José Lemos Countertenor "Quién es aquello"

WLADYSAW TEODOR BENDA - GYPSY GIRL (OJOS DE GITANA), LOCATION UNKNOWN DEDICATED TO SERENALUCE EXCERPT FROM ARKIVMUSIC.COM REVIEW OF BRIO - ROMANCE ALBUM: 'If you haven't heard Lemos perform--and you really should experience his singing live, for he is a very charismatic performer--you'll notice how his vocal quality and expressive manner have a sort of "nervous" intensity that differs from the more lyrical, silver-throated legato technique of, say, David Daniels or Andreas Scholl. Some of this is due to the nature of the songs, which demand emotional emphases that occasionally place deeply-felt passion above pure beauty of tone. And Lemos is completely in command of both his musical material, much of which involves the ornamental slides and micro-tonal melodies characteristic of Middle Eastern music, and language, whether Spanish or Ladino (the "native tongue of Iberian Jews").' http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=180990 Brio (early music ensemble) Mary Anne Ballard (Viola Da Gamba), Danny Mallon (Percussion), José Lemos (Counter Tenor), Steve Rosenberg (Recorder/Guitar)