The Art of Andalusia
Guitar
2004 Flamenco critics' award
"Best Guitar Album"
Juan
Diego Mateos
Guitarist
Juan
Diego: “Where there's a guitar, I see a window and I want to
look out of it”
El
País (November 13th, 2003). Interview
“Listening
to the nine cuts that make up ‘Luminaria’ provides a
beautiful journey along elegance and sensitivity presented in a
curious, unhurried tempo.”
Diario de Cádiz. Flamenco by Fermín
Lobatón
Listen to tracks from Juan Diego's CD
"Luminaria"
Learning
toque jerezano from native maestros such as
El Carbonero and José Luis Balao,
Juan Diego delved into the study of flamenco guitar at the age of
ten. He completed his training with
Manolo Sanlúcar and,
in the branch of harmony, with
Luis Balaguer.
Enrolled in the
Albarizuela Children's Ballet,
he went on his first international tour. He would thus begin a
solid career in dance accompaniment which he would develop after
moving to Madrid around 1989. Juan Diego then joined the
Rafael Aguilar Company,
performing
‘Carmen’.
Later on, he worked with
Luisillo in ‘Luna de sangre’,
whose music he wrote; and then joined the
Joaquín Cortés Company,
coinciding with the premiere of
‘Cibayí’.
He has also composed dance scores for
Antonio el Pipa ‘Herencia Gitana’
and for
Antonio Vargas ‘La casa de Bernarda
Alba’.
Moreover, he has accompanied bailaores such as
Joaquín Grilo, Juana Amaya, Merche Esmeralda and Antonio
Canales,
among others.
As a studio guitarist, Juan Diego has recorded with
Remedios Amaya, Jorge Pardo, Sorderita, Pepe de
Lucía...,
accompanying many of them live. Heterodox artists such as
Tomasito and María Jiménez call
on his toque from time to time. Juan Diego launches his first solo
album,
'Luminaria', in
autumn 2003, with the collaboration of musicians such as
Jorge Pardo, Carles Benavent, Remedios Amaya and Diego
Carrasco.
The record receives the
flamenco critics' award in 2004 "Best Guitarist".
The international high-quality audio company
Bose has
chosen the Jerez-born guitarist and his music as the stars of the
demo DVD to be used to promote their new home cinema equipment
beginning in summer 2005.
With this new show Juan Diego presents works from his first album
and the new compositions which will form a part of his new album,
which will be released at the end of 2006.
More Information ... Juan Diegos Dossier in PDF
www.juandiegoflamenco.info Juan Diego Mateos
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