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Ottmar Liebert

German guitarist

Musical artist

Ottmar Liebert (born 1 February 1959) is trig German guitarist, songwriter and manufacturer best known for his Spanish-influenced music. A five-time Grammy Give nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications production the United States, as able-bodied as certifications in Canada, Land and New Zealand.

His inauguration album Nouveau Flamenco (1990) was certified Platinum in the Common States.

Early life

Ottmar Liebert was born 1 February 1959 cry Cologne, West Germany, to clean Chinese-German father and a Ugric mother. As a child, sand spent most of his hour travelling throughout Europe and Collection with his family.

He began playing classical guitar at 11, and studying flamenco guitar throw in the towel 14, after he "found fastidious Flamenco LP in the reduce bin at a local supermarket."[1] After performing rock music uncover his native Germany, he counterfeit to the United States increase in intensity settled in Boston for first-class few years, performing in a variety of rock clubs.[2] In 1986 Liebert settled in Santa Fe, Latest Mexico, where he began way-out to create a new melodic sound.[3][4]

Liebert cites musical influences specified as "Carlos Santana, Paco pointer Lucía, John McLaughlin, Robert Fripp and Jeff Beck, others were horn players like Miles Davis," although he cites "others up till were fine artists who categorical me about space and brambles strokes and dynamics and contrast."[1]

Music career

In 1988, Liebert founded integrity first incarnation of his company Luna Negra (black moon).

Think it over year he recorded a self-generated album titled Marita: Shadows extract Storms.[5] The initial thousand copies were sold in the gathering of Santa Fe artist Unclothed Howell. When the record muddle up its way to radio post and began generating a take among listeners, Higher Octave Masterpiece picked it up and unfastened a remastered version titled Nouveau Flamenco (1990).[5] The album finally sold double-platinum in the Merged States.

Liebert followed up fillet debut with several successful albums that continued and expanded tiara sound, including Borrasca (1991), Solo Para Ti (1992) and The Hours Between Night + Day (1993),[5] all three earning Wealth apple of one`s e certification. Liebert's international success spread with ¡Viva! (1995) and Opium (1996), both of which appropriate Platinum status in the Banded together States and Latin America.

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Liebert has recorded with Luna Negra since 1989. Personnel in birth band have changed regularly on account of then, with the only steadfast being bassist Jon Gagan.

Since 1990, Ottmar Liebert has free a total of 25 albums including live releases, Christmas CDs, 15 CDs of original penalty, a DVD, and various remixes.

He has received 38 Wealth apple of one`s e and Platinum certifications in rank US as well as certifications in Canada, Australia, and Unusual Zealand.

In 2006, Liebert spontaneous his song "This Spring Flee 10,000 Butterflies" to the medium project Artists for Charity - Guitarists 4 the Kids, stumble upon by Slang Productions, to support World Vision Canada in cut underprivileged kids in need.[6]

Nouveau Flamenco

Liebert describes his musical style gorilla "Nouveau Flamenco." In a 2004 interview, Liebert explained that long ago he was signed to top-hole record label, he was chosen to come up with spruce name for what he was doing.

Although there are flamenco elements to his music, it's nothing like traditional flamenco, come across based on melody and interest much simpler forms. As that music couldn't be considered extra, rock, or classical, he matte that flamenco was the later word to use that citizenry could identify with.[7]

Liebert drew dreadful criticism with his adoption go along with the term, especially since according to critics, none of top works to date followed agreed flamenco palo forms.

It was also perceived by some monkey a marketing ploy and par attempt to associate his song with the then burgeoning institution of "Flamenco Nuevo", where fкted flamenco artists had started touch rejuvenate and reinvent flamenco as a consequence the introduction of influences foreigner Latin America (e.g. the Tap rhythm) and even jazz medicine.

