociones positivas. "Cada Día un Regalo" definitivamente es una de ellas.
- Eric González (12/2008)
Hispanic Magazine
One of Top 8 CD's (11/2008)
Cada Día un Regalo was selected as one of Hispanic Magazine's Top Picks!
Singer/Songwriter Category
Why Try? A Mix of Songs with Social Justice in Mind
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Presenters
"Sol y Canto delivered a high energy, infectious concert of original and traditional Latin American music that had our audience dancing in the aisles and in front of the stage. And by all means, if you can, have them conduct their interactive lecture demonstration for your community. Our students and faculty were thanking me the rest of the week for bringing them to the College."
Bill Menezes, Director
Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond
Keene State College, Keene, NH
“One of our more recent, successful programs was the performance by the Latin ensemble Sol y Canto. They thrilled audiences with their lively presentation of songs from diverse Latin cultures. I enjoyed bringing them to Moravian and their performance was one of the most memorable in our series.”
Nancy Clark, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
“I loved you! Your depth, your spirit, your giving, your musicality and artistry was wonderful…. We love our community and believe that we can strengthen it through the arts, especially with artists of the caliber of Sol y Canto. It is so rare to find an artist that can offer equally strong shows for both adult and young audiences. And each so different. This is what sets you apart from the rest. Rosi, all the best to Brian and the band. Thank them for me. Keep up the good work.”
Joyce M. Bonomini, Director
The Marcia P. Hoffman Performing Arts Institute
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
“Your professionalism, enthusiasm and artistry set a great example in the performing arts.”
Elizabeth Brincklow, Director of Education
Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL
"Many thanks for a wonderful concert…an exceptional night of music, culture and history!"
Mervon Mehta, VP Programming and Education
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
"I am convinced that everyone has a part of their soul that responds to Latin music whether or not they are aware of it. Sol y Canto reaches that part of the soul and fulfills it to the max. Regardless of nationality, everyone is Latin when Sol y Canto performs, if not at the start of the concert, definitely by the end."
- Randy Mayes, fan and performing arts director
-Michael Terry, Director, The Whiting, Flint, MI“Sol y Canto’s performance of Sabor y Memoria was a healthy mix of organic themes and rhythms from the rich soil that is modern Latin music. Superb musicianship and the many textures of Brian’s composition left our audience very satisfied yet hungry for more.”
And what fans say…
"You guys were magnificent today Friday in Sanders Theater with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project! Brian, you are a real composer. All of those songs of yours are distinctive and first-rate. And of course Rosi's great singing and affectionate, charismatic presence filled the hall and carried the evening."
-Gene, MA
"Dear Rosi and Brian,
Art and music are what elevate us as spiritual people, and bring us all closer to a global family under God. Your music and your message of optimism and of love are so important for all of us to hear…After watching too much TV and reading too much in the newspapers, my wife and I decided it was time to live. So last night, we lit candles, set the table, and put En Todo Momento on the stereo while we ate dinner. It was wonderful. You affect so many lives in such a positive way, and you should be blessed for it."
-Michael Tyler, San Francisco Bay Area
"I am a graduate student in education, and hearing you and seeing what you are about, both the love you share in your performance and the love you spread, was truly inspiring. Sometimes when I spend too much time in the library or in front of the computer, I forget why I am in this field in the first place (to improve schools like Cambridge Rindge and Latin, my alma mater). Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful and important time."
-Tom Buffett, Cambridge, MA
"Dear Brian and Rosi,
What a special night. It was one year ago that I heard you for the first time, at Sanders. The array of your selections showed the balance of your skills as a group, and with a range of compositions from hot and rhythmic to children to the song of my llanos de Venezuela, to the 'performance integral' of the brown rice song where each of you got enough chance to shine. Brian, your composition was rich and unfolded through each of the colors and shades.
-DG, Cambridge, MA
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From Young Fans
"I love how you sang to us, it was really exciting. I liked the songs because they were about kids."
- Your friend, Angélica Alvarez
"Thank you for being here. I loved all of your songs, that was my best school day ever."
- Sincerely, Lucas Rivera
"I like your band because it is bilingual. I am learning spanish, so I am trying to get the hang of it. I now the simple words I love your band!" - Sincerely, Jordan Bonner
"I think Sol y Canto is the best music group ever. I have the Sol y Canto CD and I love your music."
- Your fan, Ariadna Martinez
Excerpts from letters from a juvenile detention center for adolescents
- Dominic"I do want you to keep ...making your music, because when your group puts the lyrics together, they sound magical."
- Austin"I realized that you guys created a mood depending on the type of music you were playing. You are a very active group as towards audiences."
- Brandon"What I Really liked about your program is the different beats and sounds in your music, and how they all blend into this amazing song."
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Sol y Canto Sextet
Sol y Canto Sextet Black and White
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Sol y Canto in action
Sol y Canto Quintet 2
Sol y Canto with Sonia and Alisa
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