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LINEUP
The
Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival Lineup
is announced in January of each year.
2010
ARTISTS
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Jose
Luis Cobo
Zihuatanejo’s own poet lauréate and
Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival Ambassador.
Local legend who has recorded and performed across
Europe and Mexico but prefers to entertain his
loyal following at his legendary Zihuatanejo bar,
El Canto de la Sirena, named after his popular
song. |
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Eric
McFadden
“McFadden is a master of guitar and mandolin,
a 25-year veteran who waltzes the dark, eerie
corridors between Jimi Hendrix and Django Reinhardt.”
- Jonathan Zwickel, San Francisco Bay Guardian,
October 2004. “The overdriven tones McFadden
conjures by amplifying an ancient Gibson archtop
(as well as a classical nylon-string) are as unique
as his Gypsy-jazz-inspired trills and carnival-noir
tales of sin and redemption. McFadden has been
an underground sensation for years - finally gaining
recognition playing mandolin and guitar with George
Clinton’s P-Funk All Stars from 2000-2004
and Eric Burdon & The Animals 2005-2007.”
-Jimmy Leslie, Guitar Player Magazine, October
2005. www.ericmcfadden.com |
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Los
Pistoleros
Taking time from their solo careers, recording
artist-guitarist Kevin Schaelling, vocalist-guitarist
Jason Hatch, and Flamenco guitarist Michael Stacy,
have joined forces to form the eclectic Texas
based musical group “Los Pistoleros.”
Los Pistoleros performances include both instrumental
compositions and guitar accompanied vocal stylings
with selections from Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Flamenco
music. With the combination of romantic Flamenco
guitars, burnin rock riffs and powerful vocals,
a Los Pistoleros performance will surely leave
you with a truly genuine musical experience! Viva!
Viva! Viva! |
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Roger,
Valerie & Anjelica Scannura
Roger and Valerie Scannura of the group Ritmo
Flamenco are Nuevo Flamenco at it’s finest.
Guitarist Roger Scannura, and dancer / choreographer
Valerie Scannura have received wide exposure on
world and Hispanic press and radio across the
country and overseas. They have thrilled sold-out
audiences in Canada, the United States, Mexico
and Europe. Their brand of authentic, high-energy
flamenco has garnered them rave reviews wherever
they have played. They have performed for dignitaries,
Prime Ministers and ce¬lebrities namely Russell
Crowe, Sting and Renee Zellweger. Their latest
CD Noche Flamenca has been very successful with
songs from it being picked by Nike for World Cup
2005 and Shakira’s new MTV show. Most recently
Roger and Valerie Scannura played an opening recital
for world-renowned flamenco guitarist Paco de
Lucia at Massey Hall in Toronto.
www.
ritmoflamenco.ca |
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JL
Stiles
Hanging out in the blazing New Orleans heat, studying
with Chinese Mathematicians and drifting into
oblivion on opium and psychedelics, JL Stiles
knew his music was more than a sideshow to a brilliant
career in the outer reaches of theoretical math.
JL Stiles has a mind that sees music in a similar
way to how J.S. Bach saw music, however, Bach
never played the blues. |
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Doug
Towle
A searing mix of Salsa, Latin Jazz and Spanish
Guitar. A Guitar Player Magazine 2009 Superstar,
Doug Towle is one of Canada’s premier guitarists.
Flawless technique and amazing speed combine with
a sophisticated sense of melody to make him one
of the finest players of our time. |
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Nick
Vigarino
“You shouldn’t miss this experience.
It’s cut and dried…this guy kicks
a$$.” – Musician Magazine. Vigarino
radiates an unpredictable fervor with slashing
slide guitar, powerful vocals, funky licks, modern
lyrics, and his “slop-jar Delta funk”
blues. He consistently captures and then rivets
listeners with precise, passionate performances.
Nick has released three original CD’s, is
found on 12 CD’s of other artists, 8 compilations,
and one film soundtrack. He has performed in 13
countries, and has been nominated for 27 Blues
Awards (winning 14, including Best Slide Guitar,
Performer of the Year, and Best Acoustic Blues
Guitar 2008 - Washington Blues Society). |
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Bebo
Whitehead
Originally from Virginia, Bebo played with the
Hogbear band for twenty years. He spent a couple
of years playing at The Lone Star Café,
The Other End and Folk City, in NYC. In 1987,
he moved to Nashville to pursue songwriting, there
he played lead guitar for Johnny Carver (Yellow
Ribbon) and solo in the area’s clubs and
honky-tonks. He started a band called the Forkin’
Litz’s, which released one CD. Currently
Bebo is lead guitarist with Dr Hook featuring
Ray Sawyer and also plays solo and lead guitar
for other artists in the Nashville area. He is
working on a third CD as well as producing projects
for other artists. He’s attending school
at MTSU for Recording Industry Management. |
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