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Jan Akkerman has revealed a stunning live version of the Focus hit single Sylvia.
The song is taken from his upcoming album My Focus - Live Under The Rainbow, which will be released on 12 December via Artone/Music Theories Recordings. Take a listen to the live version of Sylvia...........►►►
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Taken From His New Live Album, My Focus - Live Under The Rainbow. Released 12 December via Artone/Music Theories Recordings
Listen to the previous track Answers Questions - Questions Answers.
Jan Akkerman has revealed a stunning live version of the Focus hit single Sylvia. The song is taken from his upcoming album My Focus - Live Under The Rainbow, which will be released on 12 December via Artone/Music Theories Recordings. Take a listen to the live version of Sylvia.
Sylvia was originally released by the Progressive Rock band Focus in 1972 and featured on their Dutch No.1 album Focus 3. The song followed a year later as a stunning version on the Focus live album At the Rainbow. Jan was a founding member of Focus from 1969 to 1976, where he recorded several breakout albums.
My Focus - Live Under The Rainbow was recorded across Jan's 2025 February UK tour with his band Marijn van den Berg (Drums), David de Marez Oyens (Bass) and Coen Molenaar (Keys) as they played Bush Hall (London), The Fire Station (Sunderland), Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool), Oran Mor (Glasgow), The Met (Bury), The Stables (Wavendon), and The Apex (Bury St. Edmunds).
You can listen to the song HERE. ▼
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Track Listing
1. Spiritual Privacy
2. Answers Questions - Questions Answers
3. Focus 2
4. Focus 1
5. Palace of the King
6. Anonymous
7. Big Sur.
8. Tommy's Anniversary
9. Piétons
10. Hocus Pocus
11. Sylvia
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The album journeys through his timeless work with Focus, from the first song released from this collection,
Answers Questions—Questions Answers, through to the mega-hit, Hocus Pocus, along with classic songs Focus I and Focus II—songs that are still close to his heart. "I play these songs because my soul and heart are in there. It's a God given talent I have, which makes me feel proud of myself!" he says. The adventure winds through his distinguished solo career, up to 2019's
Close Beauty.
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Jan Akkerman in a live setting is a beautiful thing to behold, and on his new record, My Focus - Live Under the Rainbow, you can absorb his technical mastery and tone, where it was born to live: on stage.
Live music needs to offer you something that you cannot get on a studio recording. It's the sense of freedom and intimacy, wondering how the songs will be played and what the reaction will be. Live concerts give you the tingle where the hair stands up on the back of your neck. "Live audiences give you the tension and responsibility to be creative, for me, that's the challenge I like," says the iconic Dutch guitarist. After all of these years, you ponder what keeps Jan going out there, night after night. "It's my love to play for people all around the world," he smiles.
The supremely gifted guitarist is equalled by very few, and his legendary ability makes him impossible to pigeonhole. His position as Dutch royalty has been cemented; he received the Golden Harp Award in early 2005, Holland's most prestigious music prize, and in 2012, he was appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. This royal honour recognised his contributions to Dutch music and his influence on musicians worldwide.
There is something about instrumental music that can connect with people worldwide. "A friend of mine made a remark in a song that says, 'Words are made to lie!'" he ponders with a wry smile.
Put on My Focus - Live Under The Rainbow and soak up the atmosphere of one of the world's most gifted guitarists.
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Tour Dates:
Tickets are available from here: www.janakkerman.com
08 Nov - Cultureel Centrum, Deurne - Netherlands
19 Dec - Poppodium Gebouw, Bergen op Zoom - Netherlands
20 Dec - Heyhoef Backstage, Tilburg - Netherlands
24 Dec - Podium Laurentz, Heemskerk - Netherlands
18 Jan - Willem Twee Poppodium, Den Bosch - Netherlands
01 Feb - Poppodium Iduna, Drachten - Netherlands
06 Feb - Pier K, Hoofddorp - Netherlands
26 Jun - Parkbiografen, Skien - Norway
27 Jun - Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo - Norway
28 Jun - Blå Grotte, Fredrikstad - Norway
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