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"Lucia Pulido - Luna Menguante - CD Review"

Lucia Pulido
CD Review
Latin Jazz Network
Lucia Pulido - Luna Menguante (Waning Moon)
Adventure Music, 2008
By Raul d'Gama Rose
Of all the vocalists in the world of music, especially
those that practice the ancient, dying art of singing a
story - not merely narrating - but telling it as griots
do only a handful inhabit an atmosphere so rarified
that they would qualify for canonization. If such
sainthood was possible then Abbey Lincoln and
Sheila Jordan would be have been anointed a while
ago. So would Sussan Deyhim, the Farsi singer of
Sufi music, the Ethiopian singer, Ejigayehu "Gigi"
Shibabaw, Ernie and Mariyam Tollar, Maria
Bethania and Nana Caymmi from Brasil… and the
reining griot princess would, of course, be Lucia
Pulido from Colombia.
Of all of these vocalists, Lucia Pulido's is the
probably most arresting and sublime artistry. She
has the most bewitching voice that can swirl from
ebullient and festive to an elementally sad lament.
So great is her control over the vocal dynamic that
Pulido can summon sudden changes in power and
density, by gathering her vocal chords and pouring
liquefied dialogues with musicians and instruments.
She is able to take command and consume a lyric
and if she so pleases and the song demands, set it free to flutter into the ether to echo interminably until it
pierces the heart like a perfectly-aimed arrow.
This recording, Luna Menguante/Waning Moon is a breathtaking showcase of this otherworldly talent. It
gathers together music from the folkloric traditions of the Colombian Caribbean, its Pacific Coast and the
Eastern Plains. There are twelve songs rendered in an utterly ancient yet modern context with such
brilliance that each seizes the senses and it is impossible to extract oneself from the lyric, the manner in
which the song is vocalized and the dynamic sound canvas that she is able to conjure up. Pulido inhabits
the music with body and soul. She alone commands what it will do to the senses - all six of them, which
are at once her prisoner until the song becomes the epiphany.
Although each of the songs are exquisitely complete there is something extraordinarily magical with the
ones she sings with the accompaniment of Stomu Takeishi's bass. "I've No One To Love Me," "Full Moon
Song" and "Funeral Song" are exemplary in style, interplay with the bass and the power of voice over
lyric. But is the 0.27 second, solo-voiced "Cattleherding Song" that will be best remembered for its power
and solitary splendor. But then the other tracks are no less unforgettable… And the magic of Lucia
Pulido's voice continues to haunt long after the echoes of the last notes have died in the future.
This is an extraordinary record. Although many musicians may have attempted to bring the beauty of
Latin American folkloric beauty to life, few artists are likely to have such a lasting impact as Lucia
Pulido's Luna Menguante/Waning Moon. Perhaps with the possible exception of Gigi's Abyssinia Infinite,
Sussan Deyhim's Madman of God, Maria Bethania's As Cancoes Que Voce Para Mim, Ernie Tollar and
Mariyam Tollar's work on Michael Occhipinti's Sicilian Jazz Project and Abbey Lincoln's Abbey Sings
Abbey. But Pulido's may be better than them all.
Tracks: El Rey Del Rio (The River King); Yo no Tengo Quien me Quiera (I've No One To Love Me);
Canoa Ranchaa (The Thatch-roofed Canoe); Tonada De Luna Llena (Full Moon Song); Maria Que Iba en
el Mar (Maria, Breaking the Waves); Dejala Llorar (Let Her Cry); Canto de Vaqueria (Cattleherding
Song); Las Cuatro Palomas (The Four Doves); Zafra de Entierro/Grito de Monte (Funeral Song
{Zafra}/Mountain Cry); Soplaviento (Blow Wind); Mi Mama me ha Dicho (My Mother Told Me); Canto
de Velorio (Funeral Song).
Personnel: Lucia Pulido: Voice, maraca, guaca, cuatro; Sebastian Cruz: guitar, maraca, cymbals; Adam
Kolker: clarinets, flute; Stomu Takeishi: bass; Ted Poor: drums, tambora. With Special Guests: Rafi
Malkiel: trombone, euphonium (Bombardino); Diego Obregon: cununo (drum).
Lucia Pulido on the web: www.luciapulido.com
Original: http://www.latinjazznet.com/reviews/lucia_pulido/index.htm - Latin Jazz Network


"Individualists, Straddling Cultures and Exporting Ideas"



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January 23, 2007
Music Review | Globalfest
Individualists, Straddling Cultures and Exporting Ideas (excerpt)
By JON PARELES

World music performers often present themselves as emissaries from a single exotic country. But at the fourth annual Globalfest, a world-music showcase with a dozen acts at Webster Hall on Sunday night, many of the musicians cited dual origins: Cape Verde and Lisbon for Sara Tavares, Colombia and New York City for Lucia Pulido, Cambodia and Los Angeles for the band Dengue Fever, Mexico and Minneapolis for Lila Downs. These are not traditional musicians; they are individualists who happily blend and straddle cultures.

Ms. Pulido sang new and old Colombian songs with a band that mixed the rustic — clattering rhythms played with sticks on the sides of drums — with complex touches of jazz harmony and odd meters. Often they used both at once in smart proportions. But her voice stayed raw and tearful, true to the sentiments of love songs announcing a wounded heart.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/arts/music/23glob.html?ex=1170651600&en=7f6d611c19188c2b&ei=5070


Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company
- The New York Times


Discography

*Lucia Pulido - "Waning Moon Luna Menguante" 2008
*Lucia Pulido - Religious and Pagan songs from Colombia
*Lucia Pulido and Fernando Tarres y La Raza - Songbook 1 and 2
*Lucia Pulido - Dolor de Ausencia

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The New York Times says, "Ms Pulido holds on to the rawness of the original melodies while giving them a sophisticated new context." This richness can be seen in her different ensembles and repertoires.
Traditional genres such as cumbia and bullerengue from the Atlantic coast, currulaos from the Pacific coast, as well as joropos from the Colombian eastern plains are the point of departure for her musical creativity. Lucia's vocal sophistication is enhanced in genres such as herding songs, funeral laments, and harvest chants which give the singer the chance to express her voice fully.
Lucía Pulido also performs songs written for her by composers Iván Benavides and Sebastián Cruz. Cruz is currently the ensemble's arranger and musical director. Lucía's core performing group consists of percussion, clarinet, bass, guitar and voice.