Reviews - Rodrigo Rodriguez - Shakuhachi flute-Japanese Music-World Music-Hang-Composer

Serge Kozlovsky (a music critic from Republic of Belarus)

Rodrigo's music is fully meditative. Across the East is a smooth flight on the wings
of a fresh wind to mysterious eastern lands. The musician uses many unique authentic
instruments on his album (sheng, shakuhachi, kena, oud, samsula and many others).
Sometimes listening to Rodrigo Rodriguez music reminds me of the best Windham Hill
Records' works, but this musician has his own style which can't be compared with anyone.
And so much beauty is in Rodrigo' s music!

As you sit, you listen to this music and you simply become one with yourself. You stay in
the present moment and you don't want to leave it. And this moment is suddenly filled with
such an inexpressible bliss...

Listen to "Across the East " and begin a beautiful journey!

The Nightscapes New Age Radio (Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

Musician who really has many countries he can call home and it shows you the power and
the International power behind music...the universal language.

Anne Williams - radio and television host

www.Spirit -Within-New-Age-Radio-Radio.com

Such wonderful music and vocals. Some of it reminds me of Phil Keaggy's very serene
guitar work. Excellent music. I hear so much of various styles, but every now and then
someone like you really shines like the sun...

Jon Nipp

A Ultima Fronteira Radio (Galicia, Spain)

Esos sonidos de las guitarras, esas melodias de las flautas (Shakuhachi) son muy exquisitos,
realizados con gran esmero y pasion, ademas esos sonidos orientales mezclados con la guitarra
hacen de este un trabajo bello y singular.

Roberto Vales

Echoes Radio (U.S.A.)

From the Producer John Diliberto & host of Echoes, a two hour nightly music soundscape
distributed by Public Radio International and heard on over 130+ radio stations nationwide
including stations in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Orlando.
I checked out your music and it sounded like it might have Echoes potential. Very nice stuff.

Este Flautista especializado en instrumentos de vientos tanto
clasicos como orientales,reside y trabaja habitualmente en
Japon,donde edita sus discos tras varios tiempo de estudio y
aprendizaje en aquellas tierras,enamorado del sonido del
Shakuhachi o flauta Japonesa de Bambu.
La musica de Rodrigo Rodriguez huye de lo obvio,sin
bien practica un genero bastante atmosferico,cuya musica
coge altura desde un principio para llevarnos por pasajes
mas aereos que terrenales.

Las armonias crean hermosos escenarios por donde transcurre
la accion musical,en ocasiones con un vigor por encima de la
media habitual en las musicas mas etereas.
La presencia de las cuerdas es notable en este trabajo,noasi
en algun otro suyo que hemos escuchado,y sus instrumentos
colaboran sin asumir un protagonismos destacado,ganando
con ello en elegancia y contrastes.

Las flautas nos llevan por los caminos abiertos y mas luminosos,
en tanto que el clarinete nos adentra por la introspeccion mas
profunda,a traves de senderos que van abriendo los demas instrumentos.
La guitarra,casi siempre presente,sabe hacerse a un lado y mostrarse con
matices bien diferenciados,segun el animo de cada momento,y cediendo la
responsabilidad de la base a las percusiones llegado el momento.
Llegamos al final como saliendo de un sueno relajante en el que han
sucedido cosas que no llegamos a recordar,pero que han dejado huella.