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"Azabagic’s idiomatic, technically flawless performances of this colorful repertoire should be required listening for guitar lovers everywhere..." - Fanfare Magazine "Guitarist Denis Azabagic is superb all the way through, and I can’t imagine the five composers being happier with performances of their works. It’s as if technical difficulties do not even exist, and his slow build-up from one near-silent thread of notes to a glorious full sunrise in Out of Africa bespeaks an equally impressive mastery of expression…" - MusicWeb International "Throughout Denis Azabagic plays superbly; indeed one cannot imagine these interpretations being bettered... Highly recommended!" - Classical Guitar Magazine Award-winning Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic presents Out of Africa and Around the World, a collection of solo guitar pieces influenced by diverse musical traditions. The album takes its title from the five-part Alan Thomas piece included on it (inspired by Karen Blixen's memoirs and the film based on them) which evokes the sound of the kora and the oud, along with rhythms and melodies found on the African continent. With 6 Cafe Pieces Azabagic explores tango and Balkan jazz, while the three remaining works take the listener on sonic journeys through Bulgaria, Cuba, Guatemala, the US, and Brazil.