Grammy voting starts on Oct 4, 2024.
FYC: “Kimo Vito” by Jim “Kimo” West and David Vito Gregoli“
Slack key Fingerstyle meets Acoustic World Fusion
We are thrilled to share that “Kimo Vito” from multi-instrumentalist/producer David Vito Gregoli
and Grammy-winner Jim “Kimo” West is submitted in:
Best Contemporary Instrumental category.
Additionally, the song "On The Road To Windham" is submitted in:
Best Instrumental Composition category.
We'd love if you'd consider them.
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Acoustic guitars are the focus but they are supported with an international cast of musical colors including sitar, charango as well as Middle Eastern and East Indian percussion from MB Gordy and Joss Jaffe.
Song moods range from introspective to uplifting and even joyous at times. West’s precise fin- gerstyle technique shines with his slack key - inspired motifs while Gregoli layers the tracks with interesting sounds and counter-melodies.
“Utterly stunning...An exceptional body of work that brings it all together for the artists, perfect in presentation, production and performance, stylish in the multi-instrumental textures and tones it gives the listener; one has to add that this collection of superb compositions has to be an album that can be held up to the globe, as one of the finest examples of a guitar based instrumental music release of the decade thus far” - Steve Sheppard, One World Music
“Everything on Kimo Vito is as fresh and new as an overseas partnership could create in an improvisational relationship. Some of the material is reminiscent of the early days of the label, but there’s an innovatively bright energy that permeates just about all of the tracks. Both Messers. Kimo and Vito seem to know what balance is all about as their combined efforts are completely complementary. Make no mistake. You can still hear West’s distinctive fingerstyle fretwork in the hoopla and the additional imaginative overlays by master producer and artist Gregoli are ubiquitous throughout.” - RJ Lannan, Artisan Music Reviews
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