Album "Nature art"
"A very beautiful record by Bob Bonastre,
that I would rate as highly as those by the acclaimed masters
of the nylon string guitar such as Ralph Towner or Egberto
Gismonti.He is to be congratulated for his originality and
for the ever-present search for new musical frontiers expressed
in his music"
Christian Escoudé
"Thank you for your poetry and your
music!For the feather and the mountain..."
Nguyên Lê
"Thanks to its unfailing taste and
masterly musicianship , Nature Art finds
easily its way on to the turntable more often than some.Definitely
worth
listening to.”
Max Robin
- Acoustic Guitarist
" Bob Bonastre is a creator of atmosphere,
varied with stirring killer chops.
His music cherishes one’s heart, along with astonishing guitar
techniques and
the beauty and intenseness of emotions."
Henk te
Veldhuis - Bridge Guitar Rewiews - © 2007
"In my opinion,art does not exist
in nature.It's our vision which first creates the translation
of reality that we call "Art".This
probably comes from our will to understand the incredible energy
of the universe which, I believe,also had to be created...
By lending form to a part of this energy, we become shamans,or
artists..."
Bob Bonastre
Fusing together elements of jazz and North African music with
passion and
excitement, Bob Bonastre brings a dynamic and innovative voice
to the world of
nylon string guitar.
Alex de Grassi
"It may be only his second solo album,
but Bob Bonastre has pulled one out of the hat that reflects
surprising maturity... Just give it a try. Let yourself be
swept away by delicate, syncopated arpeggi from Bamako and
the poetic moan of the Sirocco wind, with sand in your eyes
but a tranquil heart.
Then nearly an hour’s journey later, you
leave those strangely familiar spheres and find yourself caught
up in the song of the pine-tree (Le Chant du Pin). This blend
of cross-fertilising styles from Africa, Brazil, Andalusia,
modern-day jazz, classical tremolos and more, never sounds
to me like virtuoso playing – it’s just music from beginning
to end. Having listened to the album several times, what strikes
me most is its profound authenticity and sensitive yet restrained
intensity that goes straight to the heart.
And another thing:
it is rare to hear voice and guitar complementing each other
so beautifully.”
Hubert
Bayet,
www.laguitare.com (10/12/07)
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