The disc Symphonic Ancestorsfrom the renowned Cuban group Synthesiswas included this Tuesday in the list of the 15 Best Latin Albums of 2022, made by the project of public radio stations NPR Music, in the United States.
The production that recently won the Latin Grammys in the folkloric category, it has been selected thanks to its beautiful “expertly executed combination of a symphony orchestra and the music of the traditional Afro-Cuban spiritual practice known as Santeria,” according to the review posted on the project website.
It was a heart-pounding, dance-inducing, head-spinning year in Latin music.
These are the best 15 Latin albums of 2022 https://t.co/mQM7XABkjt
— NPR Music (@nprmusic) December 13, 2022
The album was the result of the work of fellow musician X Alfonso, who “recruited his parents, Carlos Alfonso, Ele Valdés, and his younger sister, Eme Alfonso, to create such an exciting and rich music program.”
From his digital platforms, X Alfonso thanked the inclusion that becomes “a reward for more than 30 years of work and dedication”; to NPR for their hard work and perseverance in supporting and promoting great music, as well as “all who listen, follow, and support us,” according to a report from the Prensa Latina (PL) agency.
ANCESTORS SINFÓNICO included in the list of the 15 BEST LATIN ALBUMS 2022 according to @NPR (National Public Radio)
And the joys keep coming, the reward of more than 30 years of work and dedication! Thank you very much to all who listen and support us! Thank you very much Felix @nprmusic pic.twitter.com/CzhPeHIODQ– X Alfonso (@XAlfonsoOficial) December 13, 2022
Symphonic Ancestors It also had the collaboration of the prestigious Cuban musician Leo Brouwer de and the researcher Natalia Bolívar as an adviser on popular religions of African origin.
Among its most notable merits is presenting the sounds of that world in a symphony format, where string and wind instruments stand out, the outlet specifies.
The plate combined emblematic songs from the repertoire of the group composed by Carlos and Eme Alfonso, Esteban Puebla and Lucía Huergo, which now appear as a symphonic suite as it was released under the FacMusic label, from the CD Ancestros, recorded 35 years ago. by Synthesis.
The phonogram also appears in the list made by NPR Music Motomami, by the Spanish Rosalía, and the production of the Puerto Rican Bad Bunny baptized as A summer without you
The compendium includes witheredby Silvana Estrada, psychedelic boleros by Adrian Quesada My own home by Noelia Recaldi and the proposal of all the flowerssigned by Natalia Lafourcade.
Complete the selection the album nacarilefrom iLe; Duo by Claudia Acuna; ivory by Omar Apollo; Reincarnationfrom Chucky73; yessieby Jessie Reyez; The Renaissanceby Carla Morrison; The good and the badby Hermanos Gutiérrez, and seen from hereby Mabe Fratti.
