Antonio Alcedo Gil, “Tito Alcedo” was born in 1958 in Barbate (Cádiz province), in southern Spain. He is a self-taught guitarist since the age of 12 when he started to play music. Alcedo never had a teacher nor did he attend a conservatory. His restless spirit led him to seek influences from many different artists and styles that have many stages of his professional career.
Alcedo began playing as a professional at the age of 15 as lead guitarist with rock bands and he soon discovered jazz and all that it meant. His eclectic guitar technique allows him to play pieces from all kinds of styles, ranging from rock or pop to jazz and Flamenco in addition to classical music. In addition to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix (just to name a few) there is an exceptional musician that has influenced Alcedo’s style from the very beginning in a decisive way and that is Django Reinhardt, the brilliant Belgian Gypsy that demonstrated his astonishing creativity to the jazz community in the early 1930s. But Tito Alcedo is in constant evolution and that inevitably led him to Flamenco. And the result of all this mix is a very personal style where technique art and experience are combined to show audiences a new musical perspective.
Tito Alcedo has carried out several tours throughout Europe with different musicians such as Nono García and French group Rumeur Iberique. He has also headlined in international jazz festivals together with Larry Coryell, Chano Domínguez and Philippe Catherine.
In 1989 he released his first LP titled Memorias in which Alcedo shared the leading role with pianist and Cadiz native Chano Domínguez. Alcedo has also participated in the recording of several albums by Javier Ruibal. In the summer of 1997 Tito Alcedo participated in the Palabra de Guitarra Latina CD sharing the leading role with Larry Coryell, Tomatito, Raimundo Amador, Joan Bibiloni and Birelli Lagrene.
Since 1996, Alcedo has formed a duo with singer songwriter Javier Ruibal with whom he tours throughout Spain and other countries. He also works as a session musician and as guest in the recordings of many artists.
Discography:
Memorias (Matasellos, 1989)
Agüita Salá (Intuition Music Int 325-2 2001)
Janda (Surfonía, 2011)
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.
