I’m very happy and proud of having had the opportunity to play drums on the new Carmen Linares album “Verso a verso” dedicated to the great Spanish poet Miguel Hernández. “Verso a verso” is the first studio album by “The Queen of Song” in 9 years since “Raíces y Alas”, released in 2008. Naturally all the lyrics are by Miguel Hernández and there are two of Spain’s greatest singers at the moment, Silvia Pérez Cruz and Arcángel singing as guest artists. The arrangements are by Pablo Suárez, Salvador Gutiérrez and the artist herself and the album is recorded and mixed at Stateroom Studios by the engineer and studio owner Oscar Herrador.
The official release gig was in Circo Price, Madrid on 26th of January. You can hear us play the new material also in:
Festival de Jeréz, Jeréz de la Frontera (Spain): 26th February
Majadahonda (Spain): 11th March
Orihuela (Spain): 18th March
And there will be more dates coming soon…
More info: http://carmenlinares.net/en/
The Trio’s second album, titled Arktik Traktor Konspirazy is officially out today 30.9.2016 on Rockadillo Records. We had a blast recording this at Global Music Centre Studios, Helsinki, Finland with the great engineer an person Ilari Suonpää and we are really proud to have the great collaborations by magnificent artists, the Jazz Piano great Iiro Rantala and Ilkka Heinonen, a master of a Traditional Finnish Bowed Lyre called Jouhikko. As far as it goes to drumming, I´m really happy to count with such a nice instruments as Saari Drums and Dream Cymbals on the tracking of this album. They both really suit to natural acoustic environment and always respond so naturally in different musical situations.
The Finland Release Tour will include the following gigs:
28th October, Oulu, Tuba
29th October, Rovaniemi, Korundi
30th October, Ylitornio, Kunnantalo
1st November, Kajaani, Koutasali
2nd November,Tornio, Kerho
3rd November, Kuopio, King’s Crown
4th November, Ylivieska, Akustiikka
5th November Vaasa, Doo-Bop
6th November, Äänekoski, Wille
6th November, Jyväskylä, Vakiopaine
7th November, Kotka, Kairo
9th November, Helsinki, Etnosoi Festival, Koko Jazz Club
10th November, Rauma, Brummi
12th November, Turku, Sibelius Museum
14th November, Mikkeli, Mikaeli
I hope You will enjoy listening to Arktik Traktor Konspirazy and come to see the gigs!!!
Album teaser video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPC7zWYCpz8
More info: www.joonaswidenius.org
