Grammy winning World Music Artist releases his first solo album. Available exclusively via iTunes or your favorite download service.

18 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Latin Jazz, LATIN: Latin Jazz



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What do you get when you combine fantastic songs with world class musicians, a world class production, and a world class Artist? You get MARCO LINARES and the "ROAD TO BAHIA".

MARCO LINARES has shared Stages with Celia Cruz, Sting, Shakira, TOTO, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Wooten, Mana, Lionel Richie, Youssn n' Dour, Jose Alberto El Canario, Oscar D' Leon, Orquesta Aragon, Guaco, Domingo Quiñones, Willie Colón, India, Ricardo Montaner, Franco De Vita, Christian Castro, Paco De Lucia, Van Van, Tito Nieves, Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz, Gilberto Sta Rosa, and Bobby Valentin among others.

MARCO LINARES is a Grammy Award winner with Ruben Blades: âLa Rosa De Los Vientosâ as Best Tropical Performance, recorded with Ruben Blades for Sting and The Rainforest Foundation: âCarnivalâ, a 2003 Grammy Award Winner with Ruben Blades: âMundoâ as Best World Music.

MARCO LINARES has toured the U.S., Europe, Central and South America including performances at Carnegie Hall, Sessions at West 54th, Montreaux Jazz Fest-Suisse, Monterrey Jazz Fest, Hollywood Bowl Playboy Jazz Festival.

MARCO LINARES has recorded for Ruben Blades, Sting, Romulo Castro Y Tuira, Kiara, El General, Daniela Mercury, Alejandro Lerner, Renato, Ricardo y Alberto, Latin Fresh, Osvaldo Ayala & Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, Oceano, Equinox, Bryan Gonzalez, Son Miserables, Orquesta Yare, Luba Mason, Oz Almirantes, Vitin Paz, Sammy y Sandra Sandoval and Evangelis

MARCO LINARES has played with Rubén Blades, Cheo Feliciano, Vitin Paz, Armando Manzanero, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tony Vega, Rómulo Castro y Tuira, Ismael Miranda, Basilio, Miguel Bosé, Mercedes Sosa, Daniela Mercury, Alejandro Lerner, Tania Libertad, El General, Papo Lucca, Julio Sabala, Ilan Chester, Alfredo de la Fe, Son by 4, Juan Luis Guerra, Robi Draco Rosas, Boca Livre, Eric Rigler, and others.

Now MARCO LINARES shares his life experiences with you on "THE ROAD TO BAHIA". 18 great songs, 18 originals tracks featuring some of the top Latin Musicians in the biz including:

Freddy Sobers: Drums, Timbales
Rey Cruz: Congas, Timbales, Bongo
Chispa: Electric and Fretless Bass
Bruno LInares: Nylon, Electric and Steel Guitars
Enrique Becerra: Piano, Keys, Synthesizer
Marco A. Linares: Electric, Nylon and Steel Guitars, Talker, Puerto Rican Cuatro, Mandolin, Charango, Piano, Guitar, Synthesizer, Peruvian Cajon, Canto Flamenco

Piano/Synthesizer: Luis Thomas, Dino Nugent, Juan Berna, Alcibiades Sanchez, Roberto Cotes
Female Backing Vocals: Zobeida T. Rios
Trumpet: Wichi Lopez, Julian Oropesa
Trombone: Delvechhio
Sax: Jorge Pinelo
Flute: Mikael
Tiple Colombiano: Lus Angela Jimenez
Percussion: Oscar Cruz, Ricky Galas, Tonito Imbert, Johnny Oghanny.

Recorded in Los Angeles, London, and Panama with special thanks to: Luis Thomas, Alcibiades Sanchez, Leonardo Diaz, and Bruno Linares, as well as L Naranja Mecanica, Alci Productions, and The Linares Workshop.

Arrangers: Marco A. Linares, Luis Thomas, Dino Nugent, Romulo Castro, Alcibiades Sanchez, Julian Oropesa

Bass provided by Warwick Bass

Amps provided by Line 6 Products

Additional programming- Propellerhead Software

Guitars provided by Washburn Guitars (Marco Linares is a Washburn Accoustic Guitar Artist)


Produced by Marco Linares
Executive Producer- Big Daddy G.