Aire
8/5/2023 • 12 tracks • 53 minutes
MAGOS HERRERA
1. Aire (Magos Herrera, feat. The Knights) 5:27
2. Gracias a la Vida (Violeta Parra, feat. The Knights & Ingrid Jensen) 5:16
3. The Calling (Magos Herrera, feat. The Knights) 5:44
4. Choro de lua (Magos Herrera, feat. The Knights) 5:34
5. Alfonsina y el Mar (Ariel Ramírez, Félix Luna, feat. The Knights) 5:06
6. Passarinhadeira (Guinga, Paulo César Pinheiro, feat. Vinícius Gomes) 3:20
7. Obra Filhia (Danilo Moraes, Paulo Cesar de Carvalho, feat. The Knights) 3:42
8. Remanso (Magos Herrera, feat. The Knights & Ingrid Jensen) 4:31
9. Papalote Intro (Diego Schissi) 3:58
10. Papalote (Magos Herrera, feat. The Knights) 3:58
11. Samba em Preludio (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell, feat. The Knights and Dori Caymmi) 4:29
12. Healer (Magos Herrera, Vinicius Gomes, Gonzalo Grau, feat. The Knights) 5:27
℗ 2023 Sunnyside Records
The work of an artist often suggests that of an alchemist. In her new album, Aire, Mexican singer and composer Magos Herrera transformed the grief, fears, and loneliness of a deadly plague into a luminous collection of songs representing a celebration of our humanity and the healing power of music. Aire features twelve songs and includes her new compositions, commissioned by Chamber Music Americas New Jazz Works, and gems from the Great Latin American Songbook, such as "Alfonsina y el Mar" and "Gracias a la Vida." Those two classics suggest bookends of the experience in Aire, "Alfonsina …" as an acknowledgment of impermanence and death; "Gracias a la Vida" as a prayer of gratitude for the many gifts of life. But for two exceptions Magos sings over a musical canvas provided by her jazz trio augmented by The Knights.
Learn more and stream the album HERE