These guys are some amazing flamenco guitar players. Jorge Strunz is from Costa Rica and Ardeshir Ferah is from Iran. They met in the US in 1979 and have been recording and performing ever since. We went to see these guys in 2003 at the One World Theater in Austin and I have a signed copy of this album.
The album is all instrumental and also features a flute player by the name of Pedro Eustache, who also signed the CD cover.
I think the most amazing this about them is how well they play together and echo each other's riffs. Farah is by far the more technical player, but Strunz (who appears older) seems to have that little bit of "soul" (for lack of a better term) that makes it more sincere. The first cut, "Matambu" is probably my favorite since I once put it on a mix CD, but this album offers much to explore. Good Sunday listening.
cds
p.s. While I'm at it here let me give a shout-out to the great radio stations in Austin, TX that play this kind of stuff on a regular basis. I would have never heard of these guys had they not been played on KGSR. I think that station has gone a little more mainstream these days, but they still manage to mix in an eclectic track or two like Strunz and Ferah. And don't get me started on how KUT has changed my life -- I'll leave that for another day.
No comments:
Post a Comment