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Juan Castillo

About Me

My name is Juan Castillo.I am a musician living in New York City.I play music because I love it .I come from a family of musicians and artisans. The first instrument I learned how to play was the guitar,then charango,flutes and with my family I learned how to make ocarinas,rainsticks and flutes.I like almost all kind of music and try to play different styles.Invention XIII (Bach)

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Member Since: 26/04/2007
Band Website: www.andesfusion.com
Band Members: Juan Castillo- Ramis (Huayno-Peru)
Influences: I have many influences since I like many different styles of music.I like in classical music Bach,Mozart,Handel,Chopin,Vivaldi,Agustin Barrios Mangore,Albeniz and Tarrega.Classical guitar;John Williams,Pepe Romero.Jazz Pat Metheny,Wes Montgomery,Joe Pass,Chick Corea,Louis Armstrong,Django Reinjhart,Acoustic Alchemy.Rock Led Zeppelin,Deep Purple,Kansas,Pink Floyd,Queen,The Police,Steely Dan,The Beatles,Bob Marley,Flamenco Paco de Lucia,Gerardo Nunez,Rafael Riqueni,Paco Pena,Camaron,Jose Merce,Diego el Cigala,Duquende,Lole y Manuel,Ketama,Pata Negra.Latin American music Silvio Rodriguez,Victor Jara,Violeta Parra,Joe Vasconcellos,Joan Manuel Serrat,Schwenke y Nilo,Nino Bravo,Eva Ayllon,Lucho Barrios,Caetano Veloso,Chico Buarque,Milton Nascimiento,Toninho Horta,Gal Costa,Jobim,Baden Powell.Andean music Illapu,Arak Pacha,Huara,Altiplano,Inti Illimani,Los Jaivas,Congreso,Entrama,Rumillajta,Raul Garcia Zarate,Los Kjarkas,Freddy Torrealba.Also Cuban and World music.-"High Valley" Andes Fusion/East River Ensamble
Sounds Like: I try to be true to myself and not to follow anybody and play what I feel.Playing Desafinado in Times Square
Record Label: Condorloco Productions
Type of Label: Indie

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