Native Unit by Eric Kamen Eric Kamen : Native Unit.
 Urban flamenco.

Native Unit was Eric's first entry into the genre of World Music. Eric got a two week break in his producing schedule of young R&B singers and rappers, and took several tracks he had created for those projects and experimented with using his Spanish guitar along with the tracks - no singing, no rapping. 'I was fascinated by what came out! I didn't really take it too seriously at first, but upon listening, it sounded pretty good to me ... and importantly, it was clearly 'its own thing.' It was def not the Gypsy Kings, nor Ottmar Liebert. I didn't really know how to describe it - other than to say it was a fusion between R&B, Hip Hop and more traditional music from around the World - mostly the Mediterranean (Spain, Greece Turkey ... where I had spent a lot of time over the course of my life.'

'Timidly, I put 4 or 5 of the tracks on Myspace (this was 2006! .. when Myspace was the rage) ... and was shocked by the results. Within several months, I had accumulated 1/2 million fans! ... and numerous notable Awards and much other critical acclaim (for example - Best Instrumental CD of the Year Award from www.musesmuse.com ... plus numerous very positive write-ups in the press and on the Internet).'

I appreciated that I had hit a nerve by merging a contemporary vibe with more traditional music. Young people (14-17 is my biggest demographic on Facebook, ReverbNation et al!) could appreciate the more traditional acoustic World Music because it was packaged along with some very kool contemporary beatz ... and older people could appreciate (or at least tolerate LOL) the modern beatz because the music itself was so touching.

'As a kid, success meant getting a gig in one of the well-known clubs in lower Manhattan. Never in a million years did I ever imagine the day would come when tens of thousands of young kids, from Indonesia, Turkey, Mexico etc ... would be sending me such loving and supportive comments and emails.'

Songs:

1. Moshi Moshi
2. Arenys by the Sea
3. Casa La Femme
4. Take a Ride
5. Thug Life
6. Habana Noche
7. Broken Hearted
8. Native Tongue
9. The Sphinx's Dream
10. Barcelona Boo
11. My Father's Mandolin
12. Mykonos at Midnight

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 08/23/2014
Eric Kamen lives in New York USA

Tagged as: World, Jazz, Chillout, World Influenced

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