Name: Ronroco
Brand: Gustavo Santaolalla

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Catalogue number

0075597901627

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Black

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Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-01-26

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Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

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Standard:20

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Black LP

Artist

Gustavo Santaolalla

Genre GB

Modern Composition

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Nonesuch

Gustavo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer, and producer. Born on August 19, 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has achieved recognition for his exceptional talent in the music industry. His work as a composer has earned him Academy Awards for Best Original Score in both 2005 (for Brokeback Mountain) and 2006 (for Babel). In addition to his musical accomplishments, Santaolalla is also the co-founder and president of Surco Records J.V., a prominent record label.

Nonesuch is a US record label that was created in 1964 as a budget label for classical releases. It eventually expanded to include adventurous music from around the globe and world-premiere recordings of contemporary composers. Nonesuch has gone through various ownership changes over the years, including being acquired by Warner Communications in 1970 and becoming a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records in 2004.

Under the leadership of Jac Holzman, Nonesuch was established as a budget label for classical releases licensed from large record companies in Britain and France. Designed by Bill Harvey, the packaging emphasized affordability with releases marketed as "Recordings at the Price of a Quality Paperback."

In 1970, Nonesuch became part of Warner Communications (Kinney/WEA) and continued to release music under its own name along with other Elektra-based labels like Elektra and Asylum Records. The merger between Elektra and Atlantic labels in 2004 resulted in Nonesuch becoming a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records within the Warner Music Group.

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A remastered edition of Grammy and Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla’s beloved and critically acclaimed 1998 album Ronroco is available for the first time on vinyl via Nonesuch Records. The singer, composer, and producer’s classic album comprises twelve original tunes inspired by traditional Argentinean music and influenced by music of Japan, Africa, and eastern Europe. The record takes its name from the ronroco, a South American stringed instrument. “I’ve been playing this instrument since I was a kid, collecting songs and thoughts about this record for a long time,” Santaolalla said. “The idea was to make a non-traditional album, a sonic landscape.” Ronroco features Santaolalla on charango, ronroco, Andean pipes, whistles, and guitar, in collaboration with long-time partner Aníbal Kerpel on vibraphone and melodica. Twenty-five years after its original release, Ronroco is a project that Santaolalla holds special affection for: “This album materialized a different, less known side of me,” he said. “The challenge was to keep it simple without giving up some rough edges, staying within the boundaries of the subtlety and delicacy that this music needs.”

Ronroco

Music GB

Discover Ronroco by Gustavo Santaolalla. A remastered edition of his critically acclaimed album, featuring traditional Argentinean music and influences from Japan, Africa, and eastern Europe. Available on vinyl via Nonesuch Records.