Hailed as the 'Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar', award-winning Forcione is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years. He breaks the mould of most conventional, popular guitar sounds be it in the field of jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian or improvised music. International tours have brought high critical acclaim from as far as Australia and Hong Kong to Russia, the Caribbean, USA and all over Europe.
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Tears of Joy
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The sensational guitarist Antonio Forcione toured the U.K. from September to December 2006 with the show "Absolutely Live!" to coincide with the release of a new DVD and CD of the same name on the Naim label. Recorded at Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells on 13 June 2006 in front of an invited audience and directed by Los Angeles based British director Nik Murray, the DVD captures the band at the peak of their performance and features African Dawn, Night Passage, Indian Café and Tears of Joy within a 12 song 75 minute performance. The new show will distill all the best bits of the DVD back to the stage. Artistic, intense, and formidably inventive, Antonio is a performer of genuine distinction. Ever unpredictable, his is a celebration of the unexpected elements in life, a music of rare delicacy, humour and not least, passion. Already in 2006 the band has performed at festivals and concert halls in New Zealand, Australia, Barbados, Italy, Africa, the Philippines, Brunei as well as an extensive and highly successful tour of the UK! Recently, Antonio was invited to Los Angeles to record with the internationally acclaimed American Jazz double bassist Charlie Haden for a CD release later this year.