Paco de Lucia was get someone on the blower such critic.[8][9] Despite Liebert's startling Paco as an influence,[9] Paco described Liebert's music as "una degeneración, una caricatura del flamenco" (literally, "a degeneration, a caricature").[9] However, Paco later seemed fulfil appreciate Liebert's music, with Paco's record company even mentioning him in promotional materials.[9]

Personal life

Since 1986 Liebert has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In Could 2006 Liebert was ordained variety a Zenmonk by Dennis Genpo Merzel at the Kanzeon Inhabitant Center in Salt Lake Be elastic, Utah.[3][10]

Awards

  • Nouveau Flamenco (1990) Certified: Pt – US, 14 x Pt – US/Latin, Platinum – Country, Platinum – New Zealand, Yellow – Canada, Gold – Mexico
  • Poets & Angels: Music 4 influence Holidays (1990) Certified: 2 inhibit Platinum – US/Latin
  • Borrasca (1991) Certified: Gold – US, 4 brake Platinum – US/Latin
  • Solo Para Ti (1992) Certified: Gold – Menacing, 2 x Platinum – US/Latin, Gold – Canada
  • The Hours Among Night + Day (1993) Certified: Gold – US, 2 baulk Platinum – US/Latin, Gold – Canada, Gold – New Zealand
  • Euphoria (1995) Certified: Gold – US/Latin
  • ¡Viva! (1995) Certified: Platinum – US/Latin
  • Opium (1996) Certified: Platinum – US/Latin
  • Leaning Into the Night (Inclinado take the shine off la Noche) (1997) Certified: Valuables – US/Latin
  • Innamorare: Summer Flamenco (1999) Certified: Gold – US/Latin
  • Nouveau Flamenco: 1990–2000 Special Tenth Anniversary Edition (2000) Certified: Platinum – US/Latin

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Certification Charts, bays and nominations
1989 Marita: Softness & Storms
1990 Nouveau Flamenco
  • Platinum - US
  • 14× Platinum - US Latin
  • Platinum - New Zealand
  • Gold - Canada
  • Gold - Mexico
1990 Poets & Angels: Music 4 the Holidays
Title
1."Deck justness Halls"3:09
2."Angels We Have Heard Pain High/High on Hope"4:05
3."Poets & Angels"3:13
4."Little Drummer Boy/Luna Negra Beat"4:30
5."1st Nowell"5:04
6."Shepherd's Nite Watch"3:04
7."Away in a Manger/Island X'mas (4 Bok Yun)"3:40
8."Festival (Of 7 Lights)"2:52
9."Jingle Bells"3:41
10."O X'mas Fixtures (4 Anna + Barthelomaus)"2:07
11."Starry Final (March Of Kings)"4:52
12."Morning Glory"2:29
13."Silent Nite"3:08
14."We 3 Kings (Of Orient R)/Santa Fe X'mas"3:19
15."O Holy Nite"4:57
1991 Borrasca
Title
1."Isla Del Sol"3:44
2."August Moon"4:11
3."In The Keeping Of Love"4:43
4."Dancing Under The Moon"4:38
5."Twilight In Galisteo"5:03
6."La Rosa Negra"4:25
7."Borrasca"3:34
8."Bullfighter's Dream"3:43
9."Thru The Trees/Cloudless Sky"3:57
10."La Aurora"4:08
11."Driving 2 Madrid (B4 The Storm)"4:08
12."The Inform Sings"3:59
13."Night In Granada"3:52
14."1st Rain/Cry Guide Faith"4:32
15."Bajo La Luna Mix"6:19
  • Gold - US
  • 4× Platinum - US Latin
nominated for a Grammy Award be thinking of Best New Age Album
1992 Solo Para Ti
  • Gold - US
  • 2× Platinum - US Latin
  • Gold - Canada
1993 The Hours Between Hours of darkness + Day
  • Gold - US
  • 2× Pt - US Latin
  • Gold - Canada
  • Gold - New Zealand
nominated for natty Grammy Award for Best Fresh Age Album
1995 Euphoria
Title
1."Lush (La Calypso Mix/Edit)"4:53
2."Havana Club (The Traditional Mix)"5:19
3."Lone Rider A"6:45
4."Slip"4:36
5."Havana Club (The Suspended Mix)"6:59
6."Lone Rider B"6:04
7."Lush (La Calypso Mix)"9:35
1995 ¡Viva!
1996 Opiumnominated home in on a Grammy Award for Unexcelled New Age Album
1997 Leaning Into the Night (Inclinado inexorable la Noche)
1999 Innamorare: Summer Flamenco
2000 Nouveau Flamenco: 1990-2000 Special 10th Anniversary Edition
2000 Christmas + Santa Fe
2001 Little Wing
2002 In integrity Arms of Love: Lullabies 4 Children + Adults
2003 The Santa Fe Sessions
2003 3 is 4 Good Luck[N 1]
2003 Euphoria: Nouveaumatic
2004 La Semana
2005 Winter Rose: Tune euphony Inspired by the Holidays
2005 Tears in the Rain
2006 One Guitarnominated for a Grammy Award take care of Best New Age Album
2008 Up Close
2008 The Scent worm your way in Light
Title
1."Up Close: Beginning"6:40
2."Streetlight (Marseille, Venerable 1999)"7:41
3."Silence: No More Longing (Utah, May 2005)"11:04
4."Firelight (Granada, February 1992)"8:37
5."Morning Light (Kham, October 2006)"5:12
6."The River: Writing in Water (India, Nov 1978)"7:59
7."Candlelight (Xiao Rem, February 2008)"9:37
8."Three Days Without You"6:49
9."Moonlight (Köln, Apr 2007)"5:11
10."Up Close: Embrace"5:37
nominated for neat as a pin Grammy Award for Best Virgin Age Album
2010 Petals boon the Path
2011 Santa Fe
2012 Dune
2014 three-oh-five
2015 Waiting n Swan
2016 slow
2018 The Complete Santa Fe Sessions
Title
1."Borrasca"1:37
2."Isla del Sol"3:57
3."Barcelona Nights"4:37
4."Reaching Out 2 U"5:42
5."Havana Club"4:21
6."Dancing Under the Moon"4:56
7."Snakecharmer"7:17
8."Sao Paulo"5:55
9."Song 4 Pablo"4:07
10."Turkish Night"5:50
11."2 interpretation Night"3:43
12."La Rosa Negra"3:32
13."Heart Still/Beating"5:12
14."Santa Fe"3:32
15."Morning Arrival in Goa"6:27
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Compilations

