Acoustic jazz-pop songs that merge world rhythms with evocative Spanish lyrics; from ballads, bossa, and swing to guajira and boleros.

13 MP3 Songs in this album (46:10) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Jazz-Pop, WORLD: World Fusion

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Magali Luque's latest project is her solo CD entitled "Básica" (translated as "Basic Me"), a personal project with a variety of eclectic music performed on acoustic instruments. She journeys through a myriad of world rhythms, from pop ballads to funk, from guajira to bolero, from bossa to swing, leaving room for jazzy improvisations by singer and band alike. Her evocative lyrics in Spanish speak of being in and out of love, and the marriage of these to world beats create a distinctive style that only Magaliâs soulful voice can express. Her music videos for the hit songs âMedicina perfectaâ (Perfect Medicine) and âNo voy a decírteloâ (I Wonât Tell You) receive constant airplay on Peruvian television and are available for viewing on YouTube.

Besides being a bass player, Magali is a multi-instrumentalist in every sense of the word: her instruments include guitar, bass, cello, contrabass, flute, and percussion. Nevertheless, she still considers her voice the primary instrument of choice since it is, in her own words: âa living instrument.â

Because of her outstanding qualities as an eclectic composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, Magali Luque is one of the most sought after musicians in Peru. Her many works cover not only the music field but also theater productions for renowned Directors like Alonso Alegría, July Naters, Ruth Escudero, Mateo Chiarella, etc. She not only performed on the soundtracks for such musical plays as The Little Prince, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Don Quixote but also composed the soundtrack for the plays âPeripatéticosâ and âThe Temptation of Love.â She also composed the score for the film âRehenes-aâ to be released in the spring of 2009 as well as performed the music for the dance companies of Mirella Carbone, Morella Petrozzi, and the dance company âLa Tarumba.â

In Peru she also does session work for the top bands of contemporary music such as the rock groups âFrágilâ, âLibidoâ, âLa Saritaâ, âDâmente Comúnâ, among many others. She has also performed and recorded with the most important artists in the Peruvian folklore category, such as Damaris (Latin Grammy nominee), Saywa, The Gaytán Castro Brothers, Nelly Munguía etc. Recently she collaborated with Magaly Solier, a singer/actress who starred in 2009's Best Foreign Picture film at the Berlinale Movie Festival.

She was one of the founding members of âÑaymlapâ, a contemporary Peruvian music quartet that also featured Ernesto Mayhuire on guitar. She has also been a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra in Peru. In both instances, her instrument was the double bass; and although these two groups were âacademicâ in a musical sense, she has explored other musical avenues on her own; such as the rock groups âSándaloâ (pop music) and later âLunazulâ (Latin-jazz and fusion). Not only did she play bass on these experimental bands, but she was also the lead singer.