CHINA / ARGENTINA - Gao Hong / Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde: Alondra
Chinese pipa master Gao Hong takes on yet another creative challenge, just one year after the release of her award-winning album Terri Kunda – House of Friendship with Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate. This time, thanks to a rare opportunity to record in Abbey Road Studios, Gao joins Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde to present us … Alondra…
‘I had never worked with a flamenco guitarist before; in the past, I have only worked with classical guitarists and a guitar quartet, so I felt that this would be the biggest challenge for me. I love to take risks.’ – Gao
Having both developed loose ideas and patterns just days before the recording, they travel together from ancient Asian dynasties, through the Thar Desert to Andalusia, harmoniously combining cultures as the East meets West. The blend of Ignacio’s structured playing – typical of flamenco, with Gao’s Chinese improvisation, creates a spontaneous musical celebration of diverse cultures coming together.‘After hearing Gao playing and improvising, I knew that something really new was about to be created, which felt like an awakening, a call to a new day.’ – Ignacio
Tracklist
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Hong, Gao
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Hong, Gao
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)
Monteverde, Ignacio Lusardi (guitar)





























