Featured in Kalman Rubinson's Music in the Round in the March 2004 issue of Stereophile!

Romero's Un Segundo Una Vida, has been nominated for a 2003 Surround Music Award!

World/Contemporary Flamenco guitarist Romero shows considerable depth and range in this passionate new release from 333 Entertainment. The impressive guest line-up includes world-renowned Latin vocalist Estela Raval, Weather Report percussionist Manolo Badrena, Gumbi Ortiz, and others...

Un Segundo Una Vida was a labor of love over a year in the making, and includes such guests as Gumbi Ortiz, Manolo Badrena, Raul Jaurena, Fahim Dandan and Estela Raval. Recorded at BearTracks and The Clubhouse studios in NY state, the natural acoustic environment of each world class room was beautifully incorporated into the production. Deeply based in the roots of flamenco, it transcends in its explorations of exotic rhythms and rich vocals, comfortably crossing international boundaries. Billboard magazine gave ‘Segundo’ a Critic’s Choice review, noting that this release could make Romero a household name. Inside the music you will find amazing musicianship and profound lyrics in La Vida Nueva; a song co-written with his mother, Estela Raval or, in Luna de Plata a duo with the Egyptian La Conja. Un Segundo Una Vida, is also a daring and experimental fusion that plays with exotic rhythms as in Sarabanda, whose mix of Santeria songs, as interpreted by Gumbi Ortiz, blending afrocuban percussion with flamenco guitar. Enjoy the explorations of the Arabic origins of flamenco and Mediterranean rhythms with the mystical vocals of Palestinian singer Fahim Dandan in Detras del Velo. La Calle del Olvido, thanks to the wonderful accompaniment on the bandoneon by Uruguayan Raul Jaurena, creates a perfect and subtle balance between old world instrumentation and modern arrangements. The infusion of flamenco with Argentinean rhythms comes from his paternal musical heritage (Ricardo Romero-The Five Latinos” and his years growing up in Buenos Aires.

"This passionate music is an example of the New Flamenco currently popular in Spain, which blends jazz, rock and all sorts of world music influences with the basic gypsy folk form. ...The multichannel effects are strong, making the listener feel like one is in the middle of the performance..." - John Sunier, audaud.com
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Selections:
1. Luna De Plata
2. Veneno
3. Un Segundo Una Vida
4. Alma
5. Sarabanda
6. Otro Atardecer
7. La Vida Nueva
8. La Calle Del Olvido
9. Detras Del Velo
10. Puerto Esperanza
11. D Requiem