Flamenco Entre Amigos

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While Flamenco is resting comfortably on it's newly-awarded World-heritage laurels, Miguel Iven simply puts on six brand-new strings, rolls up his sleeves and works away as effortlessly and unexcitedly as ever. That's the way we know him on stage: as an utterly endearing and interesting dialogue-partner, as a friend. A clear response, a powerful tone and all but sparingly used melody-lines have always been a trademark of his compositions. This warm-hearted anchorman and flamenco guitarist will have to get used to the idea of being acknowledged as the German founding father and doyen of Flamenco. What he presents now is not a guitaristic solo-run, but a multi-coloured cross-country journey with guest musicians and foreign influences through the stylistic variety of the Flamenco world. Percusion y Palmas, Violin y Altosax, Castañuelas y Cante and Viola y Cello are an enrichment for this recently released sound-carrier â€" Flamenco entre amigos. The guitar still remains the hub and physical centre of Miguel's wonderful compositions, and followers of the pure teachings of por Soleá will find what their hearts desire, to

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