Flamenco: A Windham Hill Guitar Collection

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: World

Review

Flamenco purists might be upset that so many contemporary artists cop the centuries-old legacy of the music for their own pop-minded purposes, but the new age and worldbeat charts reflect a modern interest in this ancient style. Windham Hill has long been a label dedicated to creating samplers designed to appeal to both longtime fans and new converts to all types of music, and this collection is no exception. It features six popular genre classics from the last decade and four new tracks by Adam Del Monte and new age artist Sean Harkness. Individual songs were produced by veteran label artist and producer Brian Keane and others. The new material includes "Night in Marrakesh," a duet by Del Monte and world-renowned Turkish ney flute and oud master Omar Faruk Tekbilek; Del Monte's "Sombra Del Paraiso"; and Harkness' "A Mi Hermano" and "Corazones Diferentes." Tekbilek duets with Keane on the Middle Eastern-tinged "Imaginary Traveler," which first appeared on the Keane-Tekbilek collaboration album Beyond the Sky in 1992. There's a mix of old and new, from "Tres Notas Para Decir Te Quiero" (from Spanish great Vicente Amigo's City of Ideas) to Strunz & Farah's "Jardin," from the duo's 1995 album Heat of the Sun. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Three Notes to Say I Love You (Tres Notas Para Decir Te Quiero)	Vicente Amigo	Vicente Amigo	(4:51)
Jardín	Jorge Strunz	Strunz & Farah	(4:34)
Night in Marrakesh	Brian Keane	Omar Faruk Tekbilek	(6:10)
Tiati Mia			(5:57)
Rastro Viejo [Tangos]			(2:53)
Imaginary Traveler	Brian Keane	Brian Keane, Omar Faruk Tekbilek	(6:09)
A Mi Hermano	Sean Harkness	Sean Harkness	(4:06)
Soraima [Rumba]			(4:32)
Sombra del Paraiso			(6:32)
Corazones Diferentes	Brian Keane, Sean Harkness	Sean Harkness	(4:32)

Credits

Brian Keane (Synthesizer), Brian Keane (Guitar (Acoustic)), Brian Keane (Bass), Brian Keane (Piano), Brian Keane (Producer), Brian Keane (Engineer), Brian Keane (Mixing), Strunz & Farah (Producer), Freddie Martínez (Mixing), Dawn Atkinson (Compilation Producer), Pedro Aznar (Voices), Ron Bach (Digital Post Engineer), Eliseo Borrero (Bass), Mino Cinelu (Percussion), Mino Cinelu (Drums), Ara Dinkjian (Oud), Ardeshir Farah (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jamey Haddad (Percussion), Jamey Haddad (Bendire), Jamey Haddad (Shaker), Hassan Isikkut (Kanun), Fred Loulis (Engineer), John Mozzi (Engineer), Juanito Oliva (Afro-Cuban Percussion), Manuel Soler (Percussion), Manuel Soler (Palmas), Jorge Strunz (Guitar (Acoustic)), Paul Tchounga (Drums), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Oud), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Baglama), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Ney), Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Kaval), Arto Tuncboyaciyan (Percussion), Vicente Amigo (Guitar), Vicente Amigo (Producer), Keith Chirgwin (Digital Post Engineer), Paul Crowley (Assistant Engineer), Paul Fitzgerald (Assistant Engineer), Rick Kwait (Engineer), Manolo Nieto (Bass), Manolo Nieto (Producer), Manuel Malou (Vocals), Chris Bellman (Mastering), Niño Josele (Guitar), Niño Josele (Percussion), Niño Josele (Producer), Niño Josele (Flamenco Guitar), Niño Josele (Palmas), Sean Harkness (Solo Instrumental), Sean Harkness (Guitar), Antonio Algarrada (Engineer), José Luis Garrido (Producer), José Luis Garrido (Engineer), Rafael González (Keyboards), Mo Ström (Design), José Antonio Rodríguez (Guitar), José Antonio Rodríguez (Producer), Dave Anderson (Fretless Bass), Alfredo Paixao (Bass), Antonio Coronel (Percussion), Antonio Coronel (Palmas), Adam del Monte (Solo Instrumental), Adam del Monte (Guitar), Josie Di Chiara (Release Coordinator), Jeff Frez Albrecht (Assistant Engineer), Anastasia Tsioulcas (Liner Notes), Javier Limón (Percussion), Javier Limón (Producer), Javier Limón (Engineer), Javier Limón (Palmas)