Voz en Punto
This exceptional ensemble, founded by its director José Galván in 1990, has focused its artistic energy on the highly colorful arena of Mexican culture; nevertheless, it is capable of interpreting with equal success a wide variety of music, from pieces of Mexican colonial polyphony from the 16th and 17th centuries, songs in native tongues and/or with African influences, up to folklore and music of living Mexican concert composers. As if this repertoire weren’t versatile enough, the group has also presented programs consisting of European composers, including motets and madrigals; Latin-American music, from tangos to Cuban music and Brazilian bossa-nova; negro spirituals, etc., etc. It is within the context of this great talent, vocal aplomb, charisma, and interpretative flair, in which each member of Voz en Punto places his or her own seal. The end result is an audience which becomes—to quote the group’s press notes—“Ecstatic”, “On Fire”, or “Delirious”. Such adjectives would hardly seem to describe a vocal group which achieves its effects without the aid of microphones or other paraphernalia. Voz en Punto is, indeed, the irrefutable proof that the voice is the most glorious instrument which humankind has always had at its disposition.
The quintet began to make itself known by becoming the first Mexican vocal group to emerge triumphant in the world’s most prestigious specialized competitions. While its members were still students at the National University’s Music School, Voz en Punto took Second Place honors in the International Choral Festival held in Tampere, Finland in 1991. In 1995 the ensemble won Second Prize in the International Choral Festival of the Low Countries, receiving this distinction from the hands of some of the world’s most important figures in this genre, such as The King’s Singers’ Simon Carrington, John Potter—founder of the Hilliard Ensemble—and The Swingle Singers’ creator, Ward Swingle. Since these auspicious beginnings, Voz en Punto has set out on a meteoric career, having won over audiences in countries such as Germany, France, Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, the U.S., Egypt, and -naturally- Mexico, where they have become established concert artists and were awarded the Mexican Music and Theater Critics’ Circle annual award as among the “Most Outstanding” of 2001.
In the realm of recordings, the group’s CD “México a Capella” (Quindecim, QP 118) was one of the winners during the Second Tribune of Mexican Music in 2002 within the Folklore category; this same CD was later chosen to represent Mexico at the Tenth Musical Tribune of Latin America and the Caribbean, where it racked up yet another resounding triumph, resulting in the selection of four of its pieces to form a permanent part of UNESCO’s International Council of Music’s archives. In December of 2003, Voz en Punto’s CD “México en Navidad” (“Christmas in Mexico”) (Quindecim, QP 111) became the season’s number-one seller in Mexico’s record stores, and by March of 2004, was declared the winner of the Vice-Regal category in the Fourth Tribune of Mexican Music.
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Copitas De Mezcal Lampara Sin Luz La Negra El Gavilancillo La Bruja La Malaguena Cien Anos No Volvere Cucurrucucu El Sin Aloense Cielto Lindo |
The fourth from the award-winning, internationally-acclaimed mixed quintet (3 men, two women) Voz en Punto, and it's as spirited and juicy as we have come to expect from Voz. Beginning with the title tune and "La Negra," "Copitas'" song selection concentrates on the group's forte, crazy, silly, manic, romantic Mexican songs, some accompanied by a string ensemble. Our favorites of course are the a cappella numbers, like "La Bruja," "No Volvere," and "El Sinaloense." Voz en Punto's sound is as crisp and clean as they come, and they get into some marvelously fast Mexican "scat" singing that boggles the mind. "Copitas is big, fat, south of the border fun from beginning to end. Enjoy!
