| Romano, Amelia / New Perspectives |
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| Album: | New Perspectives | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Romano, Amelia | Added: | Mar 2017 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-04-05 | Pull Date: | 2017-06-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | Apr 30 | Apr 23 | Apr 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 11, 2022: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from May 10, 2017) Crazy Day | 4. | May 24, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian It's About Time | |
| 2. | Jun 03, 2017: | Music Casserole Defying Gravity, Joropo Ortiz | 5. | May 17, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Besame Mucho | |
| 3. | May 26, 2017: | Cardinal Importance Defying Gravity | 6. | May 12, 2017: | DJ YJ's World Variety and Cultural Tidbits with Jamille Salutations, Crazy Day |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2017-03-29 | ||
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Bay area composer/singer/harper Amelia Romano plays harp expertly; she studied with Bay area Paraguayan harp maestro Carlos Reyes; Latin style of harp playing is quite different in sound and technique from concert or Celtic harp – much more rhythmic and upbeat; with the exception of track 3, I prefer the instrumentals to most of the vocals NO FCC's; Favorite tracks – 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 1-Smile –3:03 -- uptempo pop vocal with interesting harp accompaniment *2- Crazy Day –4:20 – nice long arpeggio intro – instrumental with guitar has Latin arpa flavor *3-It's About Time (to speak your mind) -2:06 – upbeat, staccato, syncopated jazzy tune with minimal pointed vocals *4 – Nataliana –3:07 – instrumental by inimitable harpist Deborah Henson-Conant; slower, more contemplative; gorgeously harpistic *5—Joropo Ortiz –4:04 – lovely mellow but upbeat Paraguayan style tune written by Carlos Reyes 6- Salutations – 5:27-- vocal written and performed by Romano *7—Defying Gravity – 5:37 –lovely instrumental mixture of treble harp with electric bass and percussion 8—Besame Mucho – 4:50 – Latin classic; accompaniment of harp viola, double bass and percussion are interesting *9 -Baroque Flamenco –4:36 – dramatic rendition of instrumental composed by harpist/composer Deborah Henson-Conant 10- I'd Rather Go Blind –4:23 – cover of blues song written by Ellington Jones while in prison and previously performed by Etta James *11-New Perspectives –4:11-- interesting instrumental with Latin motifs; harp as electronica 12- Receiver – 3:08 – song about Cape Town, South Africa *13—Legacy – 3:21-- musical elegy for Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai 14- Counterpoint –4:10 – jazz-fusion vibe in this instrumental | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Smile | 8. | Besame Mucho | |||
| 2. | Crazy Day | 9. | Baroque Flamenco | |||
| 3. | It's About Time | 10. | I'd Rather Go Blind | |||
| 4. | Nataliana | 11. | New Perspectives | |||
| 5. | Joropo Ortiz | 12. | Receiver | |||
| 6. | Salutations | 13. | Legacy | |||
| 7. | Defying Gravity | 14. | Counterpoint |