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Bandidos
De Amor - Yussi
& Django
ALBUM
INSERTS:
1.
Arroyo Seco (Y. Wenger) (4:53)
2. Bandidos De Amor (Y. Wenger) (4:16)
3. San Felipe Prelude (Y. Wenger) (1:07)
4. San Felipe (Y. Wenger) (2:36)
5. Katalina (Y. Wenger / D. Porter) (4:44)
6. Zenzontle (Y. Wenger) (3:51)
7. Pisces (D. Porter) (1:28)
8. Morenas En Rojo (D. Porter) (3:38)
9. Turquoise (D. Porter) (5:52)
10. Messenger (D. Porter) (3:35)
11. Sufi (D. Porter) (7:24)
12. Kashghar (Y. Wenger) (0:50)
13. Snakes of Azhidahak (Y. Wenger) (5:07)
14. Shaharzad (Y. Wenger) (3:21)
15. Dance of Djinn (D. Porter) (7:52)
Total time: 61 min
Item
# CD1004-2, CA1004-4
A
guitar duo that blends Spanish and Middle Eastern guitar
melodies with powerful Latin rhythms, backed up by bass,
drums and percussion. Their Exotic style of instrumental
music is spiced with fiery improvisation in a world beat
gypsy guitar style
Yussi
Wenger:
Nylon String Guitar (Right Channel) Steel String Guitar
(9) - Voice (15) Mandolin (10) - Rainstick (10)
Django Porter:
Nylon String Guitar (Left Channel) Steel String Guitar (13)
- Voice (15)
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Produced by: Aldoush Alpanian
Co-produced by: Yussi & Django
Pejman
Hadadi: Tombak (11,13,14,15) - Daf (11,13)
Felipe
Amaya: Bass (4)
Larry G. Goldman: Bass (1,2)
Gil Morales: Bass (5,8) - Cello (15)
Ross Wright: Bass (6,11,14)
Ray Yslas: Percussion, Congas, Cajon, Shaker (1,2,4,10)
John "Joao" Cardoso: Drums (1,5,8), Percussion (6,8)
Aldoush Alpanian: Voice (15)
Recorded
& Mixed at: 42nd Studio N. Hollywood
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Yousef Shahab
Digitally Mastered at: Rocket Lab San Francisco
Mastering Engineer: Michael Romanowski
Cover Design: Koorosh Angali
Computer Graphics: Koorosh Angali
Yussi & Django Photo: Mark Henauer
CD Label Photo: Ali Sadeghi
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Yussi
Wenger ( acoustic guitar, mandolin) is from Switzerland and
has been playing guitar since 1985. In 1988 he came to the
United States to study music. He has since been performing
and recording with a variety of Latin, pop and middle eastern
artists. Yussi is the author of the instructional book "Exotic
Guitar."
Django's
father who is also a musician started teaching him at a very
early age. Django began playing blues and rock, and later
in his teen years he began studying jazz. Django who is always
searching for new musical styles, began experimenting with
traditional world music. For the last five years he has been
playing in the Los Angeles area with numerous world beat ,
jazz and pop groups.
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Yussi
would like to thank his parents, the Wenger and Zahn family,
Tess Stumbras, Tanya Mongé, Boaz Elkayam, L. R. Baggs Pickups,
D'Angelico Strings, all the musicians contributing to this
project and God. Yussi exclusively plays D'Angelico Strings.
Django
would like to give thanks to his parents for their love and
support, Nora M., Westwood Music, Abraham Wechter, and the
rest of his friends who supported him. Django uses Wechter
Nylon String and Dupont Steel String Guitars.
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Yussi & Django play
an exotic and energetic style of instrumental music that is spiced with
fiery improvisation in the tradition of Eastern European Gypsy, Spanish
flamenco and American jazz players. Their exciting, virtuosic playing is
captured on this CD, accompanied by some of Los Angeles" finest young
musicians on fretless bass and percussion. Both Yussi and Django have been
extensively influenced by a variety of world music, and it shows in their
original compositions which blend Spanish and Middle Eastern guitar melodies
with powerful Latin and Persian rhythms. The result is an intriguing and
playful sound similar to the Gypsy Kings, Ottmar Liebert, Strunz and Farah
(with whom both have studied), and even John McLaughlin. These guys have
chops to spare, and although one is impressed with the lightning fast and
clean lines they play, they are an incredibly musical partnership, utilizing
fluid ensemble lines and intelligent harmonies to showcase their amazing
technical abilities. Theirs is a music with sweetness, soul, precision,
and youthful energy.
Yussi
& Django perform extensively around the Los Angeles area. They both play
in many other situations; Yussi with the critically acclaimed X DOT 25
group "Axiom of Choice", Ricky Martin (formerly of Menudo and
currently appearing on General Hospital) who"s CD has recently been
at #1 on the Latin/Pop charts , and many famous Middle Eastern singers;
and Django with the famous Persian singer "Andy", with Big Mountain
(who's remake of Peter Frampton's "Baby I Love Your Way" was
a hit) as well as belly dancers, flamenco dancers, and rock acts. They
have recently performed live on local (Fresh and Fun) and national (t.v.)
cable TV. Both played on the nationally charted CD "Storyteller"
by percussionist/singer Vinx (who has toured with Sting).
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