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Introduccion, En Mexico ElTilingolingo Male Betulia Jucheti Consuelito Como Mexico No Hay Dos Cucurumbe Las Chiapanecas El Rascapetate Besame Mucho Te Extrano El Andariego Que Rico Mambo Tete Nereidas Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra |
Self-described "Trailblazers" in Mexican music, mixed quintet Voz en Punto, winners of international awards for their versatility and ability to interpret music from the cultures of many countries, had to start somewhere, and "Mexico A Capella" is it, their first commercial recording. "Mexico" represents the impassioned fusion of two of the group's great loves: Mexico and choral singing. The CD topped as #1 seller on the Mexican classical charts, and 4 of the CD's singles, "Tilingolingo," "Male Betulia," "Jucheti Consuelito" and the Swingles-influenced "El Rascapatate" won the 2nd Tribune of Mexican Music and were chosen to represent Mexico in the 10th Tribune of Latin-American and Caribbean music. 15 songs, all in Spanish, favorites besides the 4 singles are the manic "Cucurumbe," the romantic "Besame Mucho," the crazed, Swinglish "Que Rico Mambo," the rhythmic gem "Tete," and the jazzy "Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra." "Mexico" created an a cappella sensation in Mexico, and it's easy to hear why. Great arrangements, hot, spirited vocals, fine song selection, dynamic live performances—it adds up to the kind of stardom that changes the popular culture of a nation!
| 7772 CD $15.98 |
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Las Posadas Arrullo Oiga morenita Navidad mexicana Letania Ave Maria Sancta Maria Sios Itlaconantzine Jesos de mi goracon Eso rigor e repente Mano fasiquiyo Nochpochtzine A wue la gusto Por el valle de rosas El nacimiento El intercambio El tilingo navideno |
Three-Man, two women a cappella ensemble from Mexico, Voz en Punto is a spirited, talented quintet with fine harmonies, arrangements and a nice, clean sound, and the extensive liner notes have all lyrics and lots of info about the group. Unfortunately for this English speaker, all this information, as well as everything on all the websites about the group we found, is in Spanish. But certain things are pretty clear: There are 18 cuts and most of the material is traditional and sacred music, for example Tomas Luis de Victoria's "Ave Maria," Hernando Franco's "Sancta Maria," "Dios Itlaconantzine," "Jesos de mi goracon," "Eso rigor e repente" and "Mano fasiquivo." Some of it is funny in a manic sort of way; examples of this are Jose Galvan's "Navidad mexicana," "El nacimiento," "Elintercambio" and Son Veracruzano's "El tilingo navideno." The bottom line is, Voz makes fine harmonies, looks young and attractive, has a good sense of humor, and judging by the number of websites about them, has a legion of appreciative fans!
Listen to Las Posadas in Real Audio.
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La Negra Margot labourez les vignes Rosa Amarela Tanzen und Springen Te quiero Come again Mama Ines Ue wo muite Amor Vittorioso Puchicas caray Swing low, sweet charriot Samba de uma nota so Chacona Honor y Gloria Satumaa Tango In the mood |
In Mexican slang, "del tingo al tango" means to go "from pillar to post" without stopping, a phrase that seems to sum up mixed quintet Voz en Punto's career in many ways. From its founding by director Jose Galvan in 1990, the ensemble has focused its artistic energy on the colorful arena of Mexican culture, from Mexican colonial polyphony from the 16th and 17th centuries to songs in native tongues and/or with African influences, up to the folklore and music of living Mexican concert composers. The group has also presented programs of European composers, including motets and madrigals, Latin-American bossa novas and tangos, and negro spirituals. To quote the group's press notes, audiences become "Ecstatic," "On Fire" or "Delirious." "Del Tingo" is a 16-song smorgasbord of the group's repertoire, beginning with the spirited Mexican "La Negra" and the French "Margot labourez les vignes," the Brazilian "Rosa Amarela" and the German "Tanzen und Springen;" and country-hopping into England's "Come Again," Cuba's "Mama Ines," Japan's "Ue wo muite," Italy's "Amor Vittorioso" and the US spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." Brazil's "Samba de uma nota so," Spain's "Chacona," Finland's Satumaa Tango" and Glenn Miller's "In The Mood"… Voz continually amazes us with their spirited versatility. Listen to this multilingual a cappella gem and become an instant Voz en Punto fan!
| 7774 CD $15.98 |
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