flamenco guitar, tango y mas
Six Lorca and SiguiriyasPlease refer to my blog, dated July 30, 2016 for more information about this remarkable recording.
Gregory Sagar vocals
Scott Mateo Davies guitar
These are half- finished versions of a new project of Flamenco Grooves that Mateo is working on…..more to come! They feature me alone with Rachel la Mala on vocals and hand drum as well as Stefon Taylor producing and creating the drum programming. I hope you enjoy these:
On his latest CD, Mateo covers some interesting territory: a Spanish Knocking on Heaven’s Door “por Tanguillos,” an Arabic vocal piece driven by darbuka and electronic percussion and featuring Flamenco guitars, a Middle-Eastern adaptation of Manuel de Falla’s Danza del Fuego, a lush rendition of Satie’s first Gymnopedie, a beachy Bolero, a solo guitar Milonga, plus the more traditional Flamenco guitar Mineras, Farrucas, Solea por Bulerias, and a couple of Bulerias. Intense interpretations of modern and traditional flamenco…and more.
Scott “Mateo” Davies: vocals, guitar, with: Stefon Taylor, Cristian Almodovar, Steven Spaise, Colette Illarde, James Miller & Maria Elena
Mandrágora has taken some of the best tracks that we’ve recorded this spring and put together a little freebie album for you to enjoy.
These are all live tracks recorded in April and May 2007 with Scott Mateo on guitar, Bob Barnes on bandoneón, Christian Zamora on violin and Rahn Yanes on bass. [Read more…]
With the Mandrágora Tango OrchestraA collection of tangos, vals (waltzes) and milongas (2-steps) recorded in 2005. The tracks range from rollicking guardia vieja (old style) tangos to lush epocha d’ora (golden age) ones, as well as some of Bob Barnes’s originals and a curious tango version of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit.
About half of the tracks are with the full orchestra: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, piano and accordion. The other half are as a quintet: accordion, violin, piano and bass and featuring Scott Mateo on guitar.
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My friend Allison Herrera commissioned me in late 2005 to write the musical sound track for an independent film project she was embarking upon. This is the music I came up with along with a 3 minute clip of the film. Allison sets up the clip in this way:
“My Grandmother’s Story is an intimate portrait of my grandmother. I interviewed her and filmed her for nearly 10 years. It’s the story of her as a beloved woman, one with many stories, told by her granddaughter, who always appreciated her as a unique woman.”
With Paths of Convergence, his first solo release, Scott “Mateo” Davies seeks to share his love for the musical forms that have shaped his artistry by bringing together contemporary Flamenco, Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Nuevo and the innovative folk songs of Bob Dylan with the music of the Moorish Empire.
Scott “Mateo” Davies: vocals, guitar, ‘ud’ · Victor Babella: Zarb, darbuqa, khashabi (2, 3, 5) · Mick LaBriola: Congas, bongos, darbuqa, cajon (4, 8, 9, 10) · Maria Elena, “La Cordobesa”: Flamenco vocal (7) · George al Masrie: Riqq (5) · Juan Ramon & Jorge Perez: Palmas (handclaps) (3, 8) · Stefon Taylor: Programming (4, 10)
