Vida by Carmela Ramirez & Gabriel Chakarji

The young music talents Carmela Ramirez and Gabriel Chakarji get together in a creative period of their lives, where they decide to undertake a project based on their commitment to the Venezuelan and Latin American music. Their constant search for new musical horizons led them to compose music thinking on the traditions of their culture approached in a contemporary way, which quickly developed the personality and the sound of this duo.
After successful performances in their hometown Caracas, producer Germán Landaeta offers them the idea of ​​recording an album. Combining his expertise and technical excellence with the passion and creativity of the young duo it was finished in just one day of recording. That's how "Vida" was born.

Recorded live entirely in Chacao Cultural Center Theater, "Vida" presents 12 compositions by Carmela and Gabriel inspired in their direct influences, traditional Venezuelan music, Latin American folk and Jazz. The album also features a peculiar drum/percussion sound created by two percussionists Yilmer Vivas and Orestes Gomez that blends ingeniously with the voice and piano. It also features special guests Rafael Greco and Andres Barrios, famous venezuelan composers and instrumentalists.
"Vida" presents a picture of a unique moment where art, creativity and sincerity were the only rule.

Gabriel Chakarji is a Latin Grammy Award nominee pianist and composer who merges the sounds and music of his native Venezuela with New York City jazz.

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