02008-07-23 | News, Touring
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra, page 1 – Music – Houston Press – Houston Press
German native Ottmar Liebert is one of the few flamenco artists who can sell out midsize rooms, but his Houston fans have a rare opportunity to see Liebert and his band Luna Negra a lot closer up. Liebert began his flamenco career at restaurants around Santa Fe, where he still lives, and has become one of the exotic Spanish guitar music’s principal ambassadors; his double-platinum 1990 LP Nouveau Flamenco is the biggest-selling guitar album of all time. Dormant since 2004’s La Semana, Liebert and Luna Negra have released two albums this year: Up Close, recorded live at Liebert’s Santa Fe studio, and Scent of Light, inspired by his travels to places like Tibet, India and Granada. Act fast, though — only 140 tickets will be made available for each show.
02008-07-23 | Touring
Nouveau flamenco guitarist stirs trek through imagination – Houston Chronicle
Ottmar Liebert, nouveau flamenco guitarist and New Age personage, won’t say what inspired the instrumental works on The Scent of Light and Up Close, his newest CDs, or what memories the tracks ignite.
He’s not being obstinate. He just wants his listeners to use their imaginations when they hear the music.
Otherwise, he says, he might as well be writing pop songs with lyrics.
Liebert’s publicity material suggests each track reflects a time and place, like the journal of an itinerant poet or painter.
For example, it seems natural to let your imagination conjure dawn over a rugged mountain landscape during the joyous, hypnotic Morning Light, a standout track from The Scent of Light. Liebert visited Kham, Tibet, in 2006, trekking across 15,000-foot mountains for about six weeks.
