Songs of the Latin Skies

Songs of the Latin Skies
Studio album by
Released17 February 2017
GenreJazz, classical music, pop
LabelKin Music
ProducerKatie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
Katie Noonan chronology
With Love and Fury
(2016)
Songs of the Latin Skies
(2017)
Gratitude and Grief
(2018)
Karin Schaupp chronology
Mosaic
(2014)
Songs of the Latin Skies
(2017)
Wayfaring
(2018)

Songs of the Latin Skies is a collobrative studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Katie Noonan and classical guitarist Karin Schaupp. The album was released in February 2017 and is the third time the duo have collaborated, following Songs from the British Isles in 2011 and the ARIA nominated album Songs of the Southern Skies in 2012.

The album is described as a "journey through the great South American songbook of bossa nova, samba, salsa and tango, interpreting work by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Luis Bonfá, Antônio Carlos Jobim and more." Noonan and Schaupp toured the album across Australia between March–June 2017.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the album won ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.[citation needed]

Reception

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Jo Litson from LimeLight magazine gave the album 4 ½ out of 5 saying; "The duo bring a fresh, distinctive, original take to the repertoire, with Noonan’s exquisite vocals soaring delicately over Schaupp’s virtuosic, equally expressive playing, as they caress the melodies to create a meltingly laid-back album with a spare, minimal beauty that would soothe the most furrowed brow." adding it's "Divine".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Segurança" (Maxwell) – 4:00
  2. "Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:34
  3. "Oblivion" (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:53
  4. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 3:38
  5. "Boiou" (Joyce Moreno) – 2:38
  6. "Retrato Brasileiro" (Baden Powell) – 4:05
  7. "No More Blues" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 3:47
  8. "Canta Mais" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:39
  9. "La Muerte del Angel" (Ástor Piazzolla) – 4:03
  10. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá) – 4:54
  11. "Sentimental Melody from Forest of the Amazon" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 4:10
  12. "El Marino" (Antonio Lauro) – 1:22
  13. "Tikata Tarpuinikichu" (Traditional) – 4:48

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 17 February 2017 Kin Music 5743174

References

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  1. ^ "Katie and Karin announce new album and tour for 2017". Katie Noonan. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Songs of the Latin Skies Katie Noonan, Karin Schaupp". Lime Light Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Songs of the Latin Skies". www.jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Song of the Latin Skies by Katie Noonan & Karin Schaup". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2017.