Coral Love Dance
Roland
van Straaten introduces himself with the evocative "CORAL LOVE DANCE”,
an unorthodox blend of oriental tones and Afro-American rhythms, laced
with a European look of life. The music is composed and arranged by Roland
van Straaten, supported by Santino Famulari on piano, Wietn Wito on bass,
and Andreas Gerber on ethnic percussion.
Roland van Straaten’s music is marked by archaic expression; ostinato
bass and repetitive patterns form on eastern and jazz-like chromatic scales
to create wide, spacious melodies. His development of a new harmonica
playing technique has allowed him to truly open up his instrument to more
freedom of modulation and an enhanced expressivity.
(Phonag 1988 - CH )