Album Club
07-05-2013, 19:33
This week's choice comes from Lawrence - losenotaminute (http://theartofsound.net/forum/member.php?u=8277)
My choice is Tears of Joy by Antonio Forcione (2005)
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Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Forcione
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/user/AntonioForcione1
Track listing:
1. Tears of Joy
2. Sahara Rain
3. The Long Winter
4. Spanish Breeze
5. All Summer Long
6. The Cool Cat
7. Fragile
8. Landmark
9. Walz for Django
10. Earth Spirit
From Wikipedia:
"Antonio Forcione is hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar. He has won numerous awards, released 17 albums of largely original material and tours internationally in festivals and for charity performances and masterclass workshops.
He was born in a village on the Adriatic shore of Molise in southern Italy. He first drew public attention at 13 when he toured Italy with his own band as a guitarist, mandolinist and drummer. A few years later he obtained a diploma in art and sculpture from the Art Institute in Ancona where he also studied percussion. For a further two years he studied harmony and mime in Rome, before moving to London in 1983.
Unable to speak English, he initially resorted to busking in the streets of London’s Covent Garden. Within 2 months he had won an award which led to a BBC television appearance before being whisked off to open for Barclay James Harvest on a major European tour, culminating in a concert at Wembley Arena. Since then he has worked in collaboration with many artists, touring the world in duo, trio and quartet formats such as The Antonio Forcione Quartet and in his duo with Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale. His latest group is AKA, a trio with Seiku Keita and Adriano Adewale. A prolific composer, most of the pieces performed are his own. He has also performed, double-billed/supported and recorded with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Phil Collins, Jools Holland, Zucchero, Pino Daniele, Charlie Haden, John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Steps Ahead, Leo Kotke, Bireli Lagrene, Eduardo Niebla amongst others."
Enjoy
Lawrence
My choice is Tears of Joy by Antonio Forcione (2005)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8656255140_188146cf2d_n.jpg
spotify:album:4EW2mvDpmoRxBswaZQfRvY
Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Forcione
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/user/AntonioForcione1
Track listing:
1. Tears of Joy
2. Sahara Rain
3. The Long Winter
4. Spanish Breeze
5. All Summer Long
6. The Cool Cat
7. Fragile
8. Landmark
9. Walz for Django
10. Earth Spirit
From Wikipedia:
"Antonio Forcione is hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar. He has won numerous awards, released 17 albums of largely original material and tours internationally in festivals and for charity performances and masterclass workshops.
He was born in a village on the Adriatic shore of Molise in southern Italy. He first drew public attention at 13 when he toured Italy with his own band as a guitarist, mandolinist and drummer. A few years later he obtained a diploma in art and sculpture from the Art Institute in Ancona where he also studied percussion. For a further two years he studied harmony and mime in Rome, before moving to London in 1983.
Unable to speak English, he initially resorted to busking in the streets of London’s Covent Garden. Within 2 months he had won an award which led to a BBC television appearance before being whisked off to open for Barclay James Harvest on a major European tour, culminating in a concert at Wembley Arena. Since then he has worked in collaboration with many artists, touring the world in duo, trio and quartet formats such as The Antonio Forcione Quartet and in his duo with Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale. His latest group is AKA, a trio with Seiku Keita and Adriano Adewale. A prolific composer, most of the pieces performed are his own. He has also performed, double-billed/supported and recorded with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Phil Collins, Jools Holland, Zucchero, Pino Daniele, Charlie Haden, John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Steps Ahead, Leo Kotke, Bireli Lagrene, Eduardo Niebla amongst others."
Enjoy
Lawrence