![]() ![]() ![]() I created the term to describe the free intention to tackle tradition, the transformative intention. “The concept of changüisa presupposes transformation. “ Changüisa is always changing,” Ferrer explains. It became a vehicle to engage tradition without slavishly following what Ferrer dismisses as “the old formula” in Cuban music. Ferrer, once a major figure in Cuba’s nueva trova of the 1960s, has created his own distinctive and dynamic palette of Cuban sounds, which he has dubbed changüisa, a feminine word playing on changüí and a pithy challenge to Latin musical machismo. It’s a mix of the seen and unseen, the abstract and tangible, reflected in the music. The title track, “Tangible,” sparkles with bursts of horns, inviting listeners to dance while they consider God, innate love, verdant Reason, and the startling void. Tangible adds brass sections and sinuous keyboards to Ferrer’s soulful vocals, skillful frets, and Latin percussion. Though roaming happily in the rarified realm of the spirit, Ferrer keeps his sound and his images firmly planted on traditional ground, drawing inspiration from the changüí of the mountains around Guantanamo, from the ballads of Cuban son, and increasingly on the brass arrangements of jazz masters such as Pérez Prado and Beny Moré.įerrer has long relied on guitar and the related Cuban tres as the rough yet resonant heart of his songs. The spiritual world is as real as stone,” announces Ferrer. ![]() “When a human being is capable of conceiving the transformation of the surrounding world, an inevitable change begins. ![]() This is the sensually philosophical world of Cuba’s maverick musician, Pedro Luis Ferrer, whose latest album Tangible (Escondida March 29, 2011) continues the renowned singer-songwriter’s transformation of Cuban traditions into a vibrant cry for free thinking and intellectual liberation. Working alone or with close friends and relatives, he turns dances from the sugar cane fields and troubadour trills into magical realist declarations of liberty, as grandchildren dash in and out, and chicken grills out on the veranda. In the sheltered inner rooms of an old Havana house, an earthy philosopher plucks melodies and rhythms from the air and from Cuban music’s rich soil. The Sensual, Spiritual World of Pedro Luis Ferrer on Tangible To listen to audio on Rock Paper Scissors you'll need to Get the Flash Player They have stood against the tide of mass consumerism, but their dedication to their craft is about more than maintaining tradition they have found increasing reason to believe that their way is best - for customers, for the environment, and for the workers involved.įascinating, surprising, and entertaining, The Coat Route is a timely love song to things of lasting value in our disposable culture.Rock Paper Scissors - Pedro Luis Ferrer, Tangible (Escondida Music) - Press Release These individual artisans and family-owned companies are part of the rich tapestry of bespoke tailoring, which began in 17th-century London. Her journey takes readers to the Sydney studio of John Cutler, a fourth-generation tailor who works magic with scissors and thread to the remote mountains of Peru, where villagers shear vicunas (a rare animal known for its soft fleece) to the fabulous Florence headquarters of Stefano Ricci, the world’s greatest silk designer to the esteemed French textile company Dormeuil to the English button factory that makes products out of Indian buffalo horn and to the workshop of the engraver who made the 18-carat gold plaque that sits inside the collar. To answer that question, Meg Noonan unravels the story of the coat’s provenance. In today’s world of fast fashion, is there a place for a handcrafted $50,000 coat? ![]()
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