About Me
BiographyDiego Amador (Seville, Spain 1973) was born into a gypsy family steeped in flamenco tradition. He grew up in the neighborhood of the 3000, a housing conversion project of the old gypsy quarter, Triana.
His musical background is strictly nonacademic. Growing up in a family of guitarists, his first instrument was naturally the guitar. Nevertheless, at the age of 11 he started performing extensively, playing the drums for the group Pata Negra. Around the same time, many different instruments have started to interest him, most importantly the keyboard, and with these instruments he started accompanying many artists such as La Susi, Remedios Amaya, El Potito, Diego El Cigala, and Tomatito.Diego has also shared his music with dancers Israel Galvan and Belén Maya, both brilliant artists in their own right, and at the cutting edge of vanguard Flamenco. At the same time he has collaborated and shared the stage with musicians such as Chick Corea, Birelli Lagreene, Luis Salinas, Jorge Pardo, Carles Benavent, Alex Acuña, Abrahan Laboriell, Larry Coriel, and Jerry Gonzalez, amongst others.His deep pre-occupation with music has turned him into a multi-instrumentalist, and equally into a composer, recording artist and producer. All the while, his career as a solo artist defines him, without a doubt, as a pianist and singer.Diego has entered the world of the piano, an instrument he considers “hisâ€, not through the door of Spanish music, but discovering it through the world of jazz , a music which has captivated him in his childhood, and has made him open to share projects with the greats of this genre.His inspiration for composing “Flamenco†carries on being the guitar, which gives him a natural feeling of playing solea, bulerÃas, rondeña...Singing will be at the heart of the work he is currently preparing, together with the piano, making him simply unique in his genre. Background de http://www.joombly.com/
