Kalani... Composed in the beautiful beach of Lahaina Road in Maui, this piece is dedicated to the beauty of a Lady, whose polynesian name
means The Heavens. In the intro you can hear a chimes effect produced by a needle hanging on the strings, I learn this trick from a hawaiian Kupuna (elder) slack key player called 'Uncle Sol', the only difference is that he would hang the needle in his ear to be able to sing, while I hang it on my mouth. >>listen
Spooky... I wrote this tune as my first experiment with a minor tuning, if for a moment in the tune you think 1930's, mystery, and you start dreaming in black & white, that means I achieved my purpose. Lots of spookyness, weirdness and anything can happen is what this piece is made out of. >>listen
Tango... Here is a combination of an Argentinean Tango and Cuban Habanera. The Tango is one of the most passionate and sensual style of dancing from south america, on the other hand Habanera can be very mellow and sweet. So here you have the best of both worlds. >>listen
Oriental... Inspired by the Tao, Japanese folk tales, Grouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Confucius and other things from that side of the planet. Just imagine an asian name, and this monk: as I would imagine him: is walking thru the forest of a mountain in Japan, on his way to the emperor's palace to help freeing some spirit like a fox, or maybe getting rid of a Tengu, you know... one of those japanese folk kind of demons...! >>listen
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