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Once again, the opera singer Gretel Caz\u00f3n surprises us with an exquisite selection of songs gathered in her CD Como la alondra<\/strong>, presented this Tuesday by Sello Unicornio de Producciones Abdala, in collaboration with the National Center of Pop Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accompanied by renowned Cuban instrumentalists, this second album by the singer and actress aims to introduce the public to the work of the greatest composers of the Latin American songbook, such as Agust\u00edn Lara and Cubans C\u00e9sar Portillo de la Luz and Jos\u00e9 Antonio M\u00e9ndez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With arrangements by bassist Gast\u00f3n Joya, who brings a contemporary sound and freshness to each song, the album also features Barbarito Torres on lute; H\u00e9ctor Quintana and Nam Sam on electric guitar; Julito Padr\u00f3n on trumpet; C\u00e9sar Hechavarr\u00eda on tres<\/em>, clave and maraca; Carlos Ernesto Varona on guitar; and Marlene Mart\u00ednez and Javier Valladares on backing vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gast\u00f3n Joya and the trio Los Embajadores participated as guests, adding a special sound to the album, which has been nominated for the 2023 Cubadisco Award in the song category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thirteen songs make up the album: La Alondra, Amor mis amores, Alma llanera, Recuerdos de Ypacara\u00ed: La Alondra, Amor de mis amores, Alma llanera, Recuerdos de Ypacara\u00ed, Yo vendo unos ojos negros, La Paloma, Toda una vida, Uno, Noche cubana, Y dec\u00eddete mi amor, Alma m\u00eda, Solamente una vez and Soy tan feliz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gretel’s timbre and melodious voice manage to enrich this material, which she manages to make her own without renouncing her essence, showing an increasingly mature performer who has shared the stage with renowned local and foreign artists, while she has successfully ventured into international stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also participating in Como una alondra<\/strong> were Javier Valladares in recording, editing, and mixing; V\u00edctor Rodr\u00edguez in general production; Jorge Rodr\u00edguez in production and repertoire; Ofelia Quesada in production assistance, Ricardo Monnar in graphic design, Alejandro Fern\u00e1ndez in photography and Jos\u00e9 Luis Gonz\u00e1lez in costume design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The words of the album were in charge of the poet, essayist, and ethnographer Miguel Barnet who pointed out: \u00abThe rich musical cartography of Latin America is embellished with the ductile voice of Cuban singer Gretel Caz\u00f3n. Accompanied by the rich diversity of the plucked string, the song rises to the romantic, sensual and intimate plane that takes us to the memory of the unfading. Love and nostalgia meet in a dialogue that expresses the purest of a continent that returns to us, like a mirror, the image of a soul full of melodies and full moons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00abThis is an album to be enjoyed alone or in the company of someone who will forever embrace a shared illusion,\u00bb he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once again, the Unicornio label of Abdala Productions dresses with a luxury material that reserves surprises in each of the 13 tracks carefully selected and eager to hear much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n