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Nouveau Flamenco Guitar Music

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Hometown	Bocholt, Germany
Genres	Instrumental, Acoustic
Band Members	Richard Hecks - Lead Guitar and Helmut Graebe - Piano
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Richard Hecks info@lunablanca.de 00491712693864
# Years Experience Performing Live:	10
Similar Artists:	Ottmar Liebert; Gipsy Kings; Govi
Performing Rights Society:	Outside US
Discography:	Provence LP—2010; Guitar Island Live DVD LP—2008; Guitar Island LP—2006; Magic LP—2004; New Flamenco Odyssee LP—2002

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Richard Hecks and his nouveau flamenco band Luna Blanca, recognized for their energetic song melodies backed by lively drumbeat world rhythms:

El Dorado # 3 on the international Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart July 2012! (ZoneMusicReporter)

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Top 10 in All Instrumental, June 2012

All Instrumental Winner, November 2011

All Instrumental Winner, August 2011

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Luna Blanca, the newest wizards of nuevo flamenco by RJ Lannan (ZoneMusicReporter.com)
Provence is the background score for an idyllic life along the Blue Coast of southeastern France, a place of endless Mediterranean waves, never-ending sunny days and a unique spirit of bonhomie found in very few places on earth. ...Luna Blanca, the newest wizards of Nuevo Flamenco have put that enduring spirit into 12 tracks of laid back music with a casual aire. For over a decade Luna Blanca has been primarily powered by the acoustic guitar of founder Richard Hecks and the piano of Helmut Graebe. Several additional musicians are added to the roster as needed whether for studio work or live concerts. Hecks began his vocation in classical music, but after being exposed to the music of Ottmar Liebert, his fate was sealed and Nuevo Flamenco became his inspiration. Graebe began his musical career on bass, but his piano stylings got him a start with the band. Joining the Flamenco duo on the recording are Bino Dola on guitar, Clemens Paskert on bass, and Uwe Gronau on the fabulous Hammond organ.... There is a warm, prevalent wind that blows starting from the northeast of France all the way down to Toulon. It is called the mistral and when the wind blows, anything can happen. Luna Blanca's tune "Mistral" is a caper of friendly faces, jaunty attitudes and sunny skies. With the strong lead of Hammond organ, the tune is reminiscent of Hang 'em High, a very popular 60's song by Hugo Montenegro. All I know about "Cote d'Azur" or the French Riviera I learned watching James Bond movies. From Menton to Cassis, it is the road most traveled on land and by sea it is the favorite docking port of any yacht longer than fifty feet. The crashing of ocean waves and sultry Spanish guitar opens the song and the book of romance. Cote d'Azur is a melting pot of many nationalities that have come from the far corners of the globe to imbibe is the wines, bake in the sun and to find the special someone that the stars has been guiding there all along. ........ The album and the day close with the tune "Sunset". The sky takes on the colors of pale jewels as only it can on the coast. Amethyst and emerald skies mix with the gold as the day greets the night. Suddenly, the stars wink on and the night transforms the mood into one of quiet bliss. The night cools the skin, but not the heart and the music makes such wonderful and unpredictable promises. This wonderful album puts Luna Blanca into the same school as Johannes Linstead, Ottmar Liebert and Benise. Their solar powered attitudes and love of music makes the album completely enjoyable over many genres. If anyone ever said, "Put on some lively music, please", this would be the album. Turn it up and enjoy.

El Dorado by Raj Manoharan - RajManReviews -
The latest album by internationally renowned German group Luna Blanca is an exhilarating journey through a variety of global music traditions, resulting in a vibrant mariachi/merengue world-fusion sound unlike any other. Luna Blanca’s unique style consists of Richard Hecks’s lead guitars, Helmut Graebe’s piano and keyboards, Bino Dola’s rhythm and additional lead guitars, Clemens Paskert’s bass, percussion, and additional keyboards, and Christian Landgraf’s additional keyboards. Using nouveau flamenco as an anchor, Hecks and company fuse together such diverse elements as classical, Latin, European, Hawaiian, reggae, and new age. The result is continually evolving musical hybrids that are infectious and engaging, pulling the listener in and never letting go. The rhythms are tight and the guitars are enticing and seductive. Although I have favorite tracks, the entire CD is a joy to listen to. This is not only one of the best guitar-based albums ever, but also one of the best records of music in general.

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