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樂器演奏家Johannes Linstead不是一個容易歸類的藝術家。有些聽眾曾把這位非電吉他彈奏者創作的咄咄逼人、影響深遠的專輯描述為new age音樂（雖然他比代表性的著名new age音樂家精力要充沛得多），而且別人把他的音樂歸類為新弗拉門戈（換句話說，是現代弗拉門戈－流行風格而不是傳統的標準弗拉門戈風格）。但是，雖然他的某些非電吉他演奏實際上與西班牙新弗拉門戈表現的場景有關，而事實卻是當代弗拉門戈僅僅是Linstead難以預測的、非常折衷的作品的一部分。如果要找一個詞來最確切地概括Linstead五花八門的專輯，那應當是“世界融合”。Linstead不僅受到過西班牙音樂的影響，也受到過希臘、意大利、葡萄牙、古巴、特立尼達、巴西、秘魯、印度、摩洛哥、以及中東音樂的影響。如果說有什么東西讓Linstead把這些富有韻律的、和諧而旋律優美的元素結合到一起——至少，大部分——事實上，這些元素更多地來自于世界上那些氣候溫暖而陽光明媚的地方。Linstead的創作很少受到起源于某些地方音樂類型的影響，這些地方因其寒冷、荒蕪、積雪而黑暗的冬季而聞名；世界上那些影響他最大的地區——地中海、西南歐、加勒比海、南美、中東、北非——有著充足的陽光。但具有諷刺意味的是，Linstead不是來自于任何一個影響過他的演奏與創作的陽光地帶——他其實是加拿大的本地居民。Linstead——常常被比作Ottmar Liebert、Lara & Reyes、Jesse Cook、Armik和Oscar Lopez——給他的唱片帶來了廣泛多樣的元素。Linstead的專輯帶給人們這樣的印象，這位樂器演奏家受到過從Tomatito與Paco de Lucía（兩位最偉大的弗拉門戈吉他演奏家），希臘人的偶像Manos Hadjidakis，到巴西吉他演奏家Egberto Gismonti與較晚的Laurindo Almeida等所有這些人的影響。Linstead本質上不是一位爵士藝術家，卻能夠不時表現出適度的爵士味道，證明他既非常了解Django Reinhardt標新立異的吉普賽輕快節奏，也同樣了解Pat Metheny、John McLaughlin、以及以《 Return to Forever 》為標志的 Al DiMeola這些人演奏的具有融合風格的吉他。這就是說，Linstead只在舞臺上或錄音棚里演奏非電聲吉他；雖然非電聲吉他是Linstead主要演奏的樂器，他也演奏曼陀林、小提琴、貝斯、聲學鋼琴、電聲鍵盤、各種木笛，以及布祖基琴（一種傳統的希臘弦樂器）。談到他在唱片和現場演奏中挑選的伴奏者，Linstead憑借其多樣性而人氣旺盛；他是那種復合文化藝術家，會毫不猶豫地同時使用印度手鼓與吉普賽小提琴。《Sol Luna Tierra》，Linstead的第一張專輯，由具有獨立精神的Real Music公司于1999年發行；他后來在Real Music公司發行的專輯包括2000年的《Kiss the Earth》，2001年的《Guitarra del Fuego》，以及2003年的《Zabuca》。Linstead的第五張專輯，《Mediterranea》，由Earthscape Music公司于2004年發行。
強尼斯，這位“新弗拉門戈”的王子，“表演就如同沉思一般，不論是心理、生理、精神三方面都要專心集中，如此才能呈現出純凈且不受約束的音樂，就像身在天堂一樣。”強尼斯說。
來自加拿大多倫多，自學而成的吉他手強尼斯，每當他演奏個人所創作的樂曲時，不僅展現出他大師般的風范與才華，更讓聆聽者宛如置身于天堂。強尼斯不但是空心吉他和低音吉他的大師，同時也是一位造詣相當高的鋼琴家，從莫札特到搖滾樂，一樣都難不倒他。二十多歲時一趟南美洲和加勒比海之旅，除了是強尼斯個人心靈上的洗禮，也開啟了他的藝術表演生涯。當他以搖滾樂手的身分在各地巡回演出時，從他的作品中，不難找到南美洲和加勒比海文化的蹤跡。
強尼斯稱他自己所演奏的吉他音樂為“新弗拉門戈”風格，結合了大家所熟悉的古典弗拉門戈、吉普賽音樂、沙沙舞曲、巴西音樂，再加上流行的現代節奏和迷人的旋律。在他新創作的樂曲當中，拉丁吉他所展現出的活力和情境，總是巧妙地與鋼琴、管樂、長笛、以及打擊樂器融合在一起。
Instrumentalist Johannes Linstead is not an easy artist to categorize. Some listeners have described the acoustic guitarist's ambitious, far-reaching albums as new age (although he is much more energetic than new age artists are typically known for being), and others have labeled him nuevo flamenco (that is, modern flamenco-pop rather than traditional straight-ahead flamenco). But while some of his acoustic guitar playing is, in fact, relevant to Spain's nuevo flamenco scene, the truth is that contemporary flamenco is only a part of what the unpredictable, highly eclectic Linstead does. If any one term best summarizes Linstead's diverse albums, it would be "world fusion." Linstead has been influenced not only by the music of Spain, but also by the music of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Cuba, Trinidad, Brazil, Peru, India, Morocco, and the Middle East. If anything ties Linstead's rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic influences together -- most of them, anyway -- it is the fact they tend to come from the world's warmer, sunnier climates. Linstead's work does not owe a lot to styles of music that originated in places known for their cold, harsh, snowy, dark winters; the parts of the world that have influenced him the most -- the Mediterranean, southwestern Europe, the Caribbean, South America, the Middle East, North Africa -- get plenty of sunlight. But ironically, Linstead is not from any of the sunny locations that have influenced his playing and composing -- he is actually a native and resident of Canada.Linstead -- who has often been compared to Ottmar Liebert, Lara & Reyes, Jesse Cook, Armik, and Oscar Lopez -- brings a wide variety of influences to his recordings. Linstead's albums give the impression that the instrumentalist has been affected by everyone from Tomatito and Paco de Lucía (two of flamenco's greatest guitarists) and Greek icon Manos Hadjidakis to Brazilian guitarists like Egberto Gismonti and the late Laurindo Almeida. Linstead is not a jazz artist per se but can be mildly jazzy at times, demonstrating that he is well aware of Django Reinhardt's innovative gypsy swing as well as the fusion guitar playing of Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, and Return to Forever graduate Al DiMeola. That isn't to say that Linstead plays the acoustic guitar exclusively on-stage or in the studio; while the acoustic guitar is his primary instrument, Linstead also plays mandolin, violin, bass, acoustic piano, electric keyboards, various wooden flutes, and the bouzouki (a traditional Greek string instrument). And when it comes to picking sidemen for his albums and live performances, Linstead thrives on diversity; he is the type of multicultural artist who wouldn't hesitate to use Indian tabla drums and gypsy violin at the same time.Sol Luna Tierra, Linstead's first album, was released by the independent Real Music in 1999; his subsequent Real Music releases included Kiss the Earth in 2000, Guitarra del Fuego in 2001, and Zabuca in 2003. Linstead's fifth album, Mediterranea, came out on Earthscape Music in 2004.
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