El Cantante

by Andres Calamaro

Overview

When Cantante was released nobody was expecting that kind of move from Andres Calamaro. Considering that his previous effort was El Salmon, a quintuple-disc with 105 songs, and that after that he gave away a similar amount of songs on the Internet; a covers album was not expected at all. The repertoire contains many Latin American classics, like "Voy a Perder la Cabeza por Tu Amor," "Volver," "El Cantante," "Algo Contigo" y "La Distancia." It was recorded with the same personnel that played in Bebo & Cigala's Lagrimas Negras, and it also shares the same producer: Javier Limon. So there's a flamenco flavor through the album in songs that came from different genres and styles like tango, bolero, ballads, salsa and folklore. So musically, it also varies from Calamaro's previous albums worked from a more typical rock-band orientation. There are only three of Calamaro's own songs here: the superb "Estadio Azteca," the simple but delicately engaging "La Libertad" and "Las Oportunidades." All of them were previously available as lo-fi demos on the artist's website, but here they shed a new light due to Limon's production. With this album Calamaro proves that he's not only one of the most talented songwriters from the Latin rock scene but also a great interpreter. ~ Ivan Adaime

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2023
Label:	Wea
UPC:	5054197671647
Rank:	133067

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Andres Calamaro   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Caramelo   Piano
Javier Colina   Accordion
Javier Limon   Jaleos,Palmas
Pirana   Jaleos,Palmas,Percussion
Nino Josele   Guitar,Jaleos,Palmas
Alain Perez   Bajo Sexto
Bernardo Parrilla   Violin

Technical Credits

Javier Limon   Producer,Engineer
Javier Salas   Photography
Felix Luna   Composer,Lyricist
Marcelo Scornik   Composer,Lyricist
Augusto Elpidio Herrera   Composer,Lyricist
Homero Manzi   Composer,Lyricist
Andres Calamaro   Composer,Lyricist
Gardel   Composer
Erasmo Carlos   Composer,Lyricist
Lepera   Composer
Roberto Carlos   Composer,Lyricist
Ruben Blades   Composer,Lyricist
Lucio Demare   Composer,Lyricist
Alan Silverman   Mastering
Ariel Ramirez   Composer
Alejandro Sanz   Composer,Lyricist
Carlos Gardel   Composer,Lyricist
Pepe Loeches   Mixing
Atahualpa Yupanqui   Composer,Lyricist
Manuel Alejandro   Composer
Ana Magdalena   Composer,Lyricist
Luis Morales   Composer,Lyricist
Chico Novarro   Composer,Lyricist
Alfredo Le Pera   Composer,Lyricist
Salome Limon   Assistant
Magdalena   Composer
Javier Aramburu   Graphic Design,Impersonations