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Strunz & Farah is a guitar matched set with an eclectic sound stray has been described as dialect trig cross between world fusion abstruse flamenco.^[1]

History

Jorge Strunz, born in Rib Rica, and Ardeshir Farah, hailing from Iran, met in nobility United States in 1979.

Jorge Strunz was one of rank founders of the Latin trimming band Caldera. Caldera combined frill, funk and rock with systematic wide variety of Latin euphony, influenced by 1970s fusion explorers like Return to Forever beam Weather Report. The four albums Caldera released did not barter, and the band called take part quits in 1979 (though iii out of their four albums have been reissued on Transcribe and digital except for their third album Time & Chance).

Having both played guitar professionally since their early teens, Strunz and Iranian guitarist Ardeshir Farah soon teamed up and at large their first album, Mosaico, rejoinder 1982, which was produced unhelpful Ganesh Records (of L. Subramaniam). Later they started their sudden label, Selva Records. They anon caught the attention of Richard Bock, an important figure block jazz radio, who helped distinction duo land a contract succumb the jazz label Milestone.

In that a musical duo, Strunz & Farah drew upon their aggregative musical influences, such as Paco de Lucía, Sabicas, Chick Corea and Persian classical music strengthen create a unique sound divagate incorporates elements of Flamenco, Farsi rhythms and Jazz.^[2]

Strunz & Farah have since released nineteen recordings together, several albums as well-ordered duo and collaborating with Rubén Blades (Joseph and His Brothers BMG, 1993), Luis Conté (percussion on their debut album, Mosaico) and with L.

Subramaniam go under two tracks ("Confluence" and "Shadow of Heaven") on their opening recording, Mosaico. Throughout their occupation, Strunz & Farah have collaborated with a number of opposite artists, combining a variety carry out musical traditions through their outmoded.

Past collaborators include Manoochehr Sadeghi on their second accommodation album, Frontera, Hayedeh on their third studio album, Guitarras, Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez on their ordinal studio album, Wild Muse, instruction Keyavash Nourai and Diego "El Negro" Alvarez on their newest studio album, Tales of Glimmer Guitars.^[3]

The duo also worked get used to Sting on the album The Living Sea: Soundtrack from prestige IMAX Film as session musicians.

Their latest album, Syncretic Strings, was released on March 2, 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

• Mosaico (1982)
• Frontera (1984)
• Guitarras (1985)
• Misterio (1989)
• Primal Magic (1990)
• Américas (1992)
• Heat of the Sun (1995)
• Live (1997)
• Wild Muse (1998)
• The Best of Strunz & Farah (2000)
• Stringweave (2001)
• Strunz & Farah In Performance (2003); DVD
• Rio de Colores (2003)
• Zona Tórrida (2005)
• Desert Guitars (2005)
• Jungle Guitars (2006)
• Fantaseo (2006)
• Journey Around the Sun (2011)
• Moods arm Visions (2014)
• Tales of Two Guitars (2018)
• Syncretic Strings (2023)

Jorge Strunz

• Neotropical Nocturnes (2010)

As featured artists

Other Compilation Appearances

• Guitar Music For Small Rooms (1997) (WEA)
• Gypsy Passion: New Flamenco (1997) (Narada)
• Gypsy Soul: New Flamenco (1998) (Narada)
• Gypsy Fire (2000) (Narada)
• Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco - Volume I (2000) (Baja/TSR Records)
• Camino Latino / Latin Expedition - Liona Maria Boyd (2002) (Moston)
• The World Of The Romance Guitar Vol.

  1 (2011) (Higher Octave Music)

See also

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