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An all-instrumental journey that follows Santiago from the Andalusian hills across the Mediterranean and the Sahara to the Egyptian pyramids. It blends warm acoustic guitar, oud, and desert-tinged textures with gentle piano and strings for a cozy, intimate reading space. The mood moves from pastoral hope to hardship, then to love at the oasis and a final sense of arrival.
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20 songs
1
Entre Dos Aguas
Paco de Lucía · Entre Dos Aguas
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2
Asturias
Andrés Segovia · Guitar Sensation: I.Albeniz, M.Giuliani,E.Granados,J.Malats,F.Sor (Classical Masterpieces)
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3
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Narciso Yepes · Narciso Yepes
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4
Gabriel's Oboe
Edward Elgar · 50 Smooth Classics
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5
Capriccio Arabe
Francisco Tárrega · Spanish Fantasy
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6
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo · Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre
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7
Gymnopédie No. 3
Erik Satie · The Best Of Erik Satie
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8
Le pas du chat noir
Anouar Brahem · Le pas du chat noir
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9
Raga Desh
Ravi Shankar · Raga: A Film Journey Into the Soul of India (Original Soundtrack from the Film)
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10
Tamacun
Rodrigo y Gabriela · Rodrigo y Gabriela
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11
Diablo Rojo
Rodrigo y Gabriela · Rodrigo y Gabriela
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12
Nuages
Django Reinhardt · Electric Django: Radio Recordings 1947
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13
Cavatina
Stanley Myers · Classic Williams -- Romance of the Guitar
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14
Romance de Amor
Narciso Yepes · Recuerdos de la Alhambra
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15
Lagrima
Barry O'sullivan · Spanish Romance
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16
Adelita
Barry O'sullivan · Spanish Romance
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17
Mallorca
Isaac Albéniz · Dreams of a Russian Summer
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18
Malagueña
Ernesto Lecuona · Plácido Domingo - The Latin Album Collection
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19
Barzakh
Anouar Brahem · Barzakh
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