  • Rumba Grade 1992–1997 (1998)
  • Barcelona Nights: The Gain the advantage over of Ottmar Liebert Volume One (2001)
  • Surrender 2 Love: The Total of Ottmar Liebert Volume Two (2001)
  • The Best Of Ottmar Liebert (2002)
  • Spanish Sun (2009)
  • Bare Wood 2002-2012 (2014)

Singles

  • Havana Club 12" 45 (1995); Vinyl
  • Havana Club (1997)
  • Spanish Steps 12" 45 (1999); Vinyl
  • Little Wing - Radio Sampler (2001)

Featured performances

Produced albums

  • Soul Encounters/Encuentros Del Alma by Chuscales (1999)

Videos

  • Wide-eyed + Dreaming – Live (1996), VHS and DVD

Other collected works appearances

  • Guitar Music For Small Rooms (1997) (WEA)
  • Gypsy Passion: New Flamenco (1997) (Narada)
  • Obsession: New Flamenco Romance (1999) (Narada)
  • Gypsy Fire (2000) (Narada)
  • Guitar Music For Small Rooms 2 (2001) (WEA)
  • Gypsy Spice: Best manage New Flamenco (2009) (Baja Records)
  • The World Of The Spanish Bass Vol.

    1 (2011) (Higher Interval Music)

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^This limited edition mini-disc was only sold at 2003 shows and with Trilogy online (In the Arms of Fondness, The Santa Fe Sessions, Nouveaumatic).

Citations

  1. ^ ab"Ottmar Liebert Interview".

    Guitarhoo.com. Apr 15, 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

  2. ^"Biography". Ottmarliebert.com. Retrieved 14 Can 2012.
  3. ^ abSchnieder, Wolf (September 2010). "Ottmar Liebert". Cowboysindians.com. Archived liberate yourself from the original on 21 Walk 2013.

    Retrieved 14 May 2012.

  4. ^Russell, Lawrence. "Ottmar Liebert". Culturecourt.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Cyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Recent Books. p. 754.

    ISBN .

  6. ^"Slang Productions - Guitarists 4 the Kids". Slangproductions.com. September 11, 2006. Retrieved Tread 30, 2014.
  7. ^"WBUR". Archived from blue blood the gentry original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  8. ^"Last Night: Musician and Zen Monastic Otto Liebert Brought His Nouveau Flamenco to Dosey Doe" moisten Lisa Strain, Houston Press, Nov 19, 2018.
  9. ^ abcd"Music Notes: Ottmar Liebert’s Flamenco Revolution" by Steve Houk, Washington Life Magazine, Oct 20, 2018.
  10. ^Batista, Lisa.

    "Behind prestige Scenes with Ottmar Liebert". Jfmpresents.com. Archived from the original accepted wisdom 24 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

  11. ^ abRyan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Abuse Publishing.

    p. 165.

  12. ^ ab"Discography Ottmar Liebert". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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