Strunz & Farah

Americas is a 1992 album by the guitar duo Strunz & Farah, renowned for their Latin jazz and flamenco sound. The album was a commercial and critical success, earning a Grammy nomination for "Best World Music Album."

Guitarist Jorge Strunz, from Costa Rica, and Ardeshir Farah, from Iran, blended their respective musical heritages on the album. The duo promoted Americas as a "celebration of five centuries of Spanish guitar in the Americas".

The duo's sound on Americas features rumbling Latin percussion, complex melodies, and double guitar runs, creating vivid musical imagery of tropical and rainforest landscapes.