As usual, the talented accordionist and singer Robert Santiago revisits the sparkling repertoire of Latin America: Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Haiti, Brazil, Santo Domingo and Peru, with cheerful songs and torrid arrangements enhancing the change of scene.

“I have chosen to call this album « Panamericana » because its repertoire, on which I have worked since the 70s, draws its inspiration from the musical cultures of the whole Latin continent. Panamericana also evokes the road that crosses South America from north to south, a road used by millions of people every day, all of whom have the Spanish language in common. Furthermore, some of my most beautiful musical encounters have taken place around the “Pana”, as people call it over there.”  Robert Santiago.

 

featuring: Robert Santiago (accordions, cuatro, tiple, cavaquinho, charango, mandoline, percussion, vocals), Sandra Vargas Amador (voc, percussion), Eric L’Heudé (percussion, back-up voc), François Lalange (bass, double-bass, voc), Raphaël Faÿs (guitar), Victor Lima (percussion).