Salsa Celtica - El Camino
by the vibrant 11 piece world music fusion band from Edinburgh, Scotland

On paper, this band sounds worryingly like the musical equivalent of a haggis and rum milkshake: Afro-Cuban percussion, Latin grooves and horns, mostly-Spanish vocals, plus bagpipes, whistles, fiddles and a repertoire which weds the Caribbean and Celtic!

But Salsa Celtica sounds wonderful, and that holds true long after their novelty wears off. El Camino ('the road') is Salsa Celtica's fourth and best album.

Its many highlights include a Latinised treatment of one of the more haunting traditional English songs, beautifully sung by special guest Eliza Carthy.

"Salsa Celtica have real emotional range - El Camino's passion, energy and virtuosity suggest that Salsa Celtica's form of fusion has far to go. A road well worth following.' * * * * * [five stars!] "
Songlines - March/April 2006

"An album that fizzes with energy and vitality and does honour to music styles that are often hermetic to change."
Mondomix - Feb 2006

"A stunning shotgun marriage of eclectic musical styles. Virtuosos to a man."
Billboard

Tracks included:
01. Pa'l Rumberos 4.52
02. Esperanza 5.21
03. An Cailleach 2.44
04. Cuando Me Vaya 4.39
05. Córrela 5.00
06. Café Colando 3.46
07. Café Colando (Part 2) 3.16
08. Grey Gallito 5.04
09. Luna Llena 4.39
10. Luna Celosa 2.28
11. Fuego, Alma y Paz 3.40
12. Ya Llegó 2.24

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