"Adiós
Muchachos" is the ninth studio album by dazzling Spanish
guitarist/composer José Antonio Rodríguez. Largely a solo project that arouses
intimacy from the first notes of Athena up to the closing song Adiós Muchachos.
The most personal music production in Rodríguez's career, the work is composed
from the point of view of the flamenco guitar but integrates a musical freedom
while maintaining the inspiration of flamenco's essence. Produced by Rodríguez,
the guitarist collaborates with Domi Serralbo and Jordi Cristau. And the album
features the legendary Victor Monge "Serranito" on the song "El
Regalo".
One of
Spain's leading flamenco guitarist-composers, award-winning Jose Antonio
Rodriguez has a dazzling and highly versatile career. He has performed and
collaborated with Paco de Lucia, Alejandro Sanz, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola,
Astor Piazzola, Joan Baez, George Benson, Arturo Sandoval, John McLaughlin,
Rita Moreno, Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Don Doken, Bobby Kimball (TOTO), and
John Parr among others.
In his
20s, Jose Antonio became the youngest flamenco guitar professor at the
Conservatory of Music in Cordoba, and his impressive skills got him to compose
music for orchestra, ballet, TV and films. During the 90's, Rodriguez was
featured in Carlos Saura's film "Flamenco", and recorded guitar on
countless multi-awarded international hits including "Macarena" by
Los Del Rio. In 2003, he recorded guitar
on Alejandro Sanz' mega hit "No Es Lo Mismo" and in 2004, he toured
as a special guest for the international superstar.
Jose
Antonio Rodriguez has released 9 albums: "Calahorra" (1988),
"Callejón de las Flores" (1989), "Manhattan de la Frontera"
(1998), "La Leyenda" (2004), "Cordoba… en el Tiempo"
(2006), "Anartista" (2012), and "Perfect Strangers" (2015).
In
2018, he moved to Los Angeles and signed with US-based independent label Moon
Moosic Records to release "El Guitarrista Azul" (2018), a magnificent
collection of beautiful pieces composed by Rodriguez for guitar and orchestra
and inspired by Picasso's blue period.
His
most recent album is "Adios Muchachos" (2019) released on the same
independent label.
Acclaimed
for his powerful and evocative renditions of contemporary flamenco, La Sonanta
published the remarkable guitarist-composer prolific work in a master series of
books and DVDs in order to preserve flamenco music.
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