MP3 Plan C - Volar

Plan C follows up their award winning debut-album, with their sophomore album, âVolarâ, a vibrant tapestry of World-Latin-Fusion that explores Latin American, Asian, African and North American rhythms and lyrics and blends them all into a spiritual journe

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LATIN: Latin Pop, WORLD: World Fusion



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About VOLAR

Plan C follows up their award winning debut-album, with their sophomore album, âVolarâ, a vibrant tapestry of World-Latin-Fusion that explores Latin American, Asian, African and North American rhythms and lyrics and blends them all into a spiritual journey across the collective human experience.

Lead single, âVolarâ invites listeners to let the music transport them to a place of hope and compassion â carried by a deep cumbia/reggeton. This track features a traditional Colombian Gaita played by Felipe Muños from Grupo Chumbimba (http://www.myspace.com/chumbimba) and rhymes from Toronto based Latin hip-hop artist, Flakko (http://flakkomusic.com/).

The music then moves to âEl Vaqueroâ, a sly cumbia/salsa-rock that calls out that cowboy from the wild-west. The one who thinks he can gallop across any border to oppress the weak for his own personal gains. âEl Vaqueroâ was written by Plan C percussionist Diego las Heras and incorporates a traditional Colombian Tiple played by Julio Andres Rodriguez.

âEstoy Contigoâ, blending afro-beat with Peruvian, Colombian and Cuban rhythms, is a very personal message sung for Juan Valenciaâs wife, Sandy, commemorating her recently deceased father.  It speaks to the need to carry on in the face of lifeâs losses and hardships, and the importance of having someone there to help you through bad times.

âLa Fiestaâ moves listeners to the dance floor to give it all they got with a funky blend of Merengue and Drum and Bass. Featuring KC Roberts on vocals, (www.myspace.com/kcrobertsandtherawblue)

The journey then turns toward the rhythms of the Middle East to honour the innocent lives lost, not only in Iraq, but in all illegal wars. âIraqâ features the soprano sax of Oliver Miguel (www.olivermiguel.com) and Fender Rhodes by Mark Pellizzer.  

âUniversoâ is a deep electro-jazz vibe that features Spanish MC direct from Barcelona, Celia Palli, who drops rhymes in her native Catalan.

Plan C shows their joyous side with âNo Dejo De Tenerâ, which rocks out Colombian Vallenato and encourages us to focus on the positive side of life. Featuring accordion player Juan Diego âJay Dâ De Salas (www.desedas.com/).

The track âLiesâ calls for an end to all the political lies that have lead us to war and the world to suffering. This ambitious Reggae-Tango was co-written by ex-member Tim-Bones and features the accordion of Christopher Molder.

The ups and downs of love are explored in âComo un Sueñoâ, a smooth cumbia sung by Plan C vocalist Janelle Monique as a love letter to her former romance;

And finally âMariaâ, an electronic Colombian Puya dedicated  to that mysterious Lady Maria, that makes you feel unexplainable sensations. Co-written by Award-winning Folklorist and Gaita player, Juan Carlos Medrano, from  the Colombian fusion-group Wayove.

With the album âVolarâ, Plan C has taken yet another step towards re-shaping peopleâs idea of what Latin music should be by
connecting the dots between world grooves and closing the gap between the planetâs collective struggles.