Strunz/Farah "Guitarras"

Strunz/Farah "Guitarras"

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Strunz/Farah
Guitarras
The Story
"Guitarras" was guitar duo Strunz & Farah's follow up CD to "Frontera", which was a critical favorite and brought the pair much noteriety. Their 1985 offering displayed brilliance, esoterica and creativity all at once. Jorge Strunz plays acoustic nylon guitar on the bulk of the tunes, while Ardeshir Farah wields a mighty steel string acoutic guitar - a great sonic mesh which yielded a few standout tracks. First, the percussive "Zambalera", based around a South American rhythm; then "Suenos (Part I)" which begins with a dream-like quiality and develops into a Strunz/Farah showdown; and finally "The Feathered Serpent", a dynamic track inspired by Mexican legends. The percussion elements on "Guitarras" alone make the music worthy in a crowded world music market.
The Music
04:20 Curandero Instrumental
03:41 Chumash Instrumental
04:41 Suenos (Part 1) Instrumental
04:41 Suenos (Part 2) Instrumental
04:37 Zambalera Instrumental
05:16 Tropico Instrumental
04:12 Talisman Instrumental
04:29 The Feathered Serpent Instrumental
05:42 Mirage Vocal
The Artists
Jorge Strunz Nylon-String Guitar, Production
Ardeshir Farah Steel-String Guitar, Production
Luis Conte Percussion (Selections #1, 3-8)
Miguel Cruz Percussion (#2, 7)
Omaya Al'Ghanim Second Guitar Solo (#2)
Enrique "Quique" Cruz Zampona, Kena (#5)
Hugo Pedroza Charango (#5)
Majid Ghorbani Dombak, Percussion (#9)
Ashish Khan Sarod (#8)
Hayadeh Vocals (#9)
Carl Lange Engineering, Mixing
George Horn Digital Remastering
Phil Carroll Art Direction
Kathlyn Powell Cover Illustration, Photography
Recorded and mixed at Studio II, Culver City, California.

Digital remastering, 1991, at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley