Artists
who's who and who's doing what?Ricardo Rocha
- country:Portugal
- style(s):Fado Instrumental
- label:V&A
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At his 28's, Ricardo Rocha has already become a reference in the history of Portuguese guitar. Descending from one of the most ever respected Fado's guitar player: Fontes Rocha, it's on the originality and talent of Carlos Paredes and Pedro Caldeira Cabral that he finds his great influence, namely in the contemporary approach that these musicians achieved to the Portuguese guitar and its repertory.
In his recital, he uses his best technical skills in this unique instrument, at the same time that he shows the innovation that his musical pieces represents for the portuguese contemporary composing scene.
In 2003 was released his first solo CD with compositions of his own, Carlos Paredes and Pedro Caldeira Cabral.
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