Gabriel Ayala & Will Clipman - Passion, Fire and Grace (CR-7098)
Native American Music Award winner Gabriel Ayala and five-time Grammy® nominee Will Clipman incorporate classical guitar flavored with flamenco, jazz, tango, and Native American influences and enlivened by the beat of pan-global percussion. A fresh blend of cultures, their music is a new world music.
Tracks:
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1. Sonoran Nights (4:30)
2. Monsoon (4:23)
3. Tres notas para decir “te quiero” (4:02)
4. Labyrinth (3:36)
5. Black Orpheus (2:30)
6. La Isla (3:17)
7. Passion, Fire & Grace (3:11)
8. Cacophony (3:42)
9. Entre dos aguas (4:15)
10. Whispers from Eagle Hill / Zuni Sunrise (6:36)
Five-time Grammy nominee Will Clipman blends exotic wind instruments, melodic percussion, and vocal chants with a pan-global palette of drums in thirteen musical tales told in the universal language of rhythm.
A member of the Yaqui people of southern Arizona, Gabriel Ayala is at the forefront of a new generation of Native Americans performing classical music. "Portraits" is a collection of popular compositions and arrangements for classical guitar ranging from Spanish favorites to folk ballads to Bach's mighty Toccata & Fugue in D Minor.
An accomplished guitarist with impeccable technique formed by his training as a classical guitarist, Gabriel Ayala of the Yaqui is a master of diverse musical guitar styles. This recording displays his expressive powers in the genres of flamenco, traditional Spanish, and jazz plus compelling original compositions.
