{"product_id":"roos-jaime-la-margarita","title":"ROOS, JAIME - La Margarita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Jaime Roos and Mauricio Rosencof are two of Uruguay's most beloved and influential artists. Roos, a groundbreaking musician, redefined Uruguayan music in the 1980s with his signature fusion of deep-rooted local rhythms and cosmopolitan flair. Rosencof, a celebrated writer and playwright who emerged in the early 1960s, was also a prominent figure in the historic Tupamaros guerrilla movement. Their paths converged in 1987, when Roos composed the score for Rosencof's play El Regreso del Gran Tuleque . During this collaboration, Roos discovered a series of sonnets Rosencof had written while imprisoned under Uruguay's brutal dictatorship. Held in solitary confinement for over eleven years, Rosencof composed these poems as a lifeline -- scribbled on cigarette papers and hidden in the hems of clothes his family collected for laundering. Against all odds, both the author and his poems survived. The sonnets tell a delicate, moving love story set in 1950s Montevideo. Roos, inspired and captivated, rose to the challenge of transforming them into music. The result was La Margarita -- a groundbreaking project in which Roos masterfully fused Uruguay's rich musical traditions -- candombe, murga, tango, and milonga -- with elements of folk and rock, creating a deeply evocative set of songs as only he could deliver. Beyond its beautiful music, La Margarita stands as a testament to resilience, creativity, and the enduring power of love and art. LP includes booklet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Butterfly","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":48891587756251,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/files\/LBR161LP_PROD.jpg?v=1781896168","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/roos-jaime-la-margarita","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}