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AVAILABLE FOR FULL ALBUM PREVIEW AS PART OF
NPR MUSIC’S “EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN“ SERIES

Danilo Pérez - Providencia
“Danilo is open to whatever comes, in that zero-gravity kind of way.
When we become weightless, he doesn’t start looking for things to hold on to.”
– Wayne Shorter, 2008
Danilo Pérez, the acclaimed Panamanian pianist, educator and social activist, will kick off the release of his new album, Providencia, with an NPR Music “Exlusive First Listen.”
From August 23-31, NPR Music will make Providencia available for free on-demand listening in its entirety at http://www.NPRMusic.org
and through the NPR Music App for iPhone and iPod Touch; a week-long world exclusive, culminating with the retail release of the album on August 31
Providencia, his debut for the Mack Avenue Records label, crosses streams of jazz, classical and Latin American folk music-which Pérez refers to as “hearing music in three dimensions.” “This record is based on the idea that whatever we do has an impact in the universe,” Pérez says. “The word ‘providence,’ for me, means standing up for the future of the next generation of children.” Continue reading