Luz de Verano (guajira) by El Periquín (Peter Kalb) El Periquín started playing flamenco at age 12 and became a much wanted flamenco guitarist, mainly through selfstudy. Late 80’s, he moved to Spain, where he was invited by Spanish flamenco master Manolo Sanlúcar to follow some masterclasses. He also took lessons from Rafael Cañizares. El …
Bean Time by Leo Kottke (1945-) Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his innovative fingerpicking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies. Kottke has overcome a partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right …
Opus 46 No 1 Prelude by Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi (1813-?) Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi was a daughter of the Italian guitarist and composer Mauro Giuliani . About her year of death is unknown. She was taught by her father in the guitar playing. As he played with virtuosity guitar and composed, the two also appeared as a duo. …
Haba na Haba by Tommy Emmanuel (1955-) William Thomas “Tommy” Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their readers’ …
What The World Will Never Take by Hillsongs Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches (the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God) and located in Sydney, Australia. The church’s senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills. Hills …
L’Hymne A L’Amour by Edith Piaf (1915-1963) Édith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France’s national popular singer, as well as being one of France’s greatest international stars. . Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads. Among her songs are “La …
Merengue by Frantz Casseus (1915–1993) Frantz Casseus was a Haitian guitarist and composer. Although born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti he spent most of his adult life in the United States. His music maintained a focus on Haitian folk forms, which he incorporated into his recordings and his published compositions. Casseus was also an early …
Tristeza by Haroldo Lobo (1910-1965) Haroldo Lobo or Harold Wolf was a composer of Brazil .Born in a family of musicians. His father played the flute and guitar, and his brother was a composer and drummer. He made his first studies at the School of America Manufacturing, where he also studied theory and solfeggio. It …
Daytripper Lady Madonna by Tommy Emmanuel (1955-) William Thomas “Tommy” Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their readers’ …
Tangos by Juan Maya (1936-) Juan Santiago Maya “Marote”, defined an era. For many knowledgeable people his name belongs on a short list of the most important flamenco guitarists of all time.
