Tambuco
Tambuco | |
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.jpg) Musical ensemble from Mexico | |
| Background information | |
| Genre | Cuarteto Latinoamericano |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Label | Quindecim Recordings |
| Members | Ricardo Gallardo Alfredo Bringas Raúl Tudón Miguel González |
| Website | http://www.tambuco.org/ |
Tambuco is an ensemble that performs contemporary classical music from Mexico.[1][2][3] Founded in 1993,[4] they have received various awards and honors worldwide, including Grammy Award nominations and the Japan Foundation Award for Arts and Culture.[2] Their name refers to the eponymous work by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez. Specialized media outlets such as Gramophone magazine and music critic Bernard Holland have highlighted their career,[5] as they have managed to place concert music written by Mexican composers in various first-rate concert halls.[5]
History
[edit]The ensemble was formed in 1993 with four Mexican percussionists.[6] Among the ensemble's goals is the creation and performance of 20th- and 21st-century pieces related to percussion, and to that end their various albums have featured a wide variety of drums of different sizes and origins (bass drums, snare drums, timbales, güiros, teponaztlis, African drums), cymbals, bells, xylophones (marimbas, vibraphones),[7] as well as experimentation with textures, materials, or objects from which sound can be derived.[8] They also aim for contemporary Mexican concert music to be performed in various parts of the world.[8][9]
They have performed in venues on five continents and in practically every major concert hall in Mexico. In addition to their work as an ensemble, Tambuco has collaborated as a guest ensemble with artists such as Eduardo Mata, Keiko Abe, Kronos Quartet, The Michael Nyman Band, the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others.[9]
The soundtrack for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre also features a performance by Tambuco in the opening track, Los Muertos Vivos Estan.
Members
[edit]- Ricardo Gallardo (artistic director)
- Alfredo Bringas
- Raúl Tudón
- Miguel González
Discography
[edit]- 1995: Tambuco
- 1996: Música japonesa para percusiones
- 1997: Rítmicas
- 2012: Kailash
- Carlos Chávez Chamber Works vol. I
- World Premiere Recordings
- 2004: Serie Iberoamericana Vol. I: Colombia
- 2005: Carlos Chávez Chamber Works vol. III
- 2007: Serie Iberoamericana Vol. I: España
- 2009: William Kraft Encounters
- 2016: Café Jegog (recorded in Japan)
- 2022: Ramona. Original Soundtrack of the Telenovela "Ramona" (2000)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tambuco, Biografía e Integrantes" [Tambuco, Biography and Members]. www.tambuco.org (in Spanish).
- 1 2 "Tambuco, Ensamble de Percusiones de México" [Tambuco, Percussion Ensemble of Mexico]. sic.gob.mx (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Un Tambuco totalmente diferente actuará en el Festival Tamoanchan" [A completely different Tambuco will perform at the Tamoanchan Festival]. www.conaculta.gob.mx (in Spanish).
- ↑ Pinon, Alida (2013-10-19). "Tambuco, las repercusiones de dos décadas". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- 1 2 "Tambuco, las repercusiones de dos décadas" [Tambuco, the repercussions of two decades]. El Universal (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Tambuco. Cuarteto de percusiones de México (cuadernillo de disco)" [Tambuco. Percussion quartet of Mexico (album booklet)]. FONCA / UNAM (in Spanish). 1995.
- ↑ ArtsEdge, The Kennedy Center. "ARTSEDGE: Tambuco Percussion". artsedge.kennedy-center.org (in Spanish).
- 1 2 Alonso Arreola. "Tambuco: golpe a golpe" [Tambuco: blow by blow]. www.jornada.unam.mx (in Spanish).
- 1 2 "Tambuco, Biografía e Integrantes" [Tambuco, Biography and Members]. www.tambuco.org (in Spanish).
Further reading
[edit]- Del Río, Fanny. 1999. "Entrevista al grupo Tambuco". Pauta: Cuadernos de teoría y crítica musical 17, no. 70: (April–June): 19–26.
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