Album "Grace"

"The musical imaginary world of Bob travels across different continents, the nylon strings of his guitar going together with his own vocal strings, used as a second instrument. All this creates a great lyrism "A fleur de cordes", a french expression meaning "very close to the skin" and which is the tittle of a very beautiful piece dedicated to the artist's mother...To be visited with real confidence."

Max Robin, "Acoustic"

"You are such a great singer and also a good player. Get together with guys like Richard Bona, Raul Midon, Lionel Louetke, or even Pat Metheny, and create together something fantastic !!!"

Katharina Lohmann, "Amazon.de (review), Querfunk Radio

"Bob Bonastre's last album, "Grace", produced by the inescapable Acoustic Music Records, is a travel around his planet "Music".

The harmonies and the unusal scales are developed with sensitivity, into refined but also full of life pieces. Despite an  undeniable work of writing, the whole thing keeps a naturalness extremely seducing.

Here is a strange mix of introspection and joy of living, that should please as much the acoustic guitar lovers as these who, much many(...), are looking for authentic and personnal music. 

Bob Bonastre sings, well and with an impressive range, and plays on a nylon strings guitar.His play has none of these devastating effects made to impress the audience.

And even a  bright and cheerful piece as "Summer Joy"does'nt swagger.

I'm pretty sure that, played by someone else on metal strings (he will have to be really good) it would be a real piece of anthology.

But not here...One can listen to the music without being disturbed by the "tour de force"of the guitarist. Finally, here are my favorite songs among the ten little jewels of this album. As the choice was hard, I took five of them, as the fingers of a hand.

Mandela:

an authentic african ballad

Palhaço:

a magnificent piece from Egberto Gismonti.

Summer Joy:

the evidence of hapiness...It was not obvious!

A fleur de cordes:

a magnificent song! Will there be a poet to write the text?

Third Stone from the Sun:

an inspired and surprising version of a song from the great Jimi Hendrix"

Hubert Bayet, laguitare.com

"Grace" is maybe one of the most beautiful word in english. Different nuances resonate depending the context: beauty, dignity, kindness, delicacy, elegance and divine grace. And that's by grace that french guitarist, Bob Bonastre, seems to have been touched...One can be sure that, even in his sleep, he would be able to improvise on any jazz standard, but he is looking for something else in his acoustic albums: a synthesis of Flamenco, Folk and African Music, which brings the listener to a state of deep serenity and trance without hower being exhausted or invaded by meditative superficial  states. And Bob Bonastre definitly makes it..."

Michaël Lohr , Akustik Gitarre

To order this record: www.acoustic-music.de