Kultur: (About) 100 Words on... La Linea del Sur by Renaud Garcia-Fons

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Kultur

Kultur is a Webblog primarily devoted to the discussion of music but often addressing movies, books, politics, religion, media and popular culture.

This blog offers me the opportunity to develop ideas and receive feedback in an effort to understand why King Solomon states in Ecclesiastes 1:17 (KJV):

Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

When not writing this blog, I serve as a Senior Reviewer for the online magazine All About Jazz. This blog is an outgrowth of and will eventually replace my previous blog: Kultur.

Kultur: (About) 100 Words on... La Linea del Sur by Renaud Garcia-Fons

(About) 100 Words on... La Linea del Sur by Renaud Garcia-Fons

La Linea del Sur

Renaud Garcia-Fons

Enja Records

2009

Bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons fancies a five-string double bass as his ax of choice. Judging by the composition of his band (accordion, flamenco guitar, percussion, and voice) one might believe that this is a Tango outing. But No...Garcia-Fons has his sights set on a synthesis of the Mediterranean, Latin America, flamenco, and jazz. Eleven compositions comprise this fine recording, which touches two hemispheres. Garcia-Fons arco and pizzicato playing are exemplary. David Venitucci's accordion recalls Piazzolla without copying him and Esperanza Fernandez's humid vocals will cause may dry mouths. This is beautiful and honest acoustic music meant for mass consumption. Drink Deep.