"ANDALUCIA" - AMIR JOHN HADDAD - EL AMIR

• artist:AMIR JOHN HADDAD - EL AMIR
• region:Andalusia
• release year:2020
• style(s):Flamenco
• country:Spain
• formats:Audio File / Digital, CD (Compact Disc)
• record posted by:Zoomusic Management
• label:Zoomusic
• publisher:Zoomusic
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El Amir’s latest album “Andalucía” includes 8 tracks dedicated to each province in
Andalusia as well as a single and a bonus track that has recived the Silver Medal of the Global Music Awards 2020.

Amir John Haddad - El Amir has released his album on February 28th 2020, the same day on which the
“Day of Andalucia” is being celebrated. Each track is meant to be a tribute to each Andalusian
province. The single “Andalucia” will be released on February 14th which is the opening song of the
album. Further he also includes a special song called “Andalusian Lullaby”.

“Andalucia” is his third flamenco guitar album. It is a tribute to the southern province of Spain called
Andalusia where El Amir has spent many summers when he was a child. All compositions are based
on traditional flamenco styles such as rumba, seguiriyas, granaínas, tangos, alegrías, soleá,
minera, etc…he even recorded a special lullaby. Ten amazing and beautifully arranged flamenco
compositions full of emotion, strength, maturity and virtuoso guitars shaping beautiful melodies.
With each album El Amir wants to tell something new and give the audience a new experience and
a new sound. This album is a tribute to the last three decades of flamenco. El Amir has created
specific arrangements based on the sounds that have influenced him throughout the years since his
childhood.

There is a Granaína dedicated to Juan Habichuela, a Seguiriya to Pepe Justicia who was his teacher
during the time he lived in Jerez de la Frontera and a Tangos to maestro Paco de Lucia in which he
evokes the sound and flavor of the maestro. In each composition of this album “Andalucia” you can
hear and perceive the multi- instrumental capacity and El Amir’s multi-ethnic background.
Like in all of his works so far, this album also shows his maturity, personality, own and
distinguished style El Amir has developed over the years. He always brings many musical worlds
together and therefore his compositions are always full and rich of different musical flavors and
influences. This makes him be a unique and amazing composer.

El Amir finished this album “Andalucia” just before going on tour with the new show by celebrated
Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer “The World of Hans Zimmer”. El Amir is currently the new
guitar soloist of this new show performing at venues such as Wembley Arena, The O2 London,
Palais de Bercy Paris, Mercedes Benz Arena Berlin to name a few and participating on the Live Cd
of The World of Hans Zimmer.

He appears on Hollywood film soundtrack with Hans Zimmer for the new movie "The Rhythm
Section” featuring Jude Law, January 2020 and is the only flamenco guitarist that has recorded in a
007 James Bond Movie, "No Time to Die" will be on the cinemas in 2021.

He is a Latin Grammy Nominee with Radio Tarifa 2004 & Chambao 2012 as well as an Independent
Music Award Nominee 2012 with his previous band Zoobazar and winner of Global Music Award
with Snow Owl in 2019.

El Amir has collaborated with a very long list of renowned artists: Hans Zimmer, Radio Tarifa,
Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Juno Reactor (Matrix), Kroke (Steven Spielberg), Lisa Gerard, Maria
Dolores Pradera, Jorge Pardo (Ex-Paco de Lucía), Chambao, Joaquin Sabina, Gavin Greenaway,
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) Josemi Carmona (Ketama), Enrique de Melchor, Lola Greco,
Joaquin Ruiz, Tomasito, Gerardo Nuñez, Raimundo Amador, Antonio Canales, Shankar
Mahadevan (John McLaughin-Shakti), Navajita Plateá, Radio Symphonic Orchestra Vienna, Naseer
Shama, Estrella Morente, Miguel Poveda, José Mercé, Diego El Cigala, … just to name a few of
them.

He plays flamenco guitar and Arabic oud since he was seven years old and has performed already
for thirty years on stage. Along with his extensive career, he has learned how to play traditional
Mediterranean instruments such as Greek bouzouki or Turkish saz besides instruments such as
electric guitar, banjo, and bass among others being a virtuoso on each of them.

El Amir was born in Freiburg (Germany). Along with his career, he has been developing an interest
for many music styles such as Flamenco, Arabic music, Rock, Fusion, World music, Folk, Classical,
Indian music, Electronic music, Funk …

In 1999 he wins the 1st prize for best musical and original composition at the 8th National
Competition of Choreographies for Classical and Flamenco Dance in Madrid.
El Amir has joined the new and amazing Project “Canción Andaluza by Paco de Lucia” to form a
powerful guitar tandem with Paco de Lucia’s nephew Jose Maria Bandera.

El Amir has released two flamenco guitar albums “Pasando Por Tabernas” (2006) and “9 Guitarras”
(2013). Further with his World-music band Zoobazar “Uno” (2011) and “Dos” (2014) performing
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern folklore fusion, distributed by Galileo Music. He has recorded
on a long list of albums of great artists.

He has presented this year his own flamenco guitar signature model El Amir by the Luthier José
Salinas and distributed by Mundo Flamenco.

Legendary news channel CNN made a documentary about the cultural and musical roots in
Andalusia and chose El Amir to be the featuring artists of the program talking about Arabic and
oriental influences in the music of Andalusia

The prestigious public Tv Channel PBS, USA released in September 2019 a documentary where El
Amir was invited and is featured to explain the influences of Flamenco and Andalusi Music in
Scarlatti`s classical music.

In 2017 he became the first musician to perform Vivaldi’s Concerto in C Major for mandolin on the
Greek Bouzouki. He made a special arrangement and adaptation and played it live accompanied by
musicians of Spain’s National Orchestra at the National Music Auditorium in Madrid. In February
2019 he also performed Vivaldi’s Concerto in D Major on Flamenco Guitar.

El Amir is one of the best flamenco guitar virtuosos of his time and has right now probably one of
the biggest international projections among the new generation of Spanish flamenco guitarists.