the scent of the whole south america is wrapped in this magnificent album.
just take a bottle of this perfume to also get a ticket trough a continent, with its history and his constellation of voices.
this ensamble from argentina, lead by the amazing voice of maría de los angeles ledesma, brings us to discover the musical origins of several countries, their presences, and the aromas of those folks.
so, just close you eyes, open your nose... and smell this 'esencia'.






releasedate: 8th february 2008
barcode: 8033210120048
catalogue: mcd009

music direction pablo fraguela and pedro furió
artistic and executive production maría y cosecha
recored and mixed between the years 2002 and 2005
in the studio 'del altillo', venado tuerto pcia. de santa fe.
recorded, mixed and mastered by roberto ledesma
song n.15 recorded live in the 'centro cultural municipal de la ciudad de venado tuerto.
juan quinter's violin and voice recorded in the 'estudio la zona' florida, pcia de buenos aires.
sound engineer mariano fernández.

maría de los angeles ledesma – voice; pablo fraguela – piano, accordion, voice; matías furió – percussions, guitar; pedro furió – guitar, cuatro, voice; ricardo canepa – upright bass; javier sepúlveda - flute, guitar, voice; sebastián callá - upright bass on 'la ollera'.
guests: osiris rodríguez, violin on 'amarraditos' and 'apure en un viaje'
juan quintero, voice on 'zamba del duraznillo'





maría y cosecha "río de lavanderas"
performing in the 'teatro nd ateneo' de buenos aires.







"an album that enlights the folk music's panorama."
diario la nación

"maría y cosecha are one of the pillars where we can build the future of our folk music."
revista 23

"they are arists that seduce the young people and bring them to our popular roots."
el federal

"'esencia' it's and album that confirms maría y cosecha like the most representative ensamble of our contemporary folk music."
diario popular