Amazing, Spain, 02/2000
Apurimac II is the second work of a trilogy where the German group
Cusco blend native American folk and modern/electronic instrumental
music. This album follows Apurimac, a best-seller (more than 300.000
copies in the USA alone) released about ten years before. Mike Holm and
Kristian Schultze produced, composed (with inputs from the excellent
Stemmann) and published the new work in 1994. It is now available in
the Prudence catalogue and it sounds as fresh and dynamic as it was the
first day. Technology and flute sounds are the main traits of an album
with deep roots in the South American folk (Apurimac is a river in the
Andes mountains). The rhythm reigns supreme in almost all the tracks
(there are 10 in this CD). You will specially like the virtuosity of
the musicians and the great melodies they offer us.
