Johannes Linstead - Cafe Tropical (2006)

From winning 'Best World Album of 2004' for his Mediterranea album, to having top ten charting albums, to top radio airplay, Johannes Linstead has become recognized internationally as one fo the best selling guitarist/composers in the nouvewu flamenco genre. Johannes himself was also nominated as 'Guitarist of the Year' in the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. He is a talented multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, piano, mandolin, bouszouki, bass, wood flute and various percussion and has been influenced deeply by the South American and Caribbean cultures he experienced as a youth while on journeys of artistic and spiritual awakening. Johannes’ live performances are nothing short of phenomenal, moving audiences to dance and clap along.

Johannes Linstead official website

Upbeat, refined, and congenial as ever, Café Tropical is the sixth release from Canadian-born guitarist Johannes Linstead; and like the others before it, it's a crisply performed, easy-to-like collection of nouveau flamenco destined to brighten the atmosphere, particularly at summer patio parties. Linstead, principally playing Spanish guitar (plus keyboards and assorted percussion with contributions from 10 other instrumentalists) is a nimble guitarist and tasteful composer who tones down flamenco's most incendiary tendencies just enough to create lively, feel-good melodies with suitable-for-all-audiences intentions. ~amazon.com

tracks:

01. Cien Fuegos
02. Cafe Tropical
03. The Streets of Old San Jaun
04. Spanish Town
05. Tides of Eden
06. Ole Ole Ola
07. Suave
08. El Zocolo
09. Santeria
10. Chica Chica
11. Para La Habana

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Johannes Linstead - 1999 - Sol Luna Tierra
Johannes Linstead - 2000 - Kiss the Earth
Johannes Linstead - 2001 - Guitarra Del Fuego
Johannes Linstead - 2003 - Zabuca
Johannes Linstead - 2004 - Mediterranea

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