Salsa Flamenca

Editorial Reviews
Mike Joyce, Washington Post
As the album title suggests, the duo draws from both Afro-Caribbean and Spanish traditions, yet it also tosses acoustic blues riffs, funk bass lines, pop melodies and Brazilian rhythms into the mix.

Product Description
On this breakthrough album of world music infused with latin flair, guitarist Dan Young and Lawson Rollins debut in Salsa Flamenca with a dynamic, electrifying, and melodic performance. With breathtaking skill; and at times blinding speeds; the duo's energetic guitar stylings blend flamenco motifs with latin jazz, classical, reggae, blues, and even rock-style phrasing. The result is original compositions which skillfully shift, almost seamlessly, from tense, high-energy scorchers to wistful, sensual ballads.

With percussion virtuoso Alfredo Mojica, bassist Leonardo Lucini, and drummer Alejandro Lucini, Salsa Flamenca boasts a vibrant lineup of players drawing upon Caribbean and Brazilian traditions to produce a colorful, flamboyant vista of salsa, bossa nova, samba, rumba, and many other latin rhythms. It is an organized menagerie of exoticisms that both soothes and excites.

By distilling a broad range of musical influences into a captivatimg mix, Young & Rollins exhibit flair, facility, and more than a small dose of bravura. Demonstrating the creative process at perhaps its most thrilling, Salsa Flamenca establishes Young & Rollins as one of today's true new talents; a duo that creates a world music in touch with our time and our spirits.

Salsa Flamenca

Salsa Flamenca,Young & Rollins,Baja Records,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Tropical

Salsa Flamenca

Tracks:

Scorpion
Twilight
Midnight Rendezvous
Last Year
Running of the Bulls
Salsa Flamenca
Julio's Song
Serendipity
Foreign Affair
Recuerdos

Album Description

On this breakthrough album of world music infused with latin flair, guitarist Dan Young and Lawson Rollins debut in Salsa Flamenca with a dynamic, electrifying, and melodic performance. With breathtaking skill; and at times blinding speeds; the duo's energetic guitar stylings blend flamenco motifs with latin jazz, classical, reggae, blues, and even rock-style phrasing. The result is original compositions which skillfully shift, almost seamlessly, from tense, high-energy scorchers to wistful, sensual ballads.

Customer Reviews:

one more..........2002-12-23

of these misguiding titles - its not Flamenco its not Salsa.

..whats next`? Polka Flamenca Ultra Nouveau Deluxe ?

great guitarists.......2002-04-02

These are two of the most talented guitarists I've had the pleasure of seeing in concert. Unlike some other guitar duos in this genre, like Strunz & Farah, these two are distinctively different in their playing style and it shows in the music. I would recommend this CD to anyone who wants to branch out from the norm and discover some new musical terrain.

amazing blend of styles.......2002-04-02

This CD challenges listeners who like to fit music into neat little genres. It pioneers a new blend of flamenco and salsa, that is something entirely new and refreshing from those individual musical forms. It also adds other styles to the mix. One of the most innovative albums I've heard in recent years!

So So Music.......2002-03-26

Flamenco it's not. Salsa it's not...It's not bad, but there are better artists in this category. Strunz and Farah, Johannes Linstead, Tonino something-or-another...

Latin Salsa.......2002-03-23

I give it two stars.
It lacks anything to do with flamenco though.
Salsa? I don't know.
There are alot of directions in this CD. It is hard to enjoy it. I am sending my CD back for refund.