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SantiGaitero
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Argentina
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ABOUT
When he was 13 years of age, he began his studies of the Galician Bagpipes, "Gaita," in the city of Buenos Aires. At the age of 18, he also started studying the Transverse Flute at the Julián Aguirre Conservatory. He took classes in Galician Gaita and attended master classes with "Gaiteros" like Carlos Núñez, Xosé Manuel Budiño, Anxo Lorenzo, Juanjo Fernández, Oscar Ibáñez, Daniel Bellón, Milo Romero, Diego Mariño, Abraham Fernández, just to name a few. He also took part in the "Constantino Bellón" contest in 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2009. In 2008, he won 1st place, the Seivane Award, in the category of best international "Gaitero."

He has been teaching since 2008. In the same year, he was also named the Director of the musical group from the "Centro Gallego de Avellaneda," and since 2014, he has been the director of the musical group of the "Centro Gallego de la Comarca de Ordes."

In the year 2010, he won a scholarship at the "programa Escolas Abertas" and was able to learn from Professor Diego Mariño, and in that same year, the "Xunta de Galicia" recognized him as a "Gaita" teacher. In 2010, he also founded "Alustros" and released his first album in 2011.

In 2012 and 2013, he was the director of the "Xuntanza de jóvenes gaiteiros" organized by the "Centro Gallego de Mar del Plata."

Since 2013, he has been working as a Sound Engineer at "De que vas a vivir y Graba donde quieras" studios.

In 2014, he graduated as a Sound Technician and Musical Producer from the Instituto Terciario TAMABA.

In 2015, he released his first solo album, The Trip, composed, recorded, performed, and produced by him!

In 2016, after making music with the multi-instrumentalist Keko Perera (from Spain), he collaborated in the makings of the international project FOLKLAB, with members from Argentina, Spain, and Slovenia.

He also worked as a session player for many local and international artists such as Skull & Bones, Chala Rasta, The Omelettes, Fabricio Rodríguez, Fferyllt, among others.
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