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STRUNZ & FARAH - PAST CONCERTS


BIO:
Jorge Strunz, born in Costa Rica, and Ardeshir Farah, hailing from Iran, met in the United States in 1979. Jorge Strunz was one of the founders of the Latin jazz band, Caldera (band). Caldera was a Latin band that combined jazz, funk and rock with a wide variety of Latin music. 1970s fusion explorers like Return to Forever and Weather Report influenced Caldera. The four albums they produced (none of which have been reissued on CD) did not sell, and the band called it quits in 1979. However, most of Caldera's members kept busy long after its breakup. Having both played guitar professionally since their early teens, they soon teamed up and released their self-produced first album Mosaico in 1980, which started their own label, Selva Records. Since then Strunz & Farah have played on numerous recordings together, releasing several albums as a duo and collaborating with the likes of Rubén Blades and L. Subramaniam. Jorge Strunz was once recommended by friend Paco de Lucía as a replacement for Al Di Meola in The Guitar Trio. Jorge Strunz, nacido en Costa Rica, y Ardeshir Farah, originario de Irán, se conocieron en Estados Unidos en 1979. Strunz es uno de los fundadores de la banda de jazz latino Caldera. Caldera era una banda que combinaba jazz, funk y Rock con una variedad de ritmos latinos. Pioneros de la música fusión de los años 1970, como Return to Forever y Weather Report, influenciaron a Caldera. Los 4 álbumes que produjeron (ninguno de los cuales se encuentra disponible actualmente en CD) no se vendieron bien, y la banda decidió disolverse. Ambos guitarristas tenían experiencia profesional en la música desde su adolescencia, y pronto se unieron para lanzar su primer álbum (producido por ellos mismos), llamado Mosaico en 1980, el cual les permitió iniciar su propia productora, llamada Selva Records. Desde entonces, Strunz & Farah han grabado numerosos discos, colaborando también con músicos como Rubén Blades y L. Subramaniam. Jorge Strunz fue una vez recomendado por su amigo Paco de Lucía para reemplazar a Al Di Meola en The Guitar Trio.

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