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Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco
Various Artists
Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco
Genres: International Music, Jazz, New Age, Pop, Latin Music
 
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Having witnessed the rise of Tango Nuevo, the refurbishing of Argentina's best-known native music by bandoneon maestro Astor Piazzolla, listeners might muse a bit that "New Flamenco" is an odd renovation to the Spanish gui...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Baja Records
Original Release Date: 7/25/2000
Release Date: 7/25/2000
Genres: International Music, Jazz, New Age, Pop, Latin Music
Styles: Latin Music, Flamenco, Meditation, Adult Contemporary, Adult Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 025221053727, 025221053741

Synopsis

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Having witnessed the rise of Tango Nuevo, the refurbishing of Argentina's best-known native music by bandoneon maestro Astor Piazzolla, listeners might muse a bit that "New Flamenco" is an odd renovation to the Spanish guitar music's storied traditions. Odd or not, the music is certainly popular. Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco shares the floor with other compilations of contemporary artists working in the tradition, specifically Narada's Viva Flamenco! and its roster of guitarists playing along with keyboards, drums, and other textures. So the "New Flamenco" isn't a burnishing or rootsy exploration in the vein of Piazzolla. Instead, Ottmar Liebert, Strunz & Farah, Oscar Lopez, Luis Villegas, and eight more artists examine on Guitar Greats how Flamenco shakes the hand of pan-Ethnic music, New Age ambience, and--of course--virtuoso guitar playing. Some of the best moments here belong not to Liebert or Strunz & Farah, though. Dan Young & Lawson Rollins sound dizzying and rhythmically potent on "Scorpion," as does Luis Villegas on "Spider Hugs," with its irresistibly parading rhythmic intensity. Guitar Greats will likely sound old hat to many of the music's enthusiasts, but it'll easily win Flamenco converts. --Andrew Bartlett

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Billy Lum | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia | 08/20/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"These 2 months marked my entry into a new genre of musical enchantment. I used to like pop, rock and jazz (still do), but a chance introduction to the romantic and seductive sounds made simply by an acoustic guitar got my motors firing on all cylinders...I am totally mesmerised and i've fallen in love with the music of the acoustic guitars. I hv. NEVER heard any of these masterful artistes' names ever before in this GREAT album. The music from this album earns 100 stars! (out of five)Thereon, I have purchased more CDs than i've previously did in 10 months! In a short two months, i've collected the following albums;Jesse Cook:- "Free Fall" "Vertigo" and "Gravity"Ottmar Liebert:- "Innamorare - Summer Flamenco"Armik:- "Rubia" "Rosas del Amor" and "Gypsy Flame"Oscar Lopez:- "Armando's Fire"Next, I'm planning to purchase a couple from "Govi"... Is this testimony enough that "Guitar Greats - The Best Of New Flamenco" is a superbly GREAT buy?"
Luscious listening
E. Karasik | Washington, DC United States | 08/08/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"From lightning-fast latin rhythms to haunting passages reminiscent of Old Spain, this CD provides consistently excellent sounds within the "New Flamenco" genre. Most of the tunes are contagiously upbeat and danceable -- I wasn't able to listen sitting still for long. What is also refreshing is the consistent quality of the entire CD -- no need to fast forward past any of the tunes. Particularly enjoyable to me were the contributions by Armik, NovaMenco, and Young & Rollins, the latter being charismatic newcomers to the latin music scene. If you need one good CD for a road trip, this could definitely be it."
Pure flamenco or not... enjoy it ! Dance in your car!
jimnypivo | west of Chicago, USA | 12/16/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"*Guitar Greats, The Best of New Flamenco* at first sight might look like one of those `Various Artists' loss leader compilations you see on Info-mercials or UHF stations at two in the morning. Or you might mistake it for the traditional, Segovia version of flamenco. But NOoooooooooo! This disc is really quite good! It is a fine collection of energetic, up-tempo, well-rendered and well-sequenced songs in the 'nuevo flamenco' style. Contributions from Govi, Young & Rollins, Strunz & Farah, Ottmar Liebert, Nova Menco, Oscar Lopez, and other artists make it first rate.I'll guarantee it. Most of these tunes will cause you to dance in your car or your office chair, or just plain get up and dance. My spouse brought it home after hearing it playing in Borders. We soon discovered this is great car-driving music, especially with the sunroof and windows open, hair flowing in the wind. I recommend you purchase this CD and put it in your player. It will make your house dusting a little more exciting and go a lot faster. Or you can always put on your best peasant girl outfit, clench a rose between your teeth and let the music carry you away..."