Siento (Miguel de la Bastide album)
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Siento is the second studio album by Miguel de la Bastide
. It was recorded and mastered at La Bastide Productions in Toronto Canada in 2003.
All titles were composed and arranged by Miguel de la Bastide with the exception of track 7 "Amanecer", it was co-written, co-arranged and co-produced with Elliot Zeitoune at KTP Music Productions. As per the liner notes.
This album is also an Enhanced CD
that was compatible with PC and Mac (OS9 only) computers at the time of production. The interactive CD-ROM
has a main menu with the following tabs "About Siento", "Biography", "El Cambio", "Compilations", "Photo Album" and "Web Site". The tab "El Cambio" has four sample audio tracks from his first album El Cambio, along with the music video of the same name. The "Web Site" tab no longer points to his present web site. It also has CD-TEXT
, where titles are seen on any compatible player.
In 2005, the titles Rocío de la Cubana, Tentación, Reflejo and Siento were selected by Somerset Entertainment and was placed on the compilation "Mistica – The Passion of the Spanish Guitar".
Miguel de la Bastide
Miguel de la Bastide is a Trinidad born Flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist who first appeared on the scene in 1996 on the CD compilation Flamenco: Fire and Grace under the record label Narada Productions that placed him alongside some of Spain's most prominent guitarists, including Paco de...
. It was recorded and mastered at La Bastide Productions in Toronto Canada in 2003.
All titles were composed and arranged by Miguel de la Bastide with the exception of track 7 "Amanecer", it was co-written, co-arranged and co-produced with Elliot Zeitoune at KTP Music Productions. As per the liner notes.
This album is also an Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
that was compatible with PC and Mac (OS9 only) computers at the time of production. The interactive CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
has a main menu with the following tabs "About Siento", "Biography", "El Cambio", "Compilations", "Photo Album" and "Web Site". The tab "El Cambio" has four sample audio tracks from his first album El Cambio, along with the music video of the same name. The "Web Site" tab no longer points to his present web site. It also has CD-TEXT
CD-Text
CD-Text is an extension of the Red Book Compact Disc specifications standard for audio CDs. It allows for storage of additional information on a standards-compliant audio CD...
, where titles are seen on any compatible player.
In 2005, the titles Rocío de la Cubana, Tentación, Reflejo and Siento were selected by Somerset Entertainment and was placed on the compilation "Mistica – The Passion of the Spanish Guitar".
Track listing
- "Tentación" – 7:26
- "Alma de Pardo" – 4:00
- "Andaluza” – 4:15
- "Reflejo" – 5:31
- "Rocío de la Cubana" – 4:03
- "Siento" – 4:48
- "Amanecer" – 3:53
- "El Santo Día" – 5:20
Musicians
- Miguel de la BastideMiguel de la BastideMiguel de la Bastide is a Trinidad born Flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist who first appeared on the scene in 1996 on the CD compilation Flamenco: Fire and Grace under the record label Narada Productions that placed him alongside some of Spain's most prominent guitarists, including Paco de...
– All flamenco guitarFlamenco guitarA flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar. Flamenco guitar also refers to toque, the guitar-playing part of the art of Flamenco.-Brief history:...
, octave mandolinOctave mandolinThe octave mandolin is a fretted string instrument with four pairs of strings tuned in 5ths, G, D, A, E , an octave below a mandolin. It has a 20 to 23 inch scale length and its construction is similar to other instruments in the mandolin family...
(4), uduUdufor other uses see Udu The udu is an African drum originated by the Igbo people of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, udu means vessel. Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by women for ceremonial uses. Usually the udu is made of clay...
drum (2,3 and 4), darbuka (2), shaker (2 and 4), nudillos (1) and all palmas (music)Palmas (music)In Flamenco, Palmas is an essential form of percussion to help punctuate and accentuate the song and dance. Good palmas can be a substitute for music, certainly in the corrillo at the end of a show. Good palmistas can assist the musicians by keeping a strong tempo, or the dancer by accentuating the... - Mario Melo – cajon (2, 4 and 6), udu drum (1, 5 and 6), congas (4), djembeDjembeA djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
(6), shaker (6) and palmas (1,5 and 6) - Roberto Benson – bass (2 and 4)
- David Slater – soprano (2) and tenor sax (4)
- Elliot Zeitoune – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7) and programming (7)
- Carmen Romero – footwork (3), palmas (3), jaleo (1, 3, 4 and 5)
- La Pamela – jaleo (1, 3, 4 and 5)
- Gina Tantalo – jaleo (1, 3, 4 and 5)