About Me
Ricardo Diaz discovered the art of flamenco in San Francisco, CA where he began his studies with guitarrist Jorge Liceaga. At the advise of his teacher and mentor Mr. Liceaga, Ricardo started traveling to Spain where he studied with "El Entri","Canito",Jose Luis Rodrigues, David Cerraduela and El Viejin from Cano Roto in Madrid. Ricardo would soon begin working in the San Francisco Bay Area "Tablaos" accompanying many Bay Area Flamenco artists. Soon after, Ricardo would start traveling the U.S. and Europe working with Gypsy singer Cristo Cortes and Flamenco Sur, performing in cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, London, Amsterdam, Geneva, Marseille and Paris. Ricardo continued touring in China with a San Francisco group led by guitarist Roberto Aguilar. Later he would appear on Shaw TV, CBC Canada, Fox TV, NBC and TF1 in France also interviewed in Argentina with Flamenco magazine Contratiempo and web sites such as SF Flamenco and Luna del Olivar as well as the SF Chronicle. Ricardo has continued working in different Flamenco Companies in San Francisco with Carola Zertuche and Teatro Flamenco,Caterina Costa en Rome, Yjastros in Alburquerque, NM. Ricardo has performed in Seville, Spain in Pena Torres Macarena and El Chozas and Cerro del Aguila also in several Festivals around the world in Grenoble, Vancouver, Albuquerque, Avignon and Mont de Marsan. Ricardo has perform with world renown Flamenco artist such as La Tania, Alejandro Granados, Jesus Montoya, Jose Anillo, Juan Requena, Pastora Galvan, Canito, Alegria Suarez, Rafael Amargo, David Lagos and Andres Marin.
