Sudestada (2007)
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Argentina’s Latin Grammy-nominated vocalist explores a deeply intimate terrain of love, loss and passion in an exquisite, eclectic and soulful CD from Buenos Aires produced by famed singer-songwriter Raul Carnota.
The new album from celebrated Argentine vocalist and Latin Grammy nominee María Volonté is her most personal yet, featuring four of her own compositions along with exquisite versions of classic songs from Latin America.
Sudestada is an intense album. The title comes from the south-easterly gales that whip the shores of Buenos Aires where María lives. As she writes in the liner notes, “All I have seen, all I dreamed, all I lived, all I saved and all I lost, resides in these beloved songs.”
In Sudestada, María continues to put the rich musical traditions of the Rio de la Plata region – tango, milonga, chacarera, candombe – to good use as she explores a deeply personal terrain of femeninity, desire, love, loss and passion. Guest artists include guitarist Lucho Gonzalez on Chabuca Granda’s “La Flor de la Canela,” bandoneonist Walter Ríos on “Los Mareados,” and Uruguayan electric bassist Daniel Maza. The album also includes a duet with tango singer Caracol, a song the two singers composed together. The album was produced by famed singersongwriter and producer Raúl Carnota.
Track List:
1. Maria
2. Parte del juego
3. Pequeña
4. No se como olvidar
5. Sauce Grande
6. La Flor de la Canela
7. Postales
8. Los Mareados
9. Naranjo en Flor
10. Candombe Bailador
Yo soy Maria (2006)
(2006)
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From Maria’s letter in the liner notes:
“For me, singing is a celebration of life itself. It is the ecstasy and pain of childbirth, the mystery of the long voyage, the thrill of chance encounters, the surrender in love and the slow revelation of one’s true self. It is without any doubt the best shield I have found to face down our fear of death. When I was fully happy, I sang. When I was so sad that I could not imagine going on, I sang. In singing, I renew the force of life within me.
“I am never more myself than when I sing. But in my voice are all the other voices that have formed me as a woman. I hear the sensual tides of Vinicius and bossa nova; the melancholy smile of Armstrong in the dark; the tenderness of a zamba by Cuchi Leguizamón; the aguardiente of wounded love spilling from Violeta Parra’s guitar; and Gardel and the echoes of so many unconfessed assionsresonating in a labyrinth of bedrooms and porches. When I sing, all these voices — and others still more intimate — converge to make one single voice.
“I hope that in my very personal versions of these beloved songs you also find the echo of your own voice.” — Maria
Track List:
1. El Ultimo Cafe
2. Tarde
3. Vuelvo al Sur
4. Sueno de Juventud
5. Nostalgias
6. Yo Soy Maria
7. Chiquilin de Bachin
8. El Dia Que Me Quieras
9. Ultimos Acordes de la Fiesta
Tangos (2004)
(2004)
“Tangos,” was Maria’s second CD to receive a Gardel Prize nomination and featured classic tangos as well as two of Maria’s own tango compositions.
1. La Cancion de Buenos Aires
2. Malevaje
3. Anclao en Paris
4. Atenti, Pebeta!
5. Malena
6. Barrio Pobre
7. Como Dos Extranos
8. Niebla del Riachuelo
9. El Motivo
10. Muneca Brava
11. El choclo
12. La Cumparsita
13. Cornisas del Corazon
14. Apologia Tanguera
15. La Pulpera de Santa Lucia
16. Basta de Jardin de Infantes
17. Valsinha
Fuimos (2003)
(2003)
Nominated for a Latin Grammy as “Best Tango Album,” this sensuous collection of classic tangos performed by the “chanteuse of Buenos Aires” Maria Volonte, will leave you dreaming of the last (or next?) Buenos Aires love affair.
“Fuimos” is Maria’s tribute to the extraordinary tangos of the 1930s and 1940s. Recorded with her long-time friend and accompaniest Horacio Larumbe, “Fuimos” is musical jewel that introduced Maria to the world stage.
Track List:
1. Fuimos
2. Soledad
3. Quedemonos aqui
4. Yuyo verde
5. Sueno de juventud
6. La luz de un fosforo
7. Palomita Blanca
8. Nada
9. Cantando
10. Pedacito de cielo
11. El ultimo café
12. Sera una noche
13. Volver
14. Estranha forma de vida
15. La Punalada
REVIEW:
“This is a great album– innovative and yet respectful of traditional tango as well. It certainly merits the awards and recognition it received. There’re wonderful ideas from pianist Horacio Larumbe too. She’s one of the best singers in the world today — & always interested in exploring new ideas and contexts for tango and finding the seam where tango, jazz and forward looking traditional song/music meet.” — Ed Goodstein, CD Baby
Cornisas del Corazon (1999)
Recorded live at the historic Cafe Tortoni in Buenos Aires.
Track List:
1. Yo soy Maria (1:24)
2. El Chocio (2:34)
3. La Cumparsita (2:44)
4. La Pulpera de Santa Lucia (3:18)
5. Malena (3:03)
6. Cornisas del corazon (2:52)
7. La flor de la canela (3:40)
8. Que reste-t-il La vie en rose Cest si bon (3:31)
9. La dolce Vita (2:15)
10. Compuesta y sin novio (2:14)
11. Ay! …amor (3:01)
12. Parte del juego (3:42)
13. Condename a callar (2:56)
14. Barrio pobre (3:43)
15. Apologia tanguera (2:55)
16. De mi barrio (3:06)
17. Basta de jardin de infantes (2:35)
18. Nostalgias (4:57)
19. Sauce grande (2:50)
20. Cornisas del corazon 2 (3:27)
21. Malena (3:32)
22. Un poco mas (4:03)
22. Juan Panadero (4:43)
Tangos y otras pasiones (1996)
With “Tango y otras Pasiones,” (Tango and other passions) Maria made a stunning debut on the Argentine music scene, with the “La Nacion” newspaper putting it on their list of the “100 Best Tango Albums of All Time.”
Track List:
1. La Cancion De Buenos Aires
2. El Motivo
3. Malevaje
4 .Atenti Pebeta
5. Basta De Jardin Infantes
6. Muñeca Brava
7. Barrio Pobre
8. Anclao en Paris
9. Valsinha
10. Aguita del Quere
11. Estranha Forma De Vida
12. Te Lo Juro Yo
13. Locura, Locura
14. Arde Tu Corazon
15. Niebla Del Riachuelo
16. Como Dos Extraños
17. Taquito Militar
18. Apologia Tanguera
