Ten thousand concert visitors a year, standing ovations, millions of views on YouTube, a fan cult like rock stars - welcome to Café del Mundo, Germany's most successful guitar export.
The protagonists Jan Pascal and Alexander Kilian have just returned from tours in Andalusia, Italy and London, where they recorded their new album "Samphonic" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Jan and Alex are basically opposites like fire and water - and just because of that they complement each other to a world-class music act. Their joint live performance is the rousing dialogue of two gifted virtuosos, who soon caress each other, soon challenge each other and elicit their best from each other - intensely and explosively a magical aura is created, which no one can escape.
But the two instrumental artists are far more than mere entertainers: in their art they take a stand, profess their commitment to pure, original music, and make a statement in a fluctuating world. The audience can be curious about the musical diversity of two flamenco guitars with a repertoire that ties a fine ribbon between classical and jazz, techno and world music.
Their Abbey Road album "Famous Tracks" was nominated for the Opus Klassik in 2019.
"AUDIBLY BOUNDLESS"
(Oliver Hochkeppel, Süddeutsche Zeitung)