Nights of Fire As seen on PBS! An unprecedented and spectacular journey of music and dance. Roni Benise takes us on a romantic and exotic voyage through the wild and beautiful sounds of his Spanish guitar. From Spanish Flamenco to Cuban Salsa to Brazilian Samba, the traditions and rules of music and dance are shattered through the 50 world class performers that join Mr. Benise on stage to celebrate MUSIC, LOVE AND LIFE.
Customer Review: An Artist in Need of an Identity.
I, as many others watched and was entertained by the PBS special. The problem with Benise is that he wants to be a lot of things at the same time and he does not succeed. His music is all over the place, Cuban, Brazilian, Pop, there is no defined stile. …
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The Visit Mixing a variety of styles with a Celtic base, this was McKennitt’s breakthrough album and remains one of her most musically interesting. “All Souls Night” begins the album, with dance-like rhythms and McKennitt’s wonderful voice singing about the Celtic New Year. Other features include a musical setting of Tennyson’s “Lady of Shalott”, which, while not as sophisticated as Noyes’ “The Highwayman” on The Book of Secrets, is an enchanting listen. There’s also an interesting rendition of “Greensleeves” and the Spanish-flavored “Tango to Evora”, as well as the haunting “Courtyard Lullaby” and the wistful “The Old Ways”. A setting of words from Shakespeare’s Cymbeline closes the album, which focuses thematically on life, death, and the borders between them. –Genevieve Williams
Customer Review: A rare gift
I am by no means an expert on Loreena McKennitt’s works. I own just this album and her most popular album The Book of Secrets. Although The Book of Secrets made Ms. McKennitt popular because of the song The Mummer’s Dance, which received air play on even …
Written by Administrator on November 17th, 2006 with comments disabled.
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