http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7161576&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rssWhat Gaby Kerpel did on 2003's <I>Carnabailito</I> is only rivaled in originality -- perhaps -- by fellow Argentineans Juana Molina and Kevin Johansen. Cannibalizing the folk of Argentina's northeast as well as tango, pop and even Chinese classical music, he approached the whole album with a slanted, organic yet orchestral take that evokes some unwitting combination of Tom Waits and Manu Chao, melding Chao's insouciant sound-borrowing with Wait's twisted investigations into dark corners. Kerpel grew up in Buenos Aires, where he was steeped in classical music and piano. It took a seven-year stint as the music director for the genre-bending theater group La Organizacion Negra for him to find his own musical voice, which proved to be less orthodox than his musical training would suggest. When La Organizacion Negra broke up, a few members went on to form De La Guarda, and released an album with the help of fellow Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla in 1995. Santaolalla also produced <I>Carnabailito</I>. - Sarah BardeenLatin Rocken720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:46:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7161576&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss What Gaby Kerpel did on 2003's <I>Carnabailito</I> is only rivaled in originality -- perhaps -- by fellow Argentineans Juana Molina and Kevin Johansen. Cannibalizing the folk of Argentina's northeast as well as tango, pop and even Chinese classical music, he approached the whole album with a slanted, organic yet orchestral take that evokes some unwitting combination of Tom Waits and Manu Chao, melding Chao's insouciant sound-borrowing with Wait's twisted investigations into dark corners. Kerpel grew up in Buenos Aires, where he was steeped in classical music and piano. It took a seven-year stint as the music director for the genre-bending theater group La Organizacion Negra for him to find his own musical voice, which proved to be less orthodox than his musical training would suggest. When La Organizacion Negra broke up, a few members went on to form De La Guarda, and released an album with the help of fellow Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla in 1995. Santaolalla also produced <I>Carnabailito</I>. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29606066&variant=play&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss Latin Rock Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Gaby Kerpel Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.29606066 alb.29606066 Gaby Kerpel art.7161576 9.99 Carnabailito alb.29606066 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/4/0/1770460_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 2003-08-26 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29606066&variant=play&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29606066&variant=data&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.309526&variant=play&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss Latin Rock Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Gaby Kerpel Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.309526 alb.309526 Gaby Kerpel art.7161576 8.99 Carnabailito alb.309526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/9/0/1270979_170x170.jpg 2005-05-17 00:00:00.0 2003-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.309526&variant=play&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.309526&variant=data&rws=%2Fgaby-kerpel%2Fdiscography.rss