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EMBARKS FROM LOS ANGELES

 
Benise's Children's book - Wish Upon A ROCK Star (Autographed) 46 pages
$29.50

A journey around the world celebrating different cultures and musical styles with humor, education, and the inspiration little ones need to follow their dreams.

FREE Special Edition 12 song CD ‘World Cafe” included

From Emmy award winning musician Benise comes the action packed children’s book Wish Upon a ROCK Star!

When it’s time to snuggle - this beautiful story is sure to instill every child with a sense of wonder – filling their minds with endless possibilities this wonderful world can bring.

An inspirational journey of 4 young friends …. as they start a band and travel around the world in search of adventure

Along the way they’ll learn about different musical styles and instruments in a fun and lighthearted rhyming fashion.

Every drum beat and guitar strum will spark their imagination

Inspiration little ones need follow their dreams

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Benise's Autobiography 'The Notes Less Traveled' (Autographed)
$29.50

The Notes Less Traveled

My Journey of Music, Love, and Life

This book chronicles my notes from the road, my poetry, my paintings - and of course the intimate stories behind my music.

It's the story of how I started out on a small midwestern farm and followed my dreams to the the City of Angels, only to have all the doors slammed in my face.

It's a tale of How I went from busking on the streets - to performing on the #1 rated show in the USA...and now performing around the world with my Emmy award winning production.

Each life song has its own heartbeat, the rhythm that beats sadly through the heartaches and wildly through the good times.

With this book, I invite you to experience the rhythms of my heart.

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND BENISE’S 5TH FAN CRUISE!

Royal Caribbean ‘Navigator of the Seas’ Embarks from Los Angeles, CA

May 31 - June 3, 2024 3 NigHT Weekend Cruise

BOOK NOW! (631)796-4278

Contact Harmony at Paradise Travel

Harmony@YourParadiseVacation.com

SUITES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Take time to refresh your Mind, Body, and Spirit with this ‘Weekend Getaway!” Benise brings his All-Star cast of dancers and musicians to Royal Caribbean to perform private shows at sea!

  • May 31, Friday - Kickoff Meet & Greet with Benise and Cast

  • June 1, Saturday - Day at Sea / Concert with Benise’s Full Cast

  • June 2, Sunday - Ensenada, Mexico Full day of exploring / Concert with Benise’s Full Cast

  • June 3, Monday - Early morning dock in Los Angeles, CA

  • ONLY BOOKINGS THROUGH PARADISE TRAVEL WILL RECEIVE THE PROPER CREDENTIALS FOR ACCESS TO ALL BENISE EVENTS

If you need an escape – this is it! Celebrate MUSIC, LOVE, and LIFE with a getaway and a Benise concert at sea

Hurry and call your friends – the romance of the open sea is calling….beautiful sunsets and of coaurse – Spanish Guitars!

See you soon!

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Join Benise for a Weekend to remember!

Room Options - Suites Available On Request

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VIP SOUNDCHECK EXPERIENCE

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Go behind the scenes when you attend a working sound check!

* Exclusive Soundcheck Experience with Benise and Cast

* Premier Seating

* Private Entrance Benise Merchandise and Art Gallery

* Souvenir Official Meet and Greet Laminate

* Personally Autographed Benise CD 

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Benise (pronounced Buh-nes-say) shattered the mold of Spanish guitar by combining music and dance – the only show of its kind! 

2021 marks the year that Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” debuts his 5th national PBS special Strings of Hope and launches his 20th Anniversary Tour. Armed with his Spanish guitar and a stage full of musicians and elaborately choreographed dancers, Benise takes the audience on a musical journey through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more!

The 20th Anniversary tour establishes Benise’s Emmy Award winning show as one of the longest running global Latin-themed theatrical productions and solidifies Benise as America’s foremost native-born ambassador of Spanish guitar.

 

‘The Prince of Spanish Guitar’  - dancing with the stars

‘Bennissimo!’ - Chicago News

‘Extreme Flamenco Fusion’ - Screen India

For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer, to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars, and performing around the world. “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 20 years,” comments guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise. 

The Emmy Award-winning composer along with an international cast of musicians and dancers will entertain audiences with a two-hour show that “is an escape from all of their problems,” Benise says. “Much like the recent PBS special Strings of Hope, with this show I want to take the audience on an escape…to a beautiful Spanish courtyard filled with Flamenco dancers, stunning costumes, and fiery Spanish guitars.  Beyond the new material, BENISE says “the live show will incorporate some fan favorites from my street performing days and rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir and AC/DC’s Thunderstruck.”
 

‘latest pbs sensation' - Chicago courier news

'fiery entertainer' - la daily news

"spark of genius' - denver rocky mountain news


benise Bio

Rarely is an artist capable of touching the hearts and souls of people of all ages, cultures, and diverse musical backgrounds as BENISE (pronounced Buh-nes-say).

 For Benise, music has always been a journey…from his humble beginnings as a street performer, to performing around the world. “I wanted to push the boundaries of traditional Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of Music, Love, and Life,” comments the composer, virtuoso guitarist and creative force behind 'fuego!'

Since the age of eleven (when he received his first guitar), BENISE practiced relentlessly, completely self-taught, mastering a variety of different styles that were eventually to become his own unique sound. Though unable to read a single note, he began composing original works with powerful emotional arrangements that are both wild and refined, producing a sound that is as edgy and exotic as it is romantic and sensual.

“I’m always inspired by places I’ve traveled,” says BENISE, “so I’ll try to capture the essence and beauty of the different places in my melodies. It’s truly like painting on air--creating colors and lush soundscapes that take people (and me) away to a safe place with no prejudice and no boundaries.”

Leaving his family and friends in the Midwest to move 1500 hundred miles away from home to Los Angeles with nothing more than his guitar, he held in his heart the encouragement from his parents to “work hard and have faith.”

After being turned down by almost every club in Los Angeles, BENISE started performing on the streets. It was not uncommon for BENISE to put on over 200 shows a year, sometimes playing 2 to 3 events in a single day. Tourists from around the world and native Angelinos alike took to BENISE like the “Pied Piper” of Spanish guitar. From there, the path of his music took on a life of its own, effortlessly opening doors along the way to attract musicians, dancers and cirque performers, eventually creating the extended family that is now known simply as his namesake, “BENISE.”

BENISE started to promote his own concerts, selling out 2,000 seat theaters through Southern California. A natural performer, BENISE held audiences captive with exotic drums, Gypsy violin, Flamenco dancers, Cirque performers, Brazilian Samba dancers and percussionists, African tribal drummers, Havana horns, and brilliant theatrical lighting to create and unforgettable experience.

In addition to organizing stunning live shows, BENISE took his career by the reins by producing, arranging and releasing 15 albums on his own independent record label, Spanish Guitar Entertainment, plus 7 DVDs. The recordings capture the expressive Spanish guitar arrangements that stem from influences around the world, carrying listeners to such culturally rich destinations as Spain, Africa, Brazil, the Mediterranean, Cuba, India and Egypt.

BENISE adds, “This is a great show for the whole family; I really think we have something for everyone.  I hope people will be inspired by our story, by the music, by the production--and have the passion to follow their own dreams. I have always been a gypsy and love to travel, my heritage is Bohemian (from Prague), so I think it’s in my blood. I can’t wait to go to new cities, meet new people, and play every night--it’s what I live for.”