Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Isabel By Carbe and Durand

 


Isabel

By

Carbe and Durand

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

The partnership of Carbe and Durand over the years has become legendary, especially in the vibrant Latin styled world of guitar with a globally infused twist, for me personally it has been a delight that I discovered back in the days of Incendio, and I wished I hadn’t checked, as that first album was now 25 years ago and called Misterioso, but here they are once more with another delightful new single called Isabel, so that pleasurable journey gladly continues.

The vibrancy of this new creation is tempered slightly by the emotive aspects of the composition, but fear not that sultry tone and timbre flows strongly within the arrangement, and the added percussion will take one to a sunset on warm summer beach with ease.

A piece perhaps of a dedication to an old friend or perhaps lover, the smooth transmission of the guitars both bass and acoustic is so wonderfully persuasive and blissfully slick, whilst the melody line is filled with a sweltering tenderness that can only be felt on a late August night.

This is Carbe and Durand at their talented best; rich in flavour, textures so transient and textured, and a performance that you only wished you could see live, as such Isabel from the duet has to be yet another massive hit for the dynamic duo of globally inspired guitar. 


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