MIKE MARSHALL/ HAMILTON DE HOLANDA
New Words/Novas Palavras
Adventure Music
With the lightly percussive tap of rain dripping on a tiny shack and the cascading runs of a rushing waterfall, sun-dappled Appalachian rivers stream with a rushing Amazon on New Words/Novas Palavras, a natural-toned tango flowing between two mandolin maestros: American icon Mike Marshall and Brazil’s Hamilton De Holanda—who actually plays a ten-string bandolim. Drawing on the full strength of their unique skills and cultures, the two match musical styles, note for note. On solo works. On Béla Fleck covers. On ancient favorites—even combining an American bluegrass traditional and an old Portuguese favorite into one single track. Your iPod calls it “world music;” but a better description would be “whirled music,” as they join forces to prove somewhere embedded in the mandolin’s genetic strain, the lute and cittern share strands of DNA. Now watch the bonus DVD for an inspired performance where they draw dazzling, dizzying solos that spiral seamlessly together, swapping ancient code to create a powerful new breed of music, and allowing Bill Monroe and Jacob do Bandolim to jam long after
their deaths.
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