Welcome to Roatan is an eclectic song collection featuring original
compositions and arrangements. It features many styles and forms,
each one of them completely original.
There are finger-style calypso puntas, a Nicaraguan folk song, haunting
Spanish guitar melodies, songs of celebration and love "She's
my lady" and "Karina".
There is also a Roatan blues "Rainy Season" and a country-ranchero
waltz “ Bad Bad Whiskey”. There is a bit of salsa with
mambo and guanguanco rhythms in “Dolphin Dance” and
“Circling Sharks”. “Dia Lindo” or beautiful
day, is a musical pastoral of Roatan. There is an Edgar Allan Poe
poem “El Dorado” set to music and a tropical celebration
of life in paradise “Welcome to Roatan”.
The musicians who perform on this recording are from various parts
of the Americas and come from various cultural backgrounds. Each
one bringing something distinctive to the sound. Representing the
garifuna element are Raul, German, and Marcos, they handle the percussion
and hand drums. On the guitar Kristofer a.k.a. "El Gringo"
and Jose a.k.a. "El Catracho", whose styles greatly complement
each other. The bass is held up with the strength of Guillermo Cano
and Eugenio Guzman of Honduras and Chile respectively.
There is a guest harmonica player who is a Roatan legend from ancient
times long ago: Chicago ex-pat, "Big" Bob Rieman. And
last but not least, bilingual vocals performed by Kristofer a.k.a.
"El Gringo".
A wide range of talents, combining their colors to the musical canvas
guarantees something original, something refreshingly new.
Featuring music of the Roatan Guitar Duo and Cultura Click here
to hear a sample of Welcome to Roatan.
