NOISE

Ruido, (Noise) is José Mercé's new album and one of his major works. This is the 17th album in his career. From the start, Mercé has managed to accomplish the difficult feat of turning flamenco into something for all audiences, expanding its popularity without losing its soul or its depth. Such is Ruido (Noise).

The album starts with Amanecer (Dawn) and continues with Ruido (Noise). The song that gives it its name is a bulería that confirms the spirit of the project: one or two guitars, percussion, bass and choruses are enough to sustain José Mercé's impressive voice. The album is flamenco in all its purity, with excellent songs by Isidro Muñoz, who wrote most of the songs, except for the closing theme: the emblematic Nana de la cebolla (Onion Lullaby).

Ruido (Noise) includes bulerías such as Ruido (Noise), La llave (The Key), and Fe (Faith); alegrías such as Pan y pico (Bread and Pick); and a rumba called Todos seremos (We Shall All Be), not to mention great flamenco singing such as the soleá called Vengo de donde no estuve (I've Come from a Place I was Never At), plus an impressive version of Nana de la cebolla (Onion Lullaby) with lyrics by the poet Miguel Hernández and music by Alberto Cortez, who recreates the version recorded by Joan Manuel Serrat in 1972 with special collaboration from Pasión Vega and Carlos Sanlúcar.