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Pedro Luis Ferrer embodies the heart, mind, and soul of Cuba; a legendary singer/songwriter, masterful vocalist, composer, poet, and virtuoso on Spanish guitar and Cuban tres. Pedro Luis performs with his daughter, Lena Ferrer, who contributes stunning vocals, hand percussion and Marimbula (an African derived Caribbean plucked box which provides bass lines). Together, they create unique and compelling harmonies, drawing on deep research into indigenous Afro-Cuban styles, like son, trova, and guaracha, while adding contemporary innovations.

Pedro Luis writes songs with a playful understanding of folk melodies and the hooks of popular music. His lyrics convey an organic philosophy of the important things in life; truth telling, good food, an appreciation of beauty and freedom, always with uplifting energy and a keen sense of humor. Pedro Luis admits: “I am my own version of what is Cuban. I am my own version of son. I am my own version of trova. I am even my own version of the Cuban revolution”.

Pedro Luis has recorded extensively, and 5 albums have reached the international market over the past quarter century, including a 1999 debut simply titled “Pedro Luis Ferrer” on Atlantic Records, followed by 4 highly praised albums on the Escondida label, which have garnered a devout worldwide following.

Press Raves for Pedro Luis Ferrer

“Generally speaking, most singer-songwriters have used their voices and guitars as humble tools to cast their poems and folk songs to the wind. Rarely—very rarely—does one encounter, within the world of troubadours, someone like Pedro Luis Ferrer, capable of combining sublime lyricism, compositional exquisiteness, a keen sense of humor, a gifted voice, and a command of those string instruments, worthy of some concert guitarists.” —Paquito D’Rivera

“Mr. Ferrer’s deep, precise voice, harmonized against his daughter . . . importing small dissonances and hints of Cuba’s African past.” —Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

“With his smooth voice and guitarlike tres, Ferrer reaches a perfect harmony . . .” —Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

“Pedro Luis Ferrer’s music has a wonderfully familiar, spine-tingling tropical sway—an ebullience that’s part and parcel of much of Cuba’s traditional music.” —Achy Obejas, Chicago Tribune

Track List

1. Celebración
2. Papurrico
3. Congo Del Pueblo
4. Soncito
5. Güirón Del Coco
6. San Sucé
7. To Totá
8. Consciente
9. La Mandonga
10. Nengona Mía
11. Seduction
12. Son De Medio Peso
13. Gandinga No
14. Conguero Al Cielo

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