Friday, July 07, 2006

El Prodigio and Rafaelito Mirabal


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At the closing ceremony for the Feria Regional del Libro in Santiago, Dominican Republic in September 2005, accordionist El Prodigio gave this surprise performance. He joined jazz pianist Rafaelito Mirabal to play Periblues (a tune Miarbal composed and El Prodigio recorded on his 2005 album, Pambiche Meets Jazz) - the first time anyone's tried to combine jazz with merengue tipico. I've excerpted some exciting moments here: President Leonel Fernandez and his wife arriving, El Prodigio's solo, Frandy Sax's solo, and the final run through the tune.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I love this combination that El Prodigio has interpreted. I would love to know who in your opinion plays the best accordian from all the tipicos you have heard.