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Imán, the Califato Independiente of the andalusian rock reappear from his ashes. A fourth century after their separation, Manuel Rodríguez, Marcos Mantero, Iñaki Egaña and Kiko Guerrero decided to come back to the stages, in order to commemorate thirty years of life. They marked the path of andalusian rock and left their own sign. The legendary band that borned in Madrid, but grew up in Jerez de la Frontera and El Puerto de Santa María, will meet this summer and will be going out on tour from September onwards. Few groups on our country’s music history have such a unanimous review when mentioned: “I heard Imán a live many times. They were, without any doubt, the best rock played a live in that time. The guitar of Manolito Imán captured me. The group touched the perfection and excellence”. (Ricardo Pachón, “Producer of Paco de Lucia and Camarón”). “Without any doubt, the best first record made in our country” (J. Manuel Costa, “El País”). “They were the andalusian Pink Floyd; it was extraordinary, sounded with an amazing cleanliness and perfection.” (Kiko Veneno). The meeting of Manolito Rodríguez, living in California since the 90’s, Iñaki Egaña and Guerrero, both working in testimonial groups of blues and eclectic music, turned out to be less complicated. And exists the possibility that the Uruguayan Urbano Moraes, who substituted Egaña after the first record, join to this initiative in the next months. Nobody wants to lose the big event, not even the stars of that time, which will be invited or will invite themselves to play with Imán. Gualberto, Guadalquivir, Smash, the big Kiko Veneno, Rubén Dantas, Luis Delgado and Abdu Salim. A lot of names appear to play on the stage with the emblematic group and to accompanying him on tour. The reappearance of Imán, as their own existence has been covered with mythic stories, incalculable mysteries and unofficial rumors. The fan’s most of them reunited around the Aristillus have already made spread de news, even before their crystallization. Imán always functioned thus, covered with a mystery halo, marked for his charisma. Their concerts were parties of the senses; the music was bright, as modern as taked root. Imán created his legend without any publicity, in a not suitable time, placed between a grey past and the explosion of liberty. The andalusian rock, in general lines, flourished with a fleeting splendor, but did soon, victim of a infrastructures lack, of their own fears, of the professional anarchy or perhaps at the hands of the fashions, which were ruling that time, the new wave or the Punk. But Imán as other mythic names remains alive between his fans. They established school with a style plagued if influences and elegance, precision and beauty. Tarantos del Califato Independiente and Camino del Águila are Imán’s tow records, that keep in use as their sound. Imán, four personalities blessed by the Gurú Majarahji, could sound to King Crimsom, to Pink Floyd, to Santana, to Allman Brothers and to celestial music in just one afternoon. They could mix boleros with bulerias and rhythms with silences. First they were six, in Madrid, and then remained three, in Jerez, until that came Marcos Mantero and the quartet settled in the portuense Camino del Águila, the corner where years later lived Javier Ruibal and Chano Domínguez, tow unquestionable figures of the music without labels. The first, precisely, enjoyed with Imán and the second led the group “Cai” and afterwards, in his jazziest aspect paid a tribute to Imán in a bright record 2006 30 Aniversario (Live 1977-80)
2006 Todas sus grabaciones para CBS (1978-1980)
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victor77 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 13 2007 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 142 |
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Very reccommended the CD with both records (Iman and Camino del Aguila). great band that appear too late in time |
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