Nino de Ricardo (1904-1974) is usually called Nino Ricardo, but we hold to the ”de” since he was the son of amateur guitarist Ricardo Serrapi; his Christian name was Manuel. His career was both commonplace and exceptional, beginning in the cafes, cabarets and fiestas in the province of Seville, and then later at the demand of the greatest …
Step into high gear with his recently taped Ricky Martin MTV Unplugged, the one-hour special. This marks the 19th MTV Unplugged production for MTV Latin America and a first for the newly launched MTV Tr3s. The Unplugged experience is so unique because it allows artists and musicians to reinvent themselves and take risks. During the show, …
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The pioneering nylon string guitar virtuosos present their 11th album, an up-close studio recording of the two guitarists graced by guest artists Dr. L. Subramaniam, the awe-inspiring master of South Indian classical violin, as well as Edwin Colon Zayas, Puerto Rico’s great cuatro virtuoso, Liona Boyd, renowned classical guitarist, and Bijan Mortazevi, the very popular Persian violinist, plus …
With his latest release, Best of Esteban, one of the world’s most prolific composers and guitarists of our time has not merely created a retrospective. Instead of a simple cut-and-paste collection, the man once known as Stephen Paul took a handful of concert favorites and returned to the studio to reinvent them. The result is a fiery, blues/rock/flamenco …
Dune contains the haunting southwest border-country flamenco music Ottmar and his band Luna Negra are famous for. This isn’t old school Flamenco. Acoustic guitar mixes with electric, gypsy accordion, electric bass, funky drum-boxing and percussion. There’s no rain in this music, just poetic sunshine at midnight.”I wanted to play guitar melodies that sounded sung”, says Ottmar. ”For some …
Since the release of the international hit single “Bamboleo,” from their platinum-selling eponymous debut, the Gipsy Kings have dominated the World Music charts selling more than fourteen million albums worldwide, garnering numerous Grammy nominations and performing top grossing tours around the world for over 20 years. They are the biggest-selling French act ever. The Gipsy Kings and their …
Great Masters of Flamenco, Vol .5 (Grandes Figures Du Flamenco)
Born of gypsy origin near Toledo, Ramon Montoya (1880-1949) frequented the Cafe de la Marina as a child, endlessly watching the fingers of the great fin de siecle guitarists. He was the cousin of Carlos Montoya, who pursued a resounding American career; Ramon never learned how to read music himself, but created his own technique, using his creative …
Imagine a holiday album that’s more like a series of impressionistic paintings or stark watercolors from the hand of a gifted observer and artisan. Ottmar Liebert (who plays flamenco guitar but not usually in the purely flamenco style, plus other guitars) and his three musical associates deliver an understated kind of holiday record where less is more, an …
Last Summer Ottmar and his group Luna Negra gathered around the Fritz (Neumann) Head in his private adobe studio in Santa Fe, and recorded nine songs. No smoke and mirrors, just a virtuoso performance with a spacial accuracy that suggests that you are actually there in the room, maybe an unseen player in the band. As Stephen Duros …