Navega Mundos

Fusion albums often throw out intriguing hints at what the planet's future might sound like: free-form, multi-faceted, deliciously deracinated. Laura and Gianni Caronni – Las Hermanas Caronni – were born in Argentina, and have Italian and Jewish grandparents – a not uncommon combination in that country. The twin sisters are maestros of the viola, cello and clarinet, from which they tease soulful songs that skip sprite-like around the genres, from Italian canzonetta to klezmer to Astor Piazzolla-like tango, with moments of Michael Nyman and La Chicana along the way. Each song on Navega Mundos (Navigating Worlds) comes as a sort of digression from the previous one, the common threads being the sisters’ harmonious, folksy vocals and their almost ambient-style arrangements. All compositions are penned by one or both of the women, and give thanks to Rilke, The Doors and Gabriel García Márquez for lyrical inspiration. Urban Argentina has never known what it is or wants to be, and in this sense this album is a deeply Argentinian one. Accordion-playing legend Raúl Barboza provides the one deep, firm rural root, guesting on the final song, a chamamé penned by Laura titled ‘Ya Me Voy’.