Cunao To Release Latin-American Folk EP: Los Testigos

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ March Records) On April 24, 2013 Cuñao will release its second musical project, an EP collection of five Latin American Folk songs titled "Los Testigos." The EP will be released through Ides Of March Records and will be available for download through all major online music retailers as well as the IOM Records online store (www.idesofmarchrecords.com).

In the songwriting tradition of Sylvio Rodriguez and Argentine legend Piero, Cuñao embarks on a short but delightful journey of timeless stories, rich imagery and colorful use of the Spanish language that bring to life the challenges of modernity from the perspective of a Latin American. Cuñao has always been a master of layering, creating dense aural landscapes that fluidly conjur imagery and take you through time; "Los Testigos" (translation: "The Witnesses") is no exception. Rather it is the thickest and most nostalgic of Cuñao's efforts, echoing through a countryside where the land has a face, ears and eyes, and bears witness.

Cuñao is the moniker for songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Julio C Montero, who is currently based in Los Angeles. Julio was born in Ecuador, but grew up on the multicultural streets of Queens, NY. This mixture of cultures heavily painted the musical world Cuñao would later come to explore. Cuñao's songs are simple in form, mixing South American folk, 60-70's romantic ballads, Tropical & cumbia, electronica, rock, 20th Century minimalism, and afrobeat as they paint a slightly different picture of what it is to be Latin American. In much the same way that Julio adapted to his new culture upon arriving in NYC, his songs transform and adapt when seasoned with other genres.

For more information on Cuñao please visit www.cunaomusic.com, or contact Ides of March Records, [email protected].