Johannes Linstead is an award-winning Canadian guitarist and instrumentalist that fuses virtuoso level Spanish-style guitar with Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern, and Latin American percussion and instrumentation. His recordings of world music have all charted on Billboard Magazine. In 2007, Johannes was named "Guitarist of the Year" in the prestigious Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, and his CD, Cafe Tropical, earned a JUNO nomination for "Best Instrumental Album". Selected recordings · Cafe Tropical (2006) ranked #4 on Billboard's New Age chart, #1 on eMusic.com World Music chart, won "Best Music" from Best Magazine, JUNO nominated for "Best Instrumental Album". · Mediterranea (2004), ranked in the Top Ten on Billboard's New Age chart, reaching the #6 position and won "Best World Album" in the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. · Zabuca (2003), ranked Top Ten, and charted for 34 weeks. The song "Eleni" from this