GNOSIS (+DOWNLOAD)

In this vivid and exciting project, the Santiago-raised/New York-based pianist-composer David Virelles looks towards one melting pot from the vantage point of another. A far-reaching work with deep cultural roots, Gnosis speaks of transculturation and traditions, and of the complex tapestry of Cuba's music - the sacred, the secular, and the ritualistic - but the work's shapes and forms could only have been created by a gifted contemporary player thoroughly versed in the art of the improvisers. ??1.Del Tabaco Y El Az'car, 2.Fitit' 'ongo, 3.Lengua [Pt. 1], 4.Erume Kond', 5.Benkomo, 1.Tierra, 2.De Ida Y Vuelta [Pt. 1], 3.Lengua [Pt. 2], 4.De Ida Y Vuelta [Pt. 2] 5.Nun', 6.Ep'logo, 1.Dos, 2.Caracola, 3.Visiones Sonoras, 4.De Portal, 5.De Tres, 6.De Cuando Era Chiquita, 7.De Coral