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Meraki Duo

Description:

The Melaki Duo won first prize at the 2023 International Flute & Guitar Chamber Music Competition (Spain) and, since their formation in 2014, has performed a wide-ranging repertoire throughout the United Kingdom. This album marks the debut recording by the Melaki Duoflutist Meera Maharaj and guitarist James Garlingwho studied together at the Royal Northern College of Music.The album features a diverse and captivating selection of music from their repertoirewhich freely traverses classical, folk, jazz, and traditional music from around the worldincluding pieces from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Macedonia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition to works written specifically for the duo, the album features Garlings imaginative new arrangements, which lend fresh hues to pieces by William Grant Still, Olivier Messiaen, and Dominique Le Jandr. Furthermore, Maharajs alto