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"...as smooth as Santana and as exuberant as the Gipsy Kings...."  Marjorie Kaplan for the Santa Fean

"Nuevo Latino is solid from start to finish, a nonstop romp through the the vibrant territory that Manzanares has staked out as its own."  Silja Talvi for the Pasatiempo/Santa Fe New Mexican

"... new rhythms, international flavors and honest, roots-based music with heart ...music that fuses danceable beats, sizzling guitars and heart-stopping harmonies" Inez Russell for the New Mexican

Should Be On Everyone's "Must Buy" List "Vivir" is an amazing outing within the competitive Latino music market. This isn't for the listener who either wants the 'Santa Fe' style they have enjoyed in southwestern elevators; instead, it is for the individual who truly enjoys the flavor and spirit of Nuevo Latino music. Reviewer: Dann Brown

"...these guys blow the crowd away...jamming on guitars and singing with charisma that is undeniable! Manzanares works the crowd into a dancing frenzy!" Transmission Magazine-New Mexico's Music Magazine, Albuquerque, NM

"Wow, what an amazing show that was! I can't believe I was so moved by the music. I stood on a chair to take photos. I haven't done that since a Prince concert...When I looked through the view finder it felt like I was photographing The Beatles at the Cavern Club in Liverpool!" Krista Jarred, San Diego, CA

"Santa Fe is a national hotbed of the rumba flamenca genre, flamenco's dance-pop descendant. Manzanares raise the genre's standard by injecting some much needed high-energy rhythmic activity, making their work one of the most successful combinations of traditional Latin, rumba flamenca, and Nuevo Mexicano musics!" Santa Fe New Mexican

"The Manzanares brothers, David and Michael, and their five-piece percussive powerhouse band, jam with electricity and raw energy. Driving audiences into a dance frenzy, this hot rockin' flamenco band combines rock, rumba, and Latin sound with traditional New Mexico music. Their Nuevo Latino style delivers an aggressive, charismatic punch, blended with Afro-Cuban rhythms, Merenge, Salsa and Samba." Taos Solar Music Festival

"Facil para escuchar, muy bailable, y te levanta el animo! Que mas quieres?!" Translation: "Easy to listen to, very danceable, and it lifts your spirits! What else can you ask for?!" Liliana Domingues, Mexico City, Mexico

"Hit of the evening...explosive latin music" Kimberly Nichols/Desert Sun News, Palm Springs, CA

"... Latin sensation that has been making waves nationally featuring a hot and steamy blend of Nuevo-Flamenco music." Ear to the Ground 89.9 FM KUNM -- John Strader, Albuquerque, NM

" The power of the best flamenco performers is an elusive quality known as duende...To possess duende, a singer needs to have more than exceptional skills.  He must be able to move the audience, to be baptized and to baptize with emotional fire.  This is the quality the MANZANARES demonstrate in their music"  G. Benito Cordova, La Herencia del Norte: Music Review

"Hip-displacing Latin rhythms!" 2000 Summer Guide/ Yves C. Lucero, Santa Fe Reporter

"Left the audience clamoring for more...Otra! Otra! Otra! Otra! Otra!" Al Vasquez, La Prensa Hispana, Palm Springs, CA

"Infectious dance-athons… and electrified sets…!" "Best of 1998" Pasatiempo, SF New Mexican

"… This marvelous flamenco band, known for packing every venue they grace... features several renowned musicians...a percussive powerhouse to be reckoned with!"  ARTsmart, Santa Fe

"MANZANARES definitely has something here!…"   Ira Gordon KBAC 98.1, Santa Fe

"What distinguishes the MANZANARES brothers from other local acts that draw heavily on the Spanish guitar sound (often referred to as nuevo-flamenco) is their ability to amalgamate traditional New Mexican music with the electricity and fire of rock, flamenco, rumba, and Latin sounds." Antonio López, Pasatiempo: Santa Fe's Weekly Arts & Entertainment Magazine

"Flamenco-style guitar...soulful vocals…" Mollie Buseby, The Santa Fe New Mexican

"...added another strong chapter to the region's ongoing Flamenco legacy…"  David Prince,
Santa Fe Reporter

"Tasty!"   Sam Ferrar, KBAC 98.1, Santa Fe

"...strike up a sizzling score of flamenco-style rumba combined with "Santana-esque" instrumental grooves…"  ARTsmart, Santa Fe

"… performances by MANZANARES had become almost incendiary themselves...packing the small club with dancers and local musicians…"  Alex Magocsi, 30-Second Notes: Pastiempo, Santa Fe New Mexican

"The hot Nuevo Latino sound that is sweeping the nation is being played and expanded upon right here in our own back yard by brothers David and Michael Manzanares. Spanish guitar and Latin percussion combined with a spicy sex appeal and a respect for the traditional sounds of their Latin culture... make for a set that will make everyone in attendance get on their feet and beg for more."  RH for the Alibi's Fall Crawl

"Gracias por esa
musica especial
que deleita a las
almas que saben vivir y bailar; olé!"
Emilia, Studio Runa, Santa Fe

Translation:
"Thank you for that special music that' delights those souls that live and dance, olé!"

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