Los Gauchos de Rold�n - Button Accordion and Bandone�n Music from Northern Uruguay

Accordions and guitars have enlivened the social life of cattle-herding gaucho families of northern Uruguay since the mid 1800s. On Los Gauchos de Rold�n, regional musical icon Walter Rold�n pumps out time-honored polcas and chotis, Brazilian-tinged maxixas, and more on his button accordion as Chich� Vidiella adds the lush color of the bandone�n. Bernardo Sanguinetti's guitar and Richardo Cunha's percussive, deep-pitched guitarr�n immerse the melodies in a rich nest of rhythms and harmonies, which formerly-exiled singer-songwriter Numa Moraes treats us to five gems of his repertoire. 19 tracks, 55 minutes of music, 40-page bilingual booklet.