Цитата: Great Spanish Progressive act with two albums out. So far, the only one I've located is "El camino del Aguila" which has both Progressive and Fusion elements, erm, fused together... Overall, I'm reminded of Iceberg (another excellent Spanish Prog band) or a slightly more Progressive version of Return to Forever.

Цитата: Iman's second album falls somewhere between the Arabesque symphonic Prog of Mezquita and the Return to Forever-styled fusion of Iceberg, two other bands from Spain… I have no problems recommending it to everyone into Spanish, Italian and South and Central American symphonic prog. (Mike Taylor)

Цитата: "Camino del Aguila" is rather lightweight fusiony prog. There are some inspired moments that remind of Mezquita, but those parts are far too short. The guitar playing reminds mostly of Al di Meola and Carlos Santana, while the keyboard playing is probably closest to Mezquita and Crack. Especially on the compositional side, I found this album rather thin and there are several parts where the arrangements are downright cheesy. (Sjef Oellers, as reviewed in Gnosis)

Цитата: The Spanish progrock quartet Iman Califato Independiente has its origins at a convention, given by the meditation guru Maja-raj-ji, in the mid Seventies. Like genuine hippies, the musicians lived together in one house in El Puerto De Sta. Maria and eventually they founded Imán and in ‘78 they made a debut album, entitled Imán Califato Independiente, two years later followed by this second album entitled Camino Del Aguila. Imán also appeared on the Spanish compilation albums Rock Andalus (’94) and Duende” (’97, a 2- CD). (Erik Neuteboom)

Цитата: 'Camino del Aguila' is Iman Califato Indepenediente's second and final offering, also their most inspired one. Following in the same vein than its predecessor - Flamenco oriented symph prog, with lots of influences from Camel, 76-78 era Genesis and Return to Forever -, the instrumental ensemble works fluidly in a well-oiled manner, and the level of performance is superb and full of ravaging finesse. A new bass player entered the band, Urabno Moraes (from Uruguay), who delivers a prominent sound in his axe, not restricting it to a mere complement to Guerrero's drumming, but also letting it come to the fore sometimes in order to supply additional melodic lines as a counterpoint to the guitar and synth solos… While I don't give this record the perfect rating (something I would gladly give to Mezquita's 'Recuerdos de mi Tierra', for example), I certainly am convinced that this is a must in any good prog collection. (Cesar Inca Mendoza Loyola)

Tracks:
1. La Marcha De Los Enanitos
2. Maluquinha
3. Camino Del Aguila
4. Niсos

Lineup:
Kiko Guerrero - drums, percussion
Marcos Mantero - keyboards
Urbano Moraes - bass, percussion, chorus
Manuel Rodriguez - vocals, guitars
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Ruben Dantas - percussion (2)
Dierdre Fallon - chorus (4)

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