VICUÑA, CECILIA & RICARDO GALLO – La Niebla Vital, Wiraqochan
"This first recording of Cecilia Vicuña with Ricardo Gallo was done in 2017 and features the performance of selected poems from Cecilia’s book “La Wik’uña”, published in 1990. The poems chosen for this recording deal with the wealth of knowledge from ancient Andean cultures relating it to the environmental crisis today.
Cecilia’s unique voice, charged with echoes of indigenous chants and contemporary wit, dialogues with Ricardo’s distinct piano touch sometimes sounding like another instrument. This intimate duo continues to be a fruitful vehicle for a sonic-poetic expression that is as potent as it is ephemeral." - Hueso. Edition of 250 copies.
"Cecilia Vicuña is a poet, artist, filmmaker and activist. Her work addresses pressing concerns of the modern world, including ecological destruction, human rights, and cultural homogenization." She has had her art exhibited at renowned museums, such as the Guggenheim, El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago, and the Pacific Film Archive. Vicuña, through her work, explores the realms of de-colonization, the ancestral, language, and revolution.
"Colombian pianist and composer Ricardo Gallo has written for acoustic and electro-acoustic formats, short films, videos, dances, installations, multimedia stage productions, and has performed and written for improvisatory groups. He has published twelve albums as a leader and his music has appeared in several compilations in Colombia, USA, and Europe. Ricardo's compositions explore elements of music from his native country of Colombia, allowing for a great deal of improvisation, interaction, and a diverse array of sonorities."
Pictures of the artist and her multimedia art depicted above.
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This is the first phase of a multipart rollout that will span the next few months: the currently browsable stock includes miscellaneous new releases from the past 8+ months (we have a lot of catching up to do), plus approximately a third of our backstock. Note that we’ve reduced/slashed prices on many titles and will continue to do so in order to make room for new stock. We’ll also be expanding / tweaking / improving / debugging the site itself (for example, we still have work to do on the automated international postage system, not to mention the inevitable inventory discrepancies that come with transferring an ancient and massive database to a new system).
Over the next few months, as we take inventory, clean house, and delve into our storage, we will be uploading thousands of additional items, gradually, on a near-daily basis. This will include the majority of the LPs, as well as many titles, in all formats, once thought long-gone. Many currently “sold out” items are likely to resurface.
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