Monday, May 16, 2011

Hugo Blanco et sa Harpo Indienne

Artist: Hugo Blanco et sa Harpo Indienne
LP: 7" single
Song: "Moliendo Café"
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Though this 7" EP was pressed in France, these four lovely tunes from Venezuelan composer and harpist Hugo Blanco were originally recorded for Pallacio Records in Caracas. "Moliendo Café" means grinding coffee, which is what I'm about to do right now, only my grinder is electric. Though it doesn't have quite the same zing without percussion, there's a lovely harp duet performance video of "Moliendo Café" (most of it, anyway) included here:

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