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lito epumer

GUITAR PLAYER AND COMPOSER

About Me


Argentinean guitar player, Lito Epumer founded his first band "Madre Atomica" with Mono Fontana and Pedro Aznar in 1975. He played with many differents styles like Luis Alberto Spinetta (Spinetta Jade), Lito Vitale (quartet), Rubén Rada, Alfredo Casero (Halibour Fiberglass Sereneiders), Fatorusso brothers (Hugo & Osvaldo), and Dino Saluzzi in Argentina and the Allem Young Blood Quartet when he lived at Los Angeles (USA). He also colaborated sharing stages, live shows and / or recordings with Alphonso Johnson, Raul Carnota, Horacio Larumbe, Javier Malosetti, Fernando Kabusacki, Pedro Aznar among many others. In 1999 he finally taked the "Rio de la Plata" rhythms impront and made his first european tour in Italy, after this he come back every year, now not only to Italy, including Austria and Switzerland with his quintet featuring Gustavo Liamgot (keyboards/accordion), Cristian Judurcha (drums), Mario Gusso (percussion), Fausto Beccalossi (accordion special guest). His last CD "Dos Zorros" ("Two foxs", Epumer means "fox" in the original mapuche language of his indean roots) have one very special guest: the argentinian music idol Luis Alberto Spinetta and was produced by Pedro Aznar whom also played in some tracks. His musical approach runs the pathways of the so called "argentinean jazz", a place where local folk music and "candombe" gather with a contemporaneous and personal outlook. Epumer's compositions bear elements related to jazz harmony and improvisation, but in fact his work "looks inwards" and incorporates a sound that is identified with its origins and Motherland.
Since January, 2008, he is playing too, with PwR3 (a power trio with Machi Rufino on bass and Cristian Judurcha on drums). as guitar player & main composer. PWR3 9/04/08 La Trastienda Guitarrista argentino, de origen ranquel. Desde que en 1975 fundó Madre Atómica junto al Mono Fontana y Pedro Aznar, Lito Epumer participo de los proyectos de músicos de trayectorias tan diversas como Luis Alberto Spinetta (Spinetta Jade), Lito Vitale (cuarteto), Rubén Rada, Alfredo Casero (Halibour Fiberglass Sereneiders), los hermanos Fatorusso (Hugo y Osvaldo) y Dino Saluzzi en Argentina y el Allem Young Blood Quartet cuando vivio en Los Angeles. Tambien ha colaborado compartiendo escenarios, shows en vivo y/o grabaciones con Alphonso Johnson, Raul Carnota, Horacio Larumbe, Javier Malosetti, Fernando Kabusacki, Pedro Aznar entre muchos otros. En 1999 tomando finalmente la ritmica rioplatense como sello realiza su primer tour europeo en Italia, y luego del cual regresa cada año presentandose ademas de Italia en Austria y Suiza con su quinteto formado por Gustavo Liamgot (teclado/acordeon), Cristian Judurcha (bateria), Mario Gusso (percusion), Fausto Beccalossi (inv especial en acordeon). Su ultimo cd. solista llamado Dos Zorros, (Epumer significa "zorro" en mapuche) tiene como invitado especial una gloria de la musica argentina, Luis Alberto Spinetta y fue producido por Pedro Aznar quien tambien toco en varios tracks. La propuesta musical de Lito Epumer transita los caminos del llamado "jazz argentino", un lugar donde confluyen el folklore y el candombe con una mirada contemporanea y personal. Sus composiciones mantienen los elementos relacionados con la improvisacion y algunas armonias que tienen que ver con el jazz, pero fundamentalmente sus temas "miran para adentro" con un sonido que identifica sus origenes y su tierra.
Desde enero del 2008, forma parte de PwR3, (un power trio con Machi Rufino en bajo y Cristian Judurcha en bateria) como guitarrista y principal compositor.

2000, Live at Moniga del Garda, Italy
duo with Fausto Beccalossi (accordion - Al di Meola)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/22/2007
Band Website: litoepumer.com
Band Members: now available
on iTunes

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Now playing:

Track 1: LA CHACARERA DEL SORDO Fausto Beccalossi, acorddion & voice Abel Rogantini, piano Paco Weht, double bass Cristian Judurcha, drums Lito Epumer, guitars

Track 2: SILVIA'S BLUES Mono Fontana, keyboards Guillermo Vadala, bass Sebastian Peycere, drums Lito Epumer, guitar

Track 3: PRINCESA CRISTAL (to my dear sister Maria Gabriela) Pedro Aznar, bass & voice Juan Benitez, nylon guitar Cristian Judurcha, bombo leguero & cimbals Lito Epumer, acoustic guitar

Track 4: LA CHINA Abel Rogantini, piano & bass Mario Gusso, percussion Cristian Judurcha, drums Gustavo Liamgot, acorddion Lito Epumer, guitar
All songs composed by Lito Epumer.

madre atomica lito epumer
la blanqueada
nehuen

dos zorros
sinfin
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contact lito: [email protected]

Influences:

Record Label: el chozno records
Type of Label: Indie