A Platform for Ethnically and Culturally Inspired Music
ABOUT
Born in Ejea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza, at seven years old, he began his music studies at the Conservatory of Zaragoza and Navarra, Spain. These were followed by L’Aula de Musica in Barcelona, Escuela de Musica Creativa in Madrid, Musicians Institute in Hollywood, USA, Maharaja S. M. Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Jaipur, India, Conservatoire de Musique d’Alexandrie in Egypt, Shanghai Music Conservatory in China, and Labyrinth Music Center in Greece. But curiosity took him to learn directly from artists and their cultures, traveling to different places to experience the spirit of music. He has resided in such exotic places as Hawaii, Africa, China, South, Central, and North America, Spain, India, Egypt, etc.
The guitar is his passion, exploring its many forms; classical and flamenco, Dobros-resophonic, or other interesting ones like African, Hawaiian ki Ho'alu (Slack Key) and Kika Kila (Steel Guitar), the ‘Slide’ style from Mississippi, guitar-Veena from India, and fretless Middle-Eastern.
He also explores new horizons reflected in his arrangements and compositions based on instruments from other cultures, examples are: Japanese Koto, Chinese Pipa, or African Ngoni and Kora.
To enumerate where Fernando has performed would be a difficult job: the "Cairo Opera House" in Egypt, "Festival Expo Zaragoza 2008" in Spain, "Sacred Arts Festival 2011" in India, "Arequipa Guitar Festival" in Peru where he represented Spain in a South American tour sponsored by the Spanish Embassy. The "Hollywood Roxy" in L.A., USA, "Alexandria International Festival 2010" in Egypt. The Ritz Carlton in Hawaii at "Masters of Hawaiian Guitar 2005" and numerous recitals organized by Instituto Cervantes.
He has collaborated with artists such as Shye Bent-Zur (Middle East-India), Grammy and BBC award winner Fathy Salama (Jazz/Arabic, Egypt), G. Kahumoku (Hawaiian) in the Grammy Award "Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key", Wendell Peters in "Hoaloha Maua" JPF 2006 Award, USA.
He has been the musical director of Escuela Arabe-Flamenco in Casa Arabe, Cordoba (Spain). And has published works about guitar and world music with Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, Universal, Mel Bay, Hal Leonard from the USA, and Fingerpicking from Italy.
The guitar is his passion, exploring its many forms; classical and flamenco, Dobros-resophonic, or other interesting ones like African, Hawaiian ki Ho'alu (Slack Key) and Kika Kila (Steel Guitar), the ‘Slide’ style from Mississippi, guitar-Veena from India, and fretless Middle-Eastern.
He also explores new horizons reflected in his arrangements and compositions based on instruments from other cultures, examples are: Japanese Koto, Chinese Pipa, or African Ngoni and Kora.
To enumerate where Fernando has performed would be a difficult job: the "Cairo Opera House" in Egypt, "Festival Expo Zaragoza 2008" in Spain, "Sacred Arts Festival 2011" in India, "Arequipa Guitar Festival" in Peru where he represented Spain in a South American tour sponsored by the Spanish Embassy. The "Hollywood Roxy" in L.A., USA, "Alexandria International Festival 2010" in Egypt. The Ritz Carlton in Hawaii at "Masters of Hawaiian Guitar 2005" and numerous recitals organized by Instituto Cervantes.
He has collaborated with artists such as Shye Bent-Zur (Middle East-India), Grammy and BBC award winner Fathy Salama (Jazz/Arabic, Egypt), G. Kahumoku (Hawaiian) in the Grammy Award "Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key", Wendell Peters in "Hoaloha Maua" JPF 2006 Award, USA.
He has been the musical director of Escuela Arabe-Flamenco in Casa Arabe, Cordoba (Spain). And has published works about guitar and world music with Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, Universal, Mel Bay, Hal Leonard from the USA, and Fingerpicking from Italy.
