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Guitarra del Fuego - Johannes
Linstead
Price: $14.95
Winner of the 5th Annual New
Age Voice Music Award in the Contemporary
World category!
Guitarra del Fuego
Johannes' third release, Guitarra
del Fuego, with all its fiery flair, is
beautiful and surprisingly tender nonetheless.
The occasional gypsy violin and passionate
rhythm and percussion portray dream-like
visions and fantasy-laden romantic themes,
nicely offset by fast-paced flourishes blazing
from Johannes' well-tempered guitar. While
occasional melancholy and pathos tug the
heartstrings of the listener, this music
brims with life, joy and happiness. "The
charts are stacked with odds-on favorites,
but Johannes is a sure to nose ahead in
the race for nouveau flamenco glory."
Award
Winner! Best Contemporary World Album
- New Age Voice (2002)
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Track Listing
1. guitarra
del fuego (guitar of fire)
2. mango
(mango)
3. a mi guitarra (to my guitar)
4. sueños
en tus ojos (dreams in your eyes)
5. ilusión
(illusion)
6. a mi muerte (to my death)
7. me voy mañana (i'm leaving tomorrow)
8. samba por allí (samba over there)
9. los moros
(the moors)
10. zarzamora (zarzamora)
Reviews
"Third time's a charm for this dazzling guitarist
who fires up all strings attached on "Guitarra
del Fuego." At once a classical virtuoso,
ambient visionary & pop musician of great
warmth & feeling, he enchants with compositions
flowing effortlessly from his nylon strings skillfully
accompanied by keyboards, percussion, bass, rhythm
guitar and occasional violin or flute. His music
is beautiful, accessible and soft in spite of
its fiery flair. The occasional gypsy violin and
passionate, precision-packed rhythm section add
up to dream-like visions and fantasy-laden romantic
themes which are nicely offset by the fast-paced
flourishes blazing from Linstead's well-tempered
guitar. Modern and well polished, filled with
contemporary arrangements and even a bit jazzy
in parts, it retains all the freshness and soul
of a musical language spoken through acoustic
guitar. While occasional melancholy and pathos
pull on the sensitive heartstrings of the listener,
this music is brimming with life, joy and happiness.
The charts are stacked with odds-on favorites
and bigger names, but Linstead is the sure-fire
long shot to nose ahead in the race for nouveau
flamenco glory.
- Lloyd Barde
Backroads Music - Heartbeats Catalog
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