Music
Press
"She sings in a manner that seems spontaneous, a goddess caught in the midst of an ancient ritual celebrated over and over again. Jorge Guzman and Stephanie Mair, mesmerizes audiences with a wide range of musical outpouring in what seems like an effortless style". - Carribean Today Miami USA/Marva McClean
"Stephanie Mair's lovely vocals twine seductively around the melodies and rhythms. Fans of World Music will find plenty to hold their interest on UMBAYe". - Music Staff/City Link Magazine/Fort Lauderdale USA/Bob Weingerg
"You will find magic in their music, in their performance and in their style". - Heat Beat Magazine/ Fort Lauderdale, USA
"AMEREIDA has released its third Album UMBAYe which incorporates sounds and styles from around the world. It wasn't a difficult stretch for the international duo of Venezuelan Jorge Guzman and Jamaican born Stephanie Mair." - Jam Magazine, South Florida Edition, Orlando USA
"When people know they are playing, they come out. Jorge is so talented as a musician and with Stephanie's voice, it's just something that you don't hear....They are true performers." - Telcik City Link Magazine/Colleen Dougher
"Jorge Guzman es un talento sin igual"... - Javier "JAQO" Quinones/Tiempos Magazine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
"AMEREIDA arranco los aplausos del auditorio New Q's en el "Festival de Montreaux" - Virginia Minaya/El Nacional, Caracas Venezuela
Discography
I LOVE - 2008
FRENCH TUESDAY - 2008
CHILL IT - 2007
STREETS - 2007
THE SOUNDS OF DOWNTOWN HOLLYWOOD - 2003
MAMBO NOVO - 2002
SOUTH BEACH IN MOTION - 2000
UMBAYE - 1999
EL BAILAOR NEGRO/Live at Montreaux - 1994
AMERICA AMEREIDA - 1991
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Bio
Hailing from Venezuela and Jamaica respectively, flautist, reedist, composer and producer Jorge Guzman and vocalist, songwriter and flautist Stephanie Mair combine their vibrant talents to create the singular poly-ethnic sound of AMEREIDA.
Guzman, AMEREIDA'S visionary leader, is one of South Americia's premier flute players. Aside from performing, however his musical experiences encompass diverse fields such as composing in a variety of genres, producing records as well as events and all aspects of sound engineering.
Stephanie Mair, the soulful voice of AMEREIDA is an energetic and captivating performer, singer as well as a prolific songwriter. Several means of artistic expression braced the facinating personality of Mair since her childhood.
Guzman and Mair started working on a sound that would reflect their respective ethinicities, as well as their passion for synthesizers and samplers, without hesitating to intigrate the primitive with the futuristic. This paved the way to create AMEREIDA!
AMEREIDA has played Jazz Festivals from Montreaux, Switzerland, Locarno, Solera & Venezuelan Jazz Festival as well as so many other Festivals & Special Events to mention!
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