Solo Buenos Aires

FERNANDO OTERO - SOLO BUENOS AIRES This latest album, as is customary for Fernando Otero, is based on the music of his native land, Buenos Aires. In this project he reconnects with the song form, with lyrics and vocals playing a main role. Solo Buenos Aires comprises a collection of songs written in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, except *Cafe La Humedad* -a duet with Alejandro Lerner- written by Cacho Castaña in 1973  and *Memorias Quietas*, composed in the early 90’s by Otero.    The list of songwriters includes Carlos Gardel, Mariano Mores, Enrique Santos Discépolo and Virgilio Expósito, all of them iconic figures of the Argentine popular music repertoire. Recorded mainly in New York with additional sessions in Argentina, England and Venezuela, this production features numerous guest artists, orchestral arrangements and a wide palette of colors in terms of instrumentation, shifting from thick, "wall of sound" textures to more modest, intimate atmospheres.  FERNANDO OTERO SOLO BUENOS AIRES Produced by Raniero Palm - Manuel Valdivia - Brian Forbes - Ruben Parra -  Fernando Otero -  Executive Producer: Yalil Guerra The New York State Symphony Orchestra Fernando Otero, Conductor Fernando Otero - Voice, Piano, Guitar, Acoustic Bass Guitar, Melódica, Glockenspiel, Minimoog, Fender Rhodes Guest Artists: Alejandro Lerner:  Vocal, Piano & Organ on Café La Humedad Guillermo Fernandez: Vocal on Cuando Tu No Estás Anita Co: Vocal on Como Dos Extraños Franco Luciani: Harmonica on Cafetín De Buenos Aires - Cuando Tu No Estás - Memorias Quietas - Como Dos Extraños  Nick Danielson: Violin on  Memorias Quietas Julien Labro: Bandoneón on Cuando Tu No Estás Daniel Ruggiero: Bandoneón on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Patricio Villarejo: Violoncello on Como Dos Extraños Diego Schissi: Piano on Soledad Juan Pablo Navarro: Double Bass on Soledad  Julián Hermida: Guitar on Memorias Quietas Iván Barenboim:  Contraalto Clarinet on Fumando Espero  Jesús David Medina: Violin on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Alejandra Carrillo: Violin on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Ornella Hernández: Violin on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Atamaica Ruiz: Cello on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Génesis García: Cello on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Maycol Chacón: Cello on Cafetín De Buenos Aires Raniero Palm: Conductor “Soledad”  arranged by Diego Schissi Arrangements by Fernando Otero String Orchestra in San Cristobal, Venezuela - Conducted by Raniero Palm Mixed & Mastering by Brian Forbes Studios: The Gallery Recording Studios - New York - Recording Engineer: Brian Forbes System Two Studios - New York - Recording Engineer: Max Ross La Casa Post - Buenos Aires - Recording Engineer: Manuel Valdivia Estudio Cabrera - Buenos Aires - Recording Engineer: Hernán Jacinto  Caña Loca Studios - San Cristobal - Venezuela - Recording Enginneers: Rubén Salas & Raniero Palm Recorded between November 2016 and January 2017