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People call him Carlito, his name is Sufyan Akam. Born in 1983, Basra, South Iraq. He grew up in Baghdad, moving there at the age of three. He left school when he was fourteen, and started working to help the family. At the age of fifteen, he moved to Jordan, and began work there. At the age of eighteen, he began to play guitar. Carlito always had a dream to play guitar, but in Iraq, he left before he could began to study the instrument, but when he moved to Jordan, after three years, he finally decided to begin learning how to play. His first teacher was his dad's best friend, and he sent Carlito to a private college to study theory, after that Carlito moved to Sydney, Australia.
When moving here, he studied with private guitar teachers till the age of twenty two. Soon after, he began buying books for paco pena, juan martin, juan serrano. He began to learn all the basic forms of flamenco, and started reading books about all different forms of flamenco. At the age of twenty two, Carlito took a few lessons on jazz, from Neil Youel. Neil treated Carlito like a son, always supporting him and giving him advice.
And at the age of twenty three, Carlito began playing in resturants, festivals, jamming with bands, and Carlito met someone who could be compared to an angel. Ninos Alexandre [Nino D]. Nino D is a talented producer, he is an R n' B, hip hop, and trance producer.
Finally, Carlito decided to work with Nino D in Matrix Studios. Nino D, and Steve Issac have supported, and still are supporting Carlito in the studio. And Carlito's friends are always with him, like Nino D, Neil Youel, Namir David, Sinan Rasam, Bshar Hana. They're like brothers, and a second family. They are all amazing, talented musicians.
Carlito has learned guitar from Labib Wafi who taught Carlito Arabian scales, Albert Halabib who taught him Latin, Neil Youel who taught him Jazz, and a lesson from Greg Alfonzetti who taught him flamenco, and David Rasco who taught him flamenco also.
Finally, after fusing all the different styles he had learnt over the years, Carlito had founded himself a new style, and Carlito also worked with the flamencology studio, dance.
Carlito also composes his own music.
Finally, all this was just a simple take on Carlito's life so far.
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