Gustavo Pazos Conde – Rincón de las Penas. Guitar works from Uruguay III (Saphrane Records, 2023) Guitarist Gustavo Pazos Conde’s new solo album is yet…
Gustavo Pazos Conde Explores Uruguay’s Guitar Traditions in “Rincón de las Penas”
Tag: Uruguay
Artist Profiles: Jorge Drexler
Jorge Abner Drexler Prada, better known as Jorge Drexler, was born on September 21, 1964. He came to the world’s attention with his unprecedented 2005…
Artist Profiles: Rubén Rada
Known to his many friends and fans simply as ‘Rada,’ Rubén Omár Rada Silva was born July 17, 1943 was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. As…
Interview with Valeria Matzner
Uruguayan jazz vocalist and songwriter Valeria Matzner has a new album recorded in Canada titled Anima. She incorporates exciting Brazilian and electronic music elements. Valeria…
Artist Profiles: Roberto Perera
Roberto Perera was born in 1952 in Montevideo, Uruguay. His romance with the Paraguayan harp can be traced all the way back to 1964 when…
Artist Profiles: Raul Jaurena
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay master bandoneon player Raul Jaurena studied with his father at an early age. By age 8 he was playing in a…
Artist Profiles: Federico Ramos
Federico Ramos was born in the small town of 33 (Treinta y Tres) in Uruguay. He mastered the flamenco guitar at the Royal Conservatory of…
Artist Profiles: José Luis Pérez
Jose Luis Perez, a master candombe drummer, began to study this unique African rooted drumming style at the age of 1 in Montevideo Uruguay where…
Artist Profiles: Luis Di Matteo
Luis Di Matteo is one of the great bandoneonistas from South America. Living in Montevideo, Uruguay, Di Matteo has carried bandoneon music the furthest in…
Artist profiles: Hugo Fattoruso
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Hugo Fattoruso began his musical career as a prodigious and somewhat reluctant piano student at the age of four. By the…