{"product_id":"gnosis-1","title":"Gnosis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this vivid and exciting project, released simultaneously on 180g vinyl and CD, the Santiago-raised and New York-based pianist-composer \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Virelles\u003c\/strong\u003e looks towards one melting pot from the vantage point of another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA far-reaching work with deep cultural roots, \u003cem\u003eGnosis\u003c\/em\u003e speaks of transculturation and traditions, and of the complex tapestry of Cuba's music, the sacred, the secular, and the ritualistic, but the work's shapes and forms could only have been created by a gifted contemporary player thoroughly versed in the art of the improvisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrings, woodwinds, and percussion all have their roles to play in \u003cem\u003eGnosis\u003c\/em\u003e, viewed by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Virelles\u003c\/strong\u003e as several families functioning within one unit: this dynamic symbolizes multicultural interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Virelles\u003c\/strong\u003e' responsive piano and the vocals and percussion of \u003cstrong\u003eRomán Díaz\u003c\/strong\u003e, a profound figure in the transmission of Afro-Cuban musical history, are at the center of the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGnosis\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded at New York's Avatar Studios in May 2016 and produced by \u003cstrong\u003eManfred Eicher\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonnel:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Virelles\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano, marímbula, vocals); \u003cstrong\u003eRomán Díaz\u003c\/strong\u003e (lead vocals and percussion - bonkó enchemiyá, ekón, nkomos, erikundi, itones, nkaniká, marímbula, claves, mayohuacán, pilón, carapacho de jicotea, coconut shells); \u003cstrong\u003eAllison Loggins-Hull\u003c\/strong\u003e (piccolo, flute); \u003cstrong\u003eRane Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e (clarinet, bass clarinet); \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Cruz\u003c\/strong\u003e (percussion - steel pan, claves); \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Lipowski\u003c\/strong\u003e (percussion - orchestral bass drum, temple blocks, bongos, gong); \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e (percussion - marimba, glockenspiel); \u003cstrong\u003eMauricio Herrera\u003c\/strong\u003e (percussion - ekón, nkomos, erikundi, claves); \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e (double bass); \u003cstrong\u003eYunior Lopez\u003c\/strong\u003e (viola); \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Chen\u003c\/strong\u003e (violoncello); \u003cstrong\u003eSamuel DeCaprio\u003c\/strong\u003e (violoncello); \u003cstrong\u003eMelvis Santa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMauricio Herrera\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50464112181579,"sku":"1016107","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50464113000779,"sku":"1016106","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/41c9368b-d8a7-4a35-8ac5-4ccdf806f473_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727270567","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/gnosis-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}