Latin Connections

$21.99
Label
Chandos
Release Date
October 24, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Sarah Dowling, Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 24, 2025
    • UPC
      0095115237625
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20376
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Salt of the Earth (arr. M. Baker for guitar quartet)

      Composer: Andy Scott

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    2. Blackbird (arr. C. Assad for vocals and guitar quartet)

      Composer: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    3. Alfonsina y el mar (arr. R. Dyens for guitar quartet)

      Composer: Ariel Ramírez

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    4. Bebê (arr. J. Girling for improvised vocals, guitar quartet and piano)

      Composer: Hermeto Pascoal

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    5. Por causa de você (arr. S. Dowling for vocals and piano)

      Composer: Antônio Carlos Jobim

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    6. Armando's Rhumba (arr. V. Bessas for improvised vocals, guitar quartet and piano)

      Composer: Chick Corea

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    7. Lamento no morro (arr. M. Tardelli for guitar quartet)

      Composer: Antônio Carlos Jobim

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    8. A mi Pueblo (arr. M. Baker for improvised vocals and guitar quartet)

      Composer: Ismael Ledesma

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    9. 1 x 0 (Um a zero) (arr. M. Baker for improvised vocals, guitar quartet and piano)

      Composer: Pixinguinha, Benedito Lacerda

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    10. Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus): Manhã de carnaval (Carnival Morning) (arr. V. Bessas for vocals and guitar quartet)

      Composer: Luiz Bonfá

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    11. This Happy Madness (Estrada branca) (arr. S. Dowling for vocals and piano)

      Composer: Antônio Carlos Jobim

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    12. Adios (Farewell) (arr. G. Serci for cello and guitar quartet)

      Composer: Sara Dowling

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling

    13. A fala da paixão (The Language of Passion) (arr. J. Jervis for improvised vocals, cello and guitar quartet)

      Composer: Egberto Gismonti

      Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

      Performer: Sara Dowling


A project some six years in the making, Latin Connections was originally conceived as a collaborative project with the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Clarice Assad. Global Covid restrictions forced us to postpone the recording, by which time Clarice was unavailable. Disappointed though we were, we were delighted to refresh a friendship with the award-winning jazz singer, cellist, pianist, and composer Sara Dowling who brings all these skills and instruments to our new recording. Latin music encompasses a colossal range of styles, many of which have become popular the world over: salsa, samba, tango, cumbia, bossa nova, choro, merengue, rumba, candombe, and baiao, to name but a few. Born out of the cultural trinity of the Spanish and Portuguese presence in South America, African music (courtesy of the slave trade), and the indigenous music and traditions of Latin America, Latin music is as rich and varied as any other musical tradition globally. It's incorporation into rock, pop, and jazz, notably in the USA, has further popularised and developed the many styles which are such a rich part of the cultural identity of South America. - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.