Track Listing

1. Modern Times
2. Bella Via
3. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets
4. Can You Feel It
5. Camden Town
6. Cantar Al Amor
7. Umbele
8. Samba Hood
9. Shake It Out
10. If You Believe

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183960 in Music
• Released on: 2005-08-16
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

About the Artist
Embark on a journey to the sights, sounds and sensations of the mysterious and romantic Mediterranean with flamenco-jazz guitarist Marc Antoine. The gypsy spirit and classical soul of Antoine recordings can't help but transport instrumental fans seeking musical paradise.

"The most important element of my career has been the fact that I've always been open to new places, styles and experiences, and through my adventures I've been able to learn so much," he says.

"There's a great element of travel to my music, and I love experimenting with new ideas and influences. Maybe being a Gemini fits with being a gypsy, a sense of never wanting to settle in one place. Paris was home, London was home, and Los Angeles was home. Now I'm settling into Madrid and it's also my home. My wife's relatives are there and my family is not far (in Brittany and the South of France). No matter where I am, I'm always home."

Growing up in Paris, Antoine began playing guitar at age eleven and spent his early teens as a developing musician. Trained at the International School of Classical Guitar, he played jazz and Afro-pop in Paris clubs, performed with the London based Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra, and was first introduced to smooth jazz audiences when he toured with Basia in 1988. While living in London for a spell, Antoine played on Soul II Soul's landmark first album and immersed himself in the city's acid jazz scene. After moving to Los Angeles, he added acid jazz stylings to recordings by Guru's Jazzmatazz, Solsonics, Queen Latifah, DJ Greyboy, Sting and the late Selena. Most recently, Antoine played flamenco-styled guitar on the #1 dance album by The Latin Project, which featured his song "En Fuego," co-written by Jez Colin and Matt Cooper of Incognito.

Antoine has appeared on numerous recording projects by smooth jazz stars (David Benoit, Dave Koz) and has been part of five Guitars, Saxes & More concert tours with smooth jazz greats Peter White, Richard Elliot, Kirk Whalum, Everette Harp and Rick Braun.

Customer Reviews

Excellent CD... BEST YET!!
This is a great CD... If you like to relax with some smooth music... This CD is for you... Also, If you like to get in a very good mood, and get energized... This CD is for You... It has it all...

Best tracks are Bella Via, Camden Town and Samba Hood...

His best album
This is a work of genius. It's like taking a world vacation without leaving home. It is both emotional and cinematic.

Not his best Work
I have Marc Antoine's entire music catalog. I have yet to like this album as much as the others. I understand what he is trying to do musically and as an artist but the album seems to lack a natural flow. The album "Universal Language" seems to achieve what he wanted to do with this album. Still not a bad album just not one of his better ones