Flowers in the Desert

Editorial Reviews
From Jazziz
For a facile flamenco-guitar player like Manuel Iman, the challenges are similar. On his Eversound debut, Flowers in the Desert, Iman could have stuck to the usual trappings of the style, as on the intensely rhythmic track "Rumba Chulita." But that would simply place him alongside established pop-flamenco stars Ottmar Liebert and Jesse Cook. Iman succeeds in breaking the mold a bit by introducing a rock-edged electric guitar into the mix. "Zingar," a frothy tropical jam, grows deeper and more passionate when Iman plugs in and wails, screaming and crunching like Van Halen dropping into a little cantina. He uses the rocking instrument as the centerpiece of a soaring Middle Eastern-flavored jaunt on the title track as well. The tune begins unassumingly, loping along with a bright Spanish-guitar melody before chant-like vocals soar in the distance, spacey synth harmonies appear, and Iman dramatically ups the distortion and goes for broke. But rock isn't all that fuels Iman's flamenco innovations: Synthesized orchestrations support his graceful weave of flamenco stylings on "King of Hearts" and add power to a flute-and-guitar duet on "Swan Birthday."

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Flowers in the Desert

Flowers in the Desert
Flowers in the Desert
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Innocuous Soft Jazz Version of Flamenco
  • Blazing Flamenco spiced with Persian, rock, & jazz.
  • A beautiful and unique talent
  • Una fusion de culturas musicales de incomparable calidad
  • An incredible depth of feeling and texture..
 Flowers in the Desert
Manuel Iman
Manufacturer: Max Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

SpainSpain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000DF8K
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Gypsy Tears
  2. Rumba Chulita
  3. Journey Itself
  4. King Of Hearts
  5. Care
  6. New Rumbo
  7. Zingar
  8. My Golden Mirror
  9. This Moment Called Now
  10. Flowers In The Desert
  11. Swan Birthday

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Innocuous Soft Jazz Version of Flamenco.......2000-07-29

If you are looking for pleasant background music, this "soft jazz" take on flamenco will do. It is harmless enough, as long as you don't let it dissuade you from listening to the genuine article.

5 out of 5 stars Blazing Flamenco spiced with Persian, rock, & jazz........1999-11-19

With the release of his first CD, Manuel has leaped to the highest plateau of Rumba, Flamenco, & Latin guitar playing occupied by the elite such as Strunz & Farah, Armik, Lara & Reyes, and Mark Antoine. He's gone to a different level though by bringing in an electric guitar, as in Zingar, into a genre that rarely, if ever, sees it. Each piece is brilliantly crafted and wonderfully executed. Incredibly captivating! One of the best CD's in this area of music.

5 out of 5 stars A beautiful and unique talent.......1999-04-10

Manuel Iman's guitar on this CD brings an originality and exceptional quality feelings expression. Listening melodies as different as "Flowers in the desert" or "Journey itself" pieces, we enjoy with one ot the most innovative talent insight the World music's artists.

5 out of 5 stars Una fusion de culturas musicales de incomparable calidad.......1999-04-04

Manuel Imán nos permite gozar en este CD de una de las máximas expresiones musicales de la fusión de las diferentes culturas de su entorno global, guiándonos con destreza y maestría en el manejo de su guitarra.

5 out of 5 stars An incredible depth of feeling and texture.........1999-01-24

A simply wonderful CD. The variety of moods, rhythms, and textures takes you on a wonderful journey. Some of the tracks are *really* different... and so exciting. "Zingar"... "King of Hearts"... and the final combination of "Flowers in the Desert" followed by "Swan Birthday" never fails to set my heart simply soaring. Very highly recommended!
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