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In the words of Pepe Cantó himself: "After overcoming 2020 as the worst year of my life, where the arrival of the pandemic has only been a tiny sum to these unexpected and unwanted surprises, full of pain, uncertainty and fear, this single was born. Of the happy moments. Of these arcane and subtle moments, divided into milliseconds that flooding...
Video / TV interview and summary concert in Auditorium La Pobla de Vallbona (2-April-2017) "La Pobla Televisió". Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMnblDhjsoQ
- A musician with all the Mediterranean inside. (Fernando Íñiguez, Tarataña, Radio 3 - An exciting project of inexhaustible personal search (Eduardo Guillot, Levante) - Optimistic virtuosity, with Mediterranean luminosity (César Campoy, Las Provincias) - Different, interesting and necessary latest album Pepe Cant&oac...
This month my second album, "Vida", is a candidate for the "Premios MIN" (MIN Awards, Indendent Music) as "Mejor álbum de músicas del mundo y fusión" (Best World Music and Fusion Album), If you like you can vote, the voting is popular: Thanks to all . http://www.premiosmin.com/candidatura/pepe-canto http://www.premi...
"Vida" In the TOP TEN FEBRUARY 2017 of "Les tutes del So" Blog and radio program by journalyst Albert Reguant. An honor for me. http://lesrutesdelso.blogspot.com.es/2017/02/top-ten-febrer-2017.html
PHOTOS
ABOUT
Multi-percussionist, composer, and producer Pepe Canto has developed his musical career for more than 35 years. Born in Valencia, he started singing and playing the guitar as a teenager, completely self-taught. In the early 80’s, and while studying some official (and private) musical courses, he felt himself drawn to African, North-African, and Afro-Latin percussion styles. He started to collaborate as a percussionist in Salsa, Jazz, Brazilian, and Folk bands. In the mid-80’s, already a professional, he began to develop his own career along with all kinds of artists and bands from very different styles, including: Pop, R&B, Rock, Funk, New Age, World Music, Singer-songwriter… Acquiring, while working on them, knowledge from each particular style.
Although he started many bands, he centered his career as a session musician and accompaniment to other artists, collaborating perfectly in studios and live performances with other renowned artists inside the country in many different styles. He also worked as a producer on many label projects.
Some of the artists with whom he has worked are:
http://www.pepecanto.com/English/Percussionist.html
In 2014, he decided to embark on his solo career. So he recorded his first album “De aquí para allá,” gathering good reviews from the Spanish and International press, managing, even, to get into the WMCE.
In November 2016, he released his second album “Vida.”
With “Vida,” Cantó wanted, or perhaps needed, to approach several traditional Valencia (Spain) music styles like “Cant de batre” or “Albaes,” but also other territories close to his Andalusian ancestors and North Africa: Fandango, Karachi, Gnawa, Jota, and the appropriation of certain Celtic sounds in the Valencia way, or to use harmonies and rhythms closer to jazz and pop.
Between World Music, Jazz, and a mix of musical genres, “Vida” keeps you down to earth with a horizon view.
Discography:
De aquí para allá (Picap, 2014) Album
Vida (Picap, 2016) Album
212 Fahrenheit Degrees (Picap, 2018) Single, with Pau Viguer
No sé qué hago aquí (Picap, 2019) Single, featuring Karolina Driemel
De los instantes felices (Picap, 2021) Single
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Although he started many bands, he centered his career as a session musician and accompaniment to other artists, collaborating perfectly in studios and live performances with other renowned artists inside the country in many different styles. He also worked as a producer on many label projects.
Some of the artists with whom he has worked are:
http://www.pepecanto.com/English/Percussionist.html
In 2014, he decided to embark on his solo career. So he recorded his first album “De aquí para allá,” gathering good reviews from the Spanish and International press, managing, even, to get into the WMCE.
In November 2016, he released his second album “Vida.”
With “Vida,” Cantó wanted, or perhaps needed, to approach several traditional Valencia (Spain) music styles like “Cant de batre” or “Albaes,” but also other territories close to his Andalusian ancestors and North Africa: Fandango, Karachi, Gnawa, Jota, and the appropriation of certain Celtic sounds in the Valencia way, or to use harmonies and rhythms closer to jazz and pop.
Between World Music, Jazz, and a mix of musical genres, “Vida” keeps you down to earth with a horizon view.
Discography:
De aquí para allá (Picap, 2014) Album
Vida (Picap, 2016) Album
212 Fahrenheit Degrees (Picap, 2018) Single, with Pau Viguer
No sé qué hago aquí (Picap, 2019) Single, featuring Karolina Driemel
De los instantes felices (Picap, 2021) Single
SPOTIFY
https://spoti.fi/3ozlmGA
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