Beyond Boundaries

[Machine Translation] Canadian guitarist John Gilliat's music blends world beat rhythms with rumba, flamenco, jazz, pop and more. His second album was nominated for "Best Instrumentalist" at the 2002 West Coast Music Awards, 1995Music West Star for "Beat Acoustic Guitar Performance" 1997 Winner of Vancouver's Global Star Quest. Performed in front of the Prime Minister of Canada at the 2002 convention of the Liberal Party of Canada, the governing political party in Canada. He was highly acclaimed. This album, "Beyound Boundaries," is music that questions the heart and soul. The rhythms stir the heart out of the hustle and bustle of everyday life and take you to a place of ecstasy. Passionate and furious flamenco guitars and beautiful melodies overlap with fascinating percussion, bass and drums. The album contains a very special track. John was invited to perform at the "Yuyuu Train Concert" in Onishi Town, Ehime Prefecture, for the past two years, and he composed this piece to exquisitely capture the beauty and outpouring of emotion that he felt during the performance.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

類まれな技術を持つカナダ人ギタリストJohn Gilliatの音楽がルンバ、フラメンコ、ジャズ、ポップなどの、ワールドビートリズムととけあった作品。セカンドアルバムが"Best Instrumentalist"at the 2002 West Coast Music Awards,としてノミネートされた。1995Music West Starにて"Beat Acoustic Guitar Performance"受賞。1997Vancouver's Global Star Quest.にて優勝。カナダの政権政党the Liberal Party of Canadaの2002大会にて、カナダの首相の前で演奏。絶賛された。今回のアルバム、"Beyound Boundaries"は、心と魂に問いかける音楽。毎日の生活の喧騒の中から心をかきたてるリズムで、恍惚とした場所へと誘う。情熱的で激情ほとばしるフラメンコギターと美しいメロディが魅力的なパーカッションとベースとドラムと重なる。このアルバムの中には特別なトラックが含まれている。過去2年間に渡り、愛媛県大西町で行われている「悠々列車コンサート」に招待されたジョンが、その時の演奏で感じた周りの美しさと感情のほとばしりを絶妙にとらえ、作曲した。