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DEVENDRA BANHART, "NINO ROJO"
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Brainwashed | by Jonathan Dean a joyful, magical work of unrestrained creativityJust as Rejoicing in the Hands of the Golden Empress represented the maternal principle, Nino Rojo represents the principle of the child. Following in a line of primal symbolism going back to the Egyptian deity Horus ("the crowned and conquering child"), the title depends upon that fundamental consonance between Sun and Son. The "red sun" disc of the Eye of Horus, casting the light of knowledge upon mankind; and the "red son" of Banhart's title, an "exuberant and foolish" child full of passion and curiosity. This symbolic conceit works to unite these two halves of the same generative source. Nino Rojo comprises a second volume of 16 songs from the same fruitful recording sessions that produced Rejoicing, and far from a collection of outtakes or castoffs, represents another stunning album from one of the most uniquely talented individuals currently working in this medium. As if to enforce the frolicsome exuberance suggested by the album's title, the songs here focus on energy, dynamism and the spirit of communal play. To that end, many of these tracks are more orchestrated than I'd come to expect from past albums, with guest players......
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Devendra Banhart, Nino Rojo
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Elle | by Leigh BelzblurbYou heard it here first: Folk is back in a big way with…Devendra Banhart’s sparkling second album, Nino Rojo…Banhart takes his sound in a quirkier direction, with jaunty, Paul Simon-esque melodies....
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DEVENDRA BANHART, "NINO ROJO"
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Brainwashed | by Jonathan Dean a joyful, magical work of unrestrained creativityJust as Rejoicing in the Hands of the Golden Empress represented the maternal principle, Nino Rojo represents the principle of the child. Following in a line of primal symbolism going back to the Egyptian deity Horus ("the crowned and conquering child"), the title depends upon that fundamental consonance between Sun and Son. The "red sun" disc of the Eye of Horus, casting the light of knowledge upon mankind; and the "red son" of Banhart's title, an "exuberant and foolish" child full of passion and curiosity. This symbolic conceit works to unite these two halves of the same generative source. Nino Rojo comprises a second volume of 16 songs from the same fruitful recording sessions that produced Rejoicing, and far from a collection of outtakes or castoffs, represents another stunning album from one of the most uniquely talented individuals currently working in this medium. As if to enforce the frolicsome exuberance suggested by the album's title, the songs here focus on energy, dynamism and the spirit of communal play. To that end, many of these tracks are more orchestrated than I'd come to expect from past albums, with guest players......
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Devendra Banhart, Nino Rojo
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BlenderQuote It's Banhart's gift for melody that ultimately carries the day. [Nov 2004, p.128]...
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Devendra Banhart, Nino Rojo
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Elle | by Leigh BelzblurbYou heard it here first: Folk is back in a big way with…Devendra Banhart’s sparkling second album, Nino Rojo…Banhart takes his sound in a quirkier direction, with jaunty, Paul Simon-esque melodies....