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Nina de Fuego
(more) »rank: 673by: Concha Buika
: :Buika unveils herself on the cover and bears all on her third album,Niña de Fuego. Buika does away with the costumes that usuallydecorate album covers, stripping away all but her feelings.When she moved to Madrid and recorded her first album, she showedthe never-ending possibility of her skills as a singer. With her secondalbum,Mi Niña Lola, produced by Javier Limón, she got thecredibility, the recognition, the awards, the performances, and theexciting reviews that left people breathless.Her career cannot be summarized in a sentence but when she opens hermouth you realize there is no singer like her.Buika now arrives with her third album, Niña ...
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Live in Japan
(more) »rank: 866by: Rodrigo y Gabriela
:Album Description:Two CD set. Rodrigo (Sanchez) and Gabriela (Quintero) are two fast-fingered, Dublin-based, Mexicans with a unique sound created on acoustic guitars. Their music is difficult to define, straddling both World and Rock, and often imbued with timeless Hispano classical influences. The fire in it comes from their life-long passion for Metal music. Rodrigo y Gabriela beat both the Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash to #1 in the Irish charts upon its orginal release in Europe. Rodridgo Y Gabriela are one of the world's most celebrated and captivating touring and live acts having sold out classic venues such as The Roundhouse and Shepard's ...
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The Scent of Light
(more) »rank: 1119by: Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra
: :While The Scent of Light is Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra's first studio album featuring the band since 2004's La Semana, the recording picks up on the spacial sensibility of the recent binaural CD Up Close by spreading the sound across the full stereo field to create superb listening depth. While Ottmar has stepped away from the recent minimalism of his 2007 Grammy nominated solo album One Guitar, you still sense the high resolution, beautiful clarity, and live combo dynamic. It's a layered recording, with the multiple guitars, basses, keyboards & percussion subtly exchanging altitude, rooms, and dimensions. The excellent detailing and ...
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The Ultimate Jesse Cook (2-CD Set)
(more) »rank: 2447by: Jesse Cook
:Album Description:Jesse Cook began his amazing career on Narada, signing with the label in 1994. One year later, he released his debut album TEMPEST. The album quickly sold over 100,000 units in the U.S. alone and propelled the rumba flamenco guitarist into the limelight just as 'world music' was gaining broader acceptance among mainstream audiences. His astounding chops, sultry rhythms, and undeniable stage flair combined to make Cook one of the stars of the genre. Since then, he has become an international phenomenon. He's reached rock-star status in his native Canada, his Juno-award winning albums have sold over 1 million units worldwide, and ...
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Volare! - The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings
(more) »rank: 2871by: Gipsy Kings
: :There's very little doubt that the Gipsy Kings are good at what they do--they've become the brand name in Sevillana, the pop-oriented flamenco style. Since 1989, when the single 'Bamboleo' and their Gipsy Kings album broke through and went gold in the United States, they've found a willing audience in America for their style, which, while flashy, doesn't demand a great deal of the listener, unlike more hardcore versions of flamenco. This double set collects 37 of their biggest tracks, including a version of the Eagles' 'Hotel California,' into one package guaranteed to satisfy fans of their precise, jubilant playing. And there's no ...
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The Best of the Gipsy Kings
(more) »rank: 1892by: Gipsy Kings
: essential recording:Hailing from the Reyes and Baliardo Gypsy families, this ensemble from the south of France has been playing 'rumba flamenca' since the late 1980s. With this 1995 compilation, the songwriting talent and virtuosity this unique group possesses were gathered together in one comprehensive CD. Notable inclusions are the anthemic hit 'Bamboleo,' from their debut, Gipsy Kings; the slowly emotive 'Trista Pena' the Italian cover 'Volaré,' from Mosaïque; and assorted live cuts that wonderfully capture the wild energy these players spark onstage. In short, the Gipsy Kings are a celebratory bunch who know how to rock with a rhapsody of acoustic guitars, ...
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Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar
(more) »rank: 4537by: David Russell, Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo
: :David Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but his family moved to Spain while he was still a young boy so he could study music in the birthplace of classical guitar. On Reflections of Spain, Russell plays the music of his childhood home with all the joy you would expect from someone revisiting a beloved place. Russell's formidable technique is powered by a keen intelligence and tempered by an emotional delivery. He plays chestnuts like Tarrega's 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' and Albeinez's 'Austurias' with a fond intimacy that rescues them from cliché. Perhaps the finest moments on the CD are Russell's guitar arrangements ...
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Poets & Angels: Music 4 The Holidays
(more) »rank: 2540by: Ottmar Liebert
: :David Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but his family moved to Spain while he was still a young boy so he could study music in the birthplace of classical guitar. On Reflections of Spain, Russell plays the music of his childhood home with all the joy you would expect from someone revisiting a beloved place. Russell's formidable technique is powered by a keen intelligence and tempered by an emotional delivery. He plays chestnuts like Tarrega's 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' and Albeinez's 'Austurias' with a fond intimacy that rescues them from cliché. Perhaps the finest moments on the CD are Russell's guitar arrangements ...
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Nouveau Flamenco
(more) »rank: 8374by: Ottmar Liebert
: essential recording:Ottmar Liebert's most famous, if not most accomplished, effort gave a new genre its title, the New Age market a new champion, and flamenco purists--like Paco de Lucia, who despite a thank-you on the album, has called Liebert's music 'worthless'--a new punching bag. All of which is a little beside the point; Liebert's rhythms may not be complex compas, but he perfectly captures the laid-back, open-space feel of his adopted home of Santa Fe with simple two-chord progressions and piquant nylon-string guitar lines that remain memorable long after listening. The indelible 'Heart Still Beating' and the elegaic 'Moon over Trees' bear ...
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Lagrimas Negras
(more) »rank: 4505by: Bebo & Cigala
:Album Description:Winners of three PREMIOS DE LA MUSICA AWARDS (Spanish Academy of Musical Arts & Sciences) Lágrimas Negras, a collection of old standards performed by Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdes and Spanish flamenco vocalist Diego el Cigala. This was recorded at the suggestion of Hollywood Oscar® Award-winning director, Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque), which has become a phenomenon in Spain. The result is a journey that discovers the essence of the Latino 'love' song with connections to Cuba, Central and South America, and Spain. Picked by New York Times critic Ben Rattcliff as 'the best album of the year', Lágrimas Negras has had an ...
