Juan L. Sanchez

The long-awaited release of the Juan L. Sánchez ensemble’s second CD: Hijos de la Tierra (Children of the Earth) is finally here! Click on the album cover to listen to the album or to purchase it from CD Baby.

The album features, in addition to Juan’s poetic songwriting and passionate voice, the delicious jazz improvisations of Paul Contos on flute, soprano, alto and tenor sax, the crisp riffs of Dayan Kai on 12-string guitar, charango, mandolin, piano and even accordeon, Steve Uccello’s stylings on electric fretless and stand-up bass, the exquisite pandero, ganzá and djembe performance of David McCormick, and the unique harmonies of Noe Hinojosa (whose painting graces the cover of the CD).

Hijos de la Tierra also features the stellar guest performances of Middle-Eastern percussion master Armando Mafufo., jazz piano virtuoso Murray Low, Mike Shannon on drum kit and finally, a trio of outstanding musicians from Mali: singer Tapa Demba, ballaphon master Balla Kouyate and last, but not least, the incomparable Mamadou Diabate, whose dazzling kora (21-string harp) solos both open and close the album.





		The long-awaited release of the Juan L. Sánchez ensemble’s second CD: Hijos de la Tierra (Children of the Earth) is finally here! Click on the album cover to listen to the album or to purchase it from CD Baby. The album features, in addition to Juan’s poetic songwriting and passionate voice, the delicious jazz improvisations of Paul Contos on flute, soprano, alto and tenor sax, the crisp riffs of Dayan Kai on 12-string guitar, charango, mandolin, piano and even accordeon, Steve Uccello’s stylings on electric fretless and stand-up bass, the exquisite pandero, ganzá and djembe performance of David McCormick, and the unique harmonies of Noe Hinojosa (whose painting graces the cover of the CD). Hijos de la Tierra also features the stellar guest performances of Middle-Eastern percussion master Armando Mafufo., jazz piano virtuoso Murray Low, Mike Shannon on drum kit and finally, a trio of outstanding musicians from Mali: singer Tapa Demba, ballaphon master Balla Kouyate and last, but not least, the incomparable Mamadou Diabate, whose dazzling kora (21-string harp) solos both open and close the album.

		Cosmopolita (Cosmopolitan) Released in 1997, this album marks the birth of the new sound of The Juan L. Sánchez Ensemble, and it features Juan as a songwriter and producer. Thus, it includes 9 riginal tunes (Cosmopolita, Amor y Desamor, Mitakuye Oyasim, Gary, Libertad, A Medias, Déjate Llevar, Mímame and The Crib), a Latin American music classic (La Muralla), and a poem by Lorca put to music by Juan.
			To listen to 5 excerpts from this album, or to purchase it click on the baby :-)
		On Cosmopolita Juan plays Spanish guitar and violin, and sings lead and harmony vocals. The all-star cast of musicians that participated in this project include:
		Paul Contos - soprano sax Keith Greeninger -lead acoustic guitar and backup vocals Noe Hinojosa - percussion and backup vocals Steve Robertson - congas and Latin percussion Gwynne Cropsey - kena and concert flute Steven Snyder - bongos, charango and zampoña Maher Essi - oud and dumbek Katerina Paley - piano Mayola Rodríguez - backup vocals José Hernández - backup vocals Natalia Sánchez - backup vocals Esteban Sánchez - lead vocals

		Despierta Ya (Wake up already) -Released in 1994, this album was done with Juan's original group, Trova Latina (José Hernández, guitar and vocals, Noe Hinojosa, percussion and vocals, Mayola Rodríguez, flute and vocals). It included 4 original compositions by Juan: Mayola, Camino con la Trova, Welcome to Your Promised Land and Si Tú Me Olvidas (words by Pablo Neruda, music by Juan L. Sánchez.
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		Juan L. Sanchez- Bilingual Singer • Songwriter • Educator • Recording Artist PO Box 51482 Pacific Grove, California 93950 USA Ph/Fx (831) 899-9909 juanlsanchez@hotmail.com

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