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| EL AMIR International Tour 2018 * Dates Confirmed Amir John Haddad is a talented German guitarist and multi instrumentalist living in Spain since 1997. He comes from a Palestinian and Colombian background and plays many instruments like flamenco guitar, Arabic oud, Greek buzuki, Turkish Saz, banjo, triple neck electric guitar (6, 7 and 12 string) and bass being a virtuous and very skillful interpreter on each of these instruments. His further musical interest has led him to play different music styles such as Flamenco, Funk, Oriental, Rock, World music, Fusion, Folk, etc… and form many own projects like: Zoobazar, "From East to West", "El Amir" Flamenco Sextet y Members of Parliament. Amir began his career on stage only twelve years old and since then he hasn't stopped. He is highlighting in the current flamenco scene for being one of the most powerful and creative solo guitarists, outstanding with his virtuosity, personality, maturity, personal sound and style. Amir has worked with: Chambao, Radio Tarifa, Jorge Pardo, Tomasito, Raimundo Amador, María Dolores Pradera, Diego El Cigala, Miguel Poveda, Jose Mercé, Lole Montoya, Miguel Poveda, Eliseo Parra, Estrella Morente, Naseer Shamma, Shankar Mahadevan, Juno Reactor, Hamsika Iyer, Marcus Miller, and much more. Amir is a guitar and Arabic oud virtuoso. Fernando Neira - El País A guitarist who is capable of interpreting South American folclore, flamenco, heavy metal, jazz, rock, anyway, a multi ethnic man in all senses as well as on a musical level. Alberto Martinez Arias - (El Ojo Crítico) RNE3 He is an extraordinary guitarist called "El Amir", an artist who has many things to tell. José Miguel López (Discopolis) RNE3 UPCOMING CONCERTS line 02. 04 WÜRZBURG FLAMENCO FESTIVAL EL AMIR Flamenco Mediterráneo Ensemble – Mainfranken Theater – Würzburg – Germany + workshop flamenco guitar (31.03 – 01.04) - more info www.wueflamencofestival.de 05. 04 KATARA INTERNATIONAL OUD FESTIVAL EL AMIR Flamenco Mediterráneo Sextet – Opera House – Doha – Qatar 07. 04 ISTAMBUL CLASSIC GUITAR FESTIVAL EL AMIR Flamenco Recital – CKM Caddebostan Kültür Merkezi – Istanbul – Turkey www.istanbulclassicalguitarfestival.com 10. 04 CANCIÓN ANDALUZA DE PACO DE LUCÍA with José María Bandera – Teatro Central - Sevilla - Spain Flamenco Viene del Sur - tickets THE WORLD OF HANS ZIMMER G E R M A N T O U R GUEST ARTIST - EL AMIR 28. 04 Hamburg - Barclaycard Arena 29. 04 Berlin - Mercedes-Benz Arena 30. 04 Hannover - TUI Arena 03. 05 Leipzig - Leipzig Arena 04. 05 Nürnberg - Arena Nürnberger Versicherung 05. 05 Köln - LANXESS Arena 06. 05 Stuttgart - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 07. 05 Zürich - Hallenstadion 04-15. 06 EL AMIR GUITAR CAMP FERREIROLA Granada – Spain // COMPLETE 25. 06 EL AMIR FLAMENCO TRÍO Festival – Rabat, Morroco 30. 06 FESTIVAL RENCONTRES ET RACINES JUNO REACTOR – Audincourt - France 06. 07 FESTA DO COLETE ENCARNADO EL AMIR Flamenco Sextet – Vila Franca de Xira - Portugal 03. 08 NÜRTINGEN INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL EL AMIR Flamenco Recital – Nürtingen - Germany + workshop flamenco guitar write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |