Germán López is an acclaimed timple player from the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands (Spain). He’s a conservatory-trained musician who studied at Conservatory of Music of Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), where he graduated with a master’s degree in 2001.
Since the age of ten, Germán has been playing timple concerts. In 2014 he performed at the significant World Music Expo Womex, the largest international gathering of world music professionals. This concert led to several tours throughout the globe.
Germán López has released several solo albums and also recorded on albums by bands such as Mestisay, Taburiente, Totoyo Millares, Luis Morera and various songwriters like Sergio Alzola, Diego Ojeda and Luis Quintana.
During his recent tours, he was accompanied by Spanish guitarist Antonio Toledo.
His discography includes Timplissimo (2006); Silencio Roto (2009), Somethin’ Stupid, with jazz guitarist Yul Ballesteros (2011); De Raiz (2013), Don’t Worry Be Happy, with Yul Ballesteros (2014); Timples y otras pequeñas guitarras del mundo, with fellow timple players Althay Páez, Beselch Rodriguez and Yone Rodriguez (2015); and Canela y Limón, with Antonio Toledo (2016).
Discography:
Timplissimo (Indica Producciones, 2006)
Silencio Roto (Indica Producciones, 2009)
Something Stupid (2011)
De Raíz (Indica Producciones, 2013)
Don’t Worry Be Happy
Timples y otras pequeñas guitarras del mundo (2015)
Canela y Limón (Indica Producciones, 2016)
Serendipia (2020)
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.