This popular Spanish band from Cordoba was founded in the late Seventies. In 1979 Medina Azahara released their debut album "Paseando Por La Mezquita" (aka "Medina Azahara"). This album contains the exciting Andalusian rock and earned a double-platinum status.
On their debut album Medina Azahara delivers a very pleasant blend of melodic rock (mid-tempo songs like En La Manana and Se), neo prog in the vein of Marillion (lots of Mark Kelly-like synthesizer flights) and Prog Andaluz (mainly ballads and slow rhythms) with strong hints from Triana like in the exciting titletrack (a flamenco rhythm with heavy guitar riffs, howling guitar and emotional vocals) and En La Manana and Busco (parts with flamenco guitar)…
New version of the Paco de Lucía Integral, 27 CDs his complete work remastered. "Cositas Buenas", his last album, comes as a new in this new Integral. Now in a new economic format. This collection is a unique tour of the work of Paco de Lucia from 1964 to 2004. Spanish classical music had always aroused profound interest in Paco de Lucía. First came the album Lorca (1967), the records of Andalusian and Iberoamerican classics (65-69), afterwards came his magnificent work with Falla (1968) and from 1991 we must add this Concierto de Aranjuez and three pieces from the ‘Suite Iberia’ by Albeniz. His pledge here is clear: to offer out of the most profound respect a new perspective on the Classical Spanish canon, in Flamenco.
MelodicRock Classics is honoured to announce the details for what will be one of the crown jewels of the label's catalogue for years to come. Most fans of melodic rock will know the name Clif Magness. The American singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer is a stalwart of the wider music business for over 40 years.
And while is name will be very familiar, the depth of his songwriting talents may not be as well known. In rock circles he has two acclaimed solo albums plus a member of Planet 3, co-writes with Steve Perry and is best known for co-writing and producing several tracks on Avril Lavigne's 2002 debut album, Let Go including the song "Losing Grip". Further writing credits include Laura Branigan, Ted Nugent, John Farnham, Cheap Trick, Starship, Eric Martin, Robin Beck, Marc Jordan, Spin Gallery and Ignition.
During the 1960 Chopin Competition, Belgian pianist Michel Block, managed to win the hearts of the audience. Although he didn't win the competition, Rubinstein awarded him a special prize to reward him as a show of appreciation from him and the audience. Block would tour with the greatest figures and recorded successful albums, at some stage departing from his solo career to teach only to make an eventual return to the stage.
Album released in Spain in 1991 by the label Polygram Iberica, within the program that gave then the Quincentennial State Society to contemporary music in the category of concert guitar. The project caused controversy by some purists of the Spanish classical guitar (not 'flamenco' guitar), against the advice of its own Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez author, who praised her. The concert by Paco de Lucia is accompanied by the Cadaqués Orchestra, conducted by Edmon Colomer, and in the part dedicated to the suite 'Iberia' will also accompany the guitars of José María Bandera and Juan Manuel Cañizares.