Billy Arcila, Somnuek Saeng-arun
Billy Arcila, raised in Medellín, Colombia, has lived in the United States for over 40 years, where he teaches and performs as one of California’s foremost guitarists. This album, the first to be made of Arcila’s music, contains works ranging across his entire compositional life, from his first published work to the most recent. Interspersed with the music of other admired composers which exploit nationalist elements, such as the bambuco and pasillo rhythms, Arcila’s autobiographical guitar music embraces the nostalgic, the verdant and the vibrant.
Billy Arcila, Fabio Salazar Orozco, Jorge Alejandro Medellin Becerra (b. 1963), Gustavo Gomez Ardila (1913-2006), Sam Bigney, Richard Supa (b. 1944)
- Billy Arcila: Just Passing By; Same River Twice; Daao Phraew (Glimmering Star); Mar Camina; Simbelmyne; Snake Oil Ballad; Nang Mai (Lady of the Tree)
+Fabio Salazar Orozco: Luna de Cristal
+Jorge Alejandro Medellin Becerra: Dejate
+Gustavo Gomez Ardila: Aires de Mi Tierra
+Sam Bigney: Late Summer Aire
+Richard Supa: Papa's Knee