España El Vito - The Spirit of Spain
Music
• World Music
SA Premiere
Virtuoso Ten-String guitarist Matthew Fagan aka Lord of the Strings!
celebrates Espana the Spirit of Spain and the launch of his vinyl album
"El Vito".
Fagan infuses exhilarating traditional flamenco guitar elements into Spanish classical piano masterpieces from Manuel de Falla to Albeniz, Rodrigo & more. Featuring the colourful and rhythmic sounds of South American Classical and Latin masterpieces and guest singer Kellie Grace sharing hit Bossa Nova songs such as'The Girl from Ipanema'.
Fagan has toured with Billy Connolly, The Buena Vista Social Club, Natalie Cole and more.
"Matthew has a Latin soul and we love his playing so much that we want to take him back home to Cuba" Ibrahim Ferrer (The Original Buena Vista Social Club)
"A true artist" Paco Pena
Fagan infuses exhilarating traditional flamenco guitar elements into Spanish classical piano masterpieces from Manuel de Falla to Albeniz, Rodrigo & more. Featuring the colourful and rhythmic sounds of South American Classical and Latin masterpieces and guest singer Kellie Grace sharing hit Bossa Nova songs such as'The Girl from Ipanema'.
Fagan has toured with Billy Connolly, The Buena Vista Social Club, Natalie Cole and more.
"Matthew has a Latin soul and we love his playing so much that we want to take him back home to Cuba" Ibrahim Ferrer (The Original Buena Vista Social Club)
"A true artist" Paco Pena
Presented by: Matthew Fagan