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The best kept secret in music
Press
"The rich acoustic guitar, passionate rhythms and international flair of the music reaches out to everyone, regardless of age or style preference."
- Mountain View Ala Carte & Art Festival
In today's homogenized music landscape, it is rare to find a group like Kaweh that blends the best of many different sounds and cultures. Kaweh's combination of ideas and musicianship is both exciting and engaging. - Geoff Roach, Executive Director, San Jose Jazz Society
Discography
Seven - released in 2000 - time 59:21 samples are available on the website. Jazz, Middle Eastern, Alternative, Pop/Rock, Folk, Instrumental Ambient.
Play Spanish - released on November 25, 2004 - time 45:28 samples are available on the website. Instrumental Nuevo Flamenco, Mediterranean, Latin, Spanish, Middle Eastern.
Long Ago - 2005 Release. Combining Spanish Guitar Rumba Flamencawith Latin and Brazilian rhythms. Instrumental romantic compositions.
España - 2006 Release. Rumba Flamenca instrumentals with classical traces. Uplifiting and fun.
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Bio
Kaweh (pronounced Ka-veh) was born in Germany where he spent his first seven years. Growing up in Europe, he was introduced to many types of music in various languages from all over the world. He spent 4 years living in the Middle East, immersing himself in the local culture, hence the Middle Eastern influence in his music.
Kaweh moved to the US as a teenager, and took up guitar. Within months he was composing his first songs. In 1993, he formed a band and within 3 months was opening the show for major musical acts and garnering rave reviews.
In 1998, Kaweh earned his degree in recording arts and began recording his first album. The success of that album drew some of the finest international musicians into the band. Kaweh's rich diverse sound, comes from a mixture of cultures within the group. Latin Jazz, Rumba Flamenca, Brazilian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern are just a few styles one may notice when listening to Kaweh. With the addition of vocals in English, Farsi, Spanish and Italian, Kaweh sets a higher standard in the fusion of styles we’ve come to call World music.
The "Kaweh" ensemble performs internationally at various festivals, corporate and private functions.
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