Posts Tagged Flamenco
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June 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Marc Ribot: Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus [Reissue]
Marc Ribot Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus Knockwurst Records Marc Ribot’s contribution to the guitar is enormous – his catalogue is vast, he’s one of those players you’ve heard, even if you don’t know it. Alongside his own idiosyncratic catalogue he has recorded sessions or played live for soul giants (Wilson […]Archive
October 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 11 – Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra, Wellington, 1996
I didn’t just have one Ottmar Liebert CD – I had heaps of them. Now I just have the one. Signed by him after this gig – I doubt I could give it away. But there was a time when I was kinda into this – mostly I played the albums while I wrote essays […]Archive
August 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Calaita: Flamenco Son
Calaita Flamenco Son Riverboat/World Music Network Glen Sharp’s guitar is the first thing you notice driving this music – this marriage between British musicians and Spain’s history with the flamenco form. There are Spanish musicians involved in Calaita too and the second thing you’ll notice – the ingredient so crucial – is Chico Pere’s voice. […]Archive
February 26, 2014 by Simon Sweetman