Lahontan Valley News & Full on Eagle Standard, Review

Sandra Luna is a young Argentinean vocalist whose album Tango Varon (World Connection/Times Square) has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album. Luna's music is rooted in the tango, not the increasingly well-known dance music, but rather tango cancion the vocal love songs (analogous to fado or momas in other cultures) that are the heart and soul of the tango tradition. Her songs offer portraits - grandparents, dogs, children, life in the streets - of the stuff that bring the senses to life. The CD both invokes the past and looks to the future; from traditional bandeon and string numbers to songs that are highly percussive and have a variety of textures. 02/12/05