PANAPHONIC
Cucurucho – Hasta La Habana

In recent years the PANAPHONIC project has been put on hold due to the countless commitments of leader Rob Colella, who has had to produce many bands on his label (Funky Juice). Projects of the caliber of Blackshapes, Moon Lagoon, Thundermeek, Air Sea Land Ensemble, The Tone Stars and Yellow Waves. All produced between 2017 and 2019.

In this new production the final destination is Cuba and the itinerary delves into two typical aspects of the island’s tradition. One more tied to the acoustic, romantic and passionate past and the other immersed in the more festive, tropical and decidedly danceable sounds. The producer has made use of two long-time collaborators/musicians both on an artistic and professional level. In the first song, entitled: “Cucurucho” the Argentine violinist and singer, (but transplanted to Italy) Melody Quinteros, intensely interprets both the vocal part and the violin part, characterizing the whole with a very personal nuance of timbre of the violin and with different tones in chiaroscuro of the voice that give a distinct touch of originality to the whole. In addition, a splendid instrumental version of the song is proposed, with a fantastic progression of the violin and a very passionate and profound exposition of the theme.

The lyrics of the song tell of the love she has experienced for and with her “cucurucho” (sweet and sensual form and synonymous with “love”, “darling”, “cosita”, “gordito”, “cinito”, etc.). She calls it that (metaphorically) because it is what she remembers after eating the ice cream (so sweet and magical). The “cucurucho” is the consistent part of the ice cream, the crunchy part, the less sweet part. And so even though he fights against everything that reminds him of himself, he can’t get him out of his head. In the second song: “Hasta La Habana” the piano and voice are by Emiliano Pari who has masterfully immersed himself in a Caribbean atmosphere with retro tones with passionate and vaguely melancholic timbres and colors. The text tells us about a man so in love that he wants nothing more than to share everything with her. Always take her with him and dream together of a world where nothing exists but her and their love.

Added musicians: Giuliano Bastianelli on guitars – He collaborated on this project, his great experience as a versatile guitarist is the result of the research that the musician has dedicated to the formation of his unmistakable sound, a mix of Rock, Blues and English Pop.

The compositions and arrangements of both songs are by Emiliano Pari while the lyrics were written by Melody Quinteros.