The Jazz Gallery: Daniel Prim y Su Parampampan
3/7
7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
The Jazz Gallery
1158 Broadway
New York, NY 10001
Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm
Daniel Prim -drums
Adam O’Farrill –trumpet
Leandro Pellegrino –guitar
RELEASE PARTY! March 7 at the Jazz Gallery in NYC with Adam O’Farrill and Leandro Pellegrino
“Home” is Latin Grammy Award-winning drummer and percussionist Daniel Prim‘s first album under his name, Daniel Prim y Su Parampampan. Daniel grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, where his friends and family gathered at each other’s homes to eat and play music into the night. Music became the rhythm and language of his childhood. Home invites listeners to join Daniel in the parties, or parampampans, where he first learned the folklore songs that weave through the album, breathing new love and life into the heart, soul and sounds of his homeland.
Adam O’Farrill, Juanma Trujillo, and Manuel Márquez collaborate with Daniel on the album, blending the Afro-Venezuelan traditions with improvisational jazz. Each track reimagines and transforms folklore songs, evoking a spirit of vibrancy and resilience.
Traditional Afro-Venezuelan songs feature tambor, melodic vocals, and sometimes other elements, such as the maracas. They are conversations constructed through beautiful melodies, which often take the form of question and answer. For this album, Daniel decided to bring those melodies and conversations alive, evoking the singer’s emotions and feelings via trumpet and guitar, alongside Daniel’s modified drum set. In this way, Daniel brings the music of his memories forward, while making sure the complex layers of its history are not left behind. Rich with the rhythms of the past and future, celestial traditions, and sublime moments, Daniel Prim y Su Parampampan encourages listeners to share in the joy, unity, and beauty of Venezuela, its music, and its people.
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