American Versions Collaborations Series

Those of us who come from Latin American countries are used to adapting our customs and traditions to other cultures, but it’s not very often that it happens the other way around. Musicians, for example, feel very comfortable arranging songs from the Latin American repertoire in styles such as jazz, rock and pop. There is nothing wrong with that. But what if we take “international” classics and cover them in Latin formats?

Latin American Versions is a weekly series of duets produced by the Argentine guitarist and composer Dario Acosta Teich in which, musicians from different parts of the world to transform jazz standards or international classics into Latin American versions. The goal of the series is to shine a contemporary light on the wealth of traditional rhythms from all over Latin America via platforms on which they can be heard by broader audiences.

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Quienes venimos de países latinos, estamos acostumbrados a adaptar nuestras costumbres y tradiciones a otras culturas, pero no muy frecuentemente vemos que suceda al revés. Los músicos, por ejemplo, nos sentimos muy cómodos arreglando canciones del repertorio Latinoamericano en estilos como el jazz, rock y pop. No hay nada malo en eso. Pero qué pasa si tomamos clásicos “internacionales” y los versionamos en formatos latinos?

Latin American Versions es una serie semanal de dúos producida por el guitarrista y compositor argentino Dario Acosta Teich en la cual Dario convoca a músicos de distintas partes del mundo para transformar standards de jazz o clásicos internacionales en versiones Latinoamericanas.

This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with, the City Council. Additional funding comes from the Jacob and Ruth Epstein Foundation and individual donations. 

We Thank You!

PROGRAM

Cuban Son:
Spain (Chick Corea)
Guitar: Dario Acosta Teich

Guarania:
Stella By Starlight
(Victor Young)
Ft. Cecilia Zabala (Argentina) on Guitar and Singing
Original lyrics by Dardo Solorzano (see lyrics by scrolling down)

Chacarera:
Footprints
(Wayne Shorter)
Ft. Omar Gomez (Argentina) on Bass and Bomo

Cueca:
Fly Me To The Moon
(Bart Howard)
Ft. Lilian Saba (Argentina) on Piano

Candombe:
Giant Steps
(John Coltrane)
Ft. Quique Sinesi (Germany - Argentina) on Guitar

Brazilian Samba:
Satin Doll
(Duke Ellington)
Ft. Joca Perpignan (Israel - Brazil) on Percussion

Tango:
Nuages
(Django Reinhardt)
Ft. Franco Luciani (Argentina) on Harmonica

Bolero:
In My Life
(The Beatles)
Ft. Sietske Roscam Abbing (Netherlands) on Vocals and Arrangements

Tango:
Night And Day
(Cole Porter)
Ft. Nestor Gomez (Argentina) on Electric Guitar

Huayno:
Blue Bossa
(Kenny Dorham)
Ft. Ricardo Moyano (Turkey - Argentina) on Guitar

Tango:
Blue in Green
(Miles Davis)
Ft. Daniel “Pipi” Piazzolla (Argentina) on Drums

Choro:
Just The 2 Of Us
(Bill Withers)
Ft. Eleanor Dubinsky (USA) Vocals and Felipe Hostins (USA - Brazil) on Accordeon

Stella By Starlight (Estella En El Cielo)
Original Lyrics By Dardo Solorzano

Sutil la noche en flor

Rozó tu oculto sol,

La estrella del umbral espiritual

Que guía, celestial, mi naufragio en vos.

Fugaz un polen gris

De Estela en el cielo

Trazó el confín.

Mi amor siguió esa luz

De tu existir, milagro azul