Travesuras (Blue Light Records, 2010)
What do you do when you want to absorb the soul of flamenco, go to Jerez, of course. American guitarist traveled to Jerez in southern Spain and recorded with local musicians. This gives his album an authenticity that is hard to find in other recordings by American guitarists who claim to play flamenco.
Diaz is joined by Niño Jero, Bernardo Parrilla, Luis Moneo, Cristo Cortes, Jose Cortez, El bo and Rosario de la Melchora. With this support, Ricardo Diaz is able to get real cante, jaleos and palmas.
Although Travesuras contains primarily flamenco influences, Diaz adds other global sounds such as Indian tabla.
Ricardo Diaz grew up in San Francisco. He studied flamenco and guitar in Madrid and Andalusia (southern Spain). Diaz began performing in festivals and flamenco “tablaos” (nightclubs) in the United States, Canada, South America, Asia and Europe.
His work includes collaborations with international dance companies such as Teatro Flamenco and “La Tania” of San Francisco, Caterina Costa of Rome, Italy, Yjastros of Albuquerque, New Mexico and his own group, Flamenco Sur, based in Marseilles, France.
Ricardo also has toured and performed with flamenco artists such as Alejandro Granados, Jose Anillo, Pastora Galvan, Cristo Cortes and Andres Marin.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Travesuras is a GREAT listen on many levels. Ricardo Diaz gathered an incredibly talented group of musicians to join him on this CD which is quite an accomplishment for an artist based in the US.