Jungle Guitars

by Strunz & Farah

Overview

Jungle Guitars boasts a title that sounds like it belongs on an old exotica album of the '50s, and indeed, the album revives the old Martin Denny trick of including bird song and other rainforest field recordings in the tunes. Aside from that, however, Jungle Guitars is a fairly standard Strunz & Farah album, with the two guitarists working together to create intricate webs of new age-influenced easy listening instrumental pop. There's a bit of Peruvian influence here and there, as on the mandolin-decorated "Selva" and the handful of songs goosed along by Latin hand percussion, and the tempos are a bit faster than on those Strunz & Farah releases that are aiming for a more relaxing feel. Other than that, this isn't much at all different than the duo's usual standard. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	03/21/2006
Label:	Selva Inc.
UPC:	0700977101327
Rank:	118916

Tracks

1. Aracari
2. Bribri
3. Tierra Mojada
4. Caracol
5. Anaconda
6. Amazonas
7. Vela al Viento (Sail to the Wind)
8. El Jaguar
9. Canto al Sol
10. Campera
11. Selva
12. Zona T¿¿rrida

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Strunz & Farah   Primary Artist
Jorge Strunz   Bird Calls,Synthesizer Pads,Dumbek,Guitar,Charango
Alberto Salas   Synthesizer Pads
Juanito Oliva   Bongos,Congas,Okonkolo,Timbales
Luis Manuela   Guira
Coro Selva Bruja   Bird Calls,Vocals (Background)
Paul Tchounga   Drums
Jimmy Branly   Drums
Eliseo Borrero   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Luis Perez   Percus,Vocals,Wind Instruments
Luis Conte   Congas,Tamboura,Timbales,Hand Percussion
Ramon Yslas   Cajon,Cymbals
Ardeshir Farah   Guitar
Guillermo Guzman   Bass
Rene Camacho   Bass
Jose "Joey" de Leon   Bells,Guiro,Bongos,Shaker,Latin Percussion
Charlie Bisharat   Violin,Synthesizer Pads
Ibrahim Parreno   Keyboards
Luis Perez Ixoneztli   Wind,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Kathlyn Powell   Photography,Graphic Design,Cover Illustration,Production Consultant
Kris Solem   Remastering
Ardeshir Farah   Producer
Jorge Strunz   Composer,Producer