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Born in 1978, Argentina. Rodriguez spent most of his life in Spain (island of
Majorca),
arriving there in 1988. From an early age, he started to study
modern and classical music.
Rodrigo started his professional musical career in Spain, he came
across his first Asian
instrument the Shakuhachi flute (a Japanese
bamboo flute, used by Buddhist monks in
meditation practices). Fascinated by the Japanese music, he travelled to Japan several
times to learn more.
He studied with Grand Master, Kaoru Kakizakai in the International Shakuhachi Kenshu-kan School and travels around the world learning traditional intruments from Japan,
China, India, Iran to
Thailand. He began showing interest in tradicional and ethnic
musical instruments before he reached teenagehood.
Rodriguez' compositions can be divided into three basic categories,
New Age, World Music, and Contemporary music.
From his earliest years Rodrigo had a vision for imitating the music
and sounds he heard in his mind; since he traveled widely, he
acquired a rare collection of experiences from which to create his
unique compositional language.
Since 2004, Rodrigo has been the first musician in Japan to
introduce innovated and developed instruments from European
countries (Hang Drum), which significantly influenced to his music,
composition and Japanese audiences altering the perception
and
textures of 21st century sounds.
His concept is not to use those instruments in a native way,
respecting the own spirit
of each instrument, and does not forget his
roots as Spanish musician.
Rodrigo has in recent years performed numerous concerts in the
West and East, at legendary stages like Imperial Hotel Tokyo and
prestigious NHK in Japan.
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