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Gran impacto sensorial el que dejan los
ritmos de Tambuco, sin duda el mejor grupo de percusiones de este y
otros territorios. Su música es tan potente, tan expansiva, tan
exacta como los latidos del corazón. Hay fuerza,
intuición y conocimiento de causa en este conjunto de
percusionistas de talla internacional. Su actuación dejó
el escenario de Bellas Artes cargado de energía.
Fernando de Ita, Reforma |
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On this occasion Kronos Quartet was joined
by Mexico City percussion ensemble Tambuco. Very impressive!
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times |
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Kronos were at their best working with
Tambuco Percussion Ensemble from Mexico City, which added a thrusting
integrity to the string quartet's music. Tambuco’s kettle drums,
marimba and other mallet instruments were used on Silvestre Revueltas'
"Sensemaya" and the encores, Margarita Lecuona's "Tabu" and Perez
Prado's "Mambo en sax" -- though the Kronos members appeared to react
with extra enthusiasm and exactness in the collaborative effort.
Tambuco gave the music backbone, aiding the festive nature of the tunes
that were already plenty perky to start.
Phil Gallo, Hollywood (Variety) |
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Pero las delicias del concierto del
miércoles en el Teatro de la Ciudad tuvieron, además de
la calidad indubitable del Kronos, una parte de verdadera
delectación musical en la presentación de un agrupamiento
camerístico de primer nivel mundial: el Cuarteto Tambuco, que en
ese caso sí acertó en sus calificativos David Harrington,
líder del Kronos, al anunciarlos: ''Please welcome this
terrific and wonderful and fantastic musicians:
Tambuco". Esos sí son chidos.
Pablo Espinoza, La Jornada |
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With the highest artistry, Tambuco
illustrated a thousand hyper-inventive ways to create unorthodox
sounds. They even drew pitches out of seemingly non-pitch
instruments. Don't miss the repeat tonight at the Terrace Theater.
The music explored the outer dimensions of percussive sound, and the Cuarteto worked wonders with myriad instruments and even the musicians' bodies (hands, wrists, fingertips, voices). Through all these multi-soundscapes, the Mexicans' exciting approach never sacrificed the music's aesthetic meaning to their unmistakable technical virtuosity. Cecelia Porter, The Washington Post |
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Great virtuosity and theatricality of
Tambuco. Put Ben-Dor and her enthusiasms together with players of
this caliber and Santa Barbara could really produce a world-class
festival..
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times |
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Percussões vindas do México
encantaram Culturgest Um concerto memorável é o mínimo que se pode dizer da actuação do quarteto mexicano. Criatividade à solta é o que se pode dizer dos Tambuco, que tratam os instrumentos de percussão com a dignidade de um “Stradivarius” (foi Gallardo quem garantiu não existir qualquer diferença entre eles). Ao virtuosismo de Tambuco, somavam-se pequenos momentos de ironia, que viriam a culminar nessa peça genial que é A dois, de Tim Rescala (Brasil). João Miguel Tavares, Diario de Noticias, Lisboa |