Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares Aguas Trio at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and violinist-vocalist Yilian Cañizares have come together
to create Aguas, an inventive and engaging mix of the artists’ Afro-Cuban roots,
Western classical music and jazz. Featuring their percussionist Gustavo Ovalles,
Aguas reflects the perspectives of two generations of Cuban artists living outside
their homeland, interpreting their roots and traditions in subtle and unique ways.
Their songs range from the poignant to the exuberant, and are expressive of the
exceptional musical chemistry, poetic sensibilities and originality of the artists....

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Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and violinist-vocalist Yilian Cañizares have come together
to create Aguas, an inventive and engaging mix of the artists’ Afro-Cuban roots,
Western classical music and jazz. Featuring their percussionist Gustavo Ovalles,
Aguas reflects the perspectives of two generations of Cuban artists living outside
their homeland, interpreting their roots and traditions in subtle and unique ways.
Their songs range from the poignant to the exuberant, and are expressive of the
exceptional musical chemistry, poetic sensibilities and originality of the artists.
Aguas is dedicated to Water, and especially to Oshun, the Goddess of Love and
Mistress of Rivers in the Lucumí tradition of Yoruba ancestry known in Cuba as
Santería—a spiritual practice important to both artists. As water is synonymous
with life and energy and strength and space, the music is inspired by the important
influences of water—its hidden powers, its infinite transmutations and its relentless creation and destruction.

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