Errol Putigna

I have added a few songs so I hope you enjoy them. The first one is an original composition. It is called, "Cachondeo" which means to have fun or to have a good time, in the slang of Spain. The second guitar part is done by my friend and awesome guitarist, César Páucar. He is an extraordinary musician.
The second song is a composition by Mario Escudero, one of the greatest flamenco guitarists ever. The composition is called, "Ímpetu" and is probably his most famous composition. It is in the Bulerías compas but pushed the genre to its limits. It was a real eye-opener for flamenco. Paco De Lucía made this song very popular on his first solo album, "La Fabulosa Guitarra de Paco De Lucía (1967). This is my interpretation of it. The "palmas" (hand clapping) was done by my friend and great flamenco dancer, Marga Soler.
Born in Toronto, Canada of Italian parents, Errol Putigna started playing the classical guitar at the age of six. He was first introduced to the instrument by his father. Shortly after, Errol and his family moved to Florida. His father looked for a more accomplished teacher to further his son's classical guitar studies. Errol began to study with Dr. Ken Keaton of Florida Atlantic University. At the age of 13, Errol participated as a performer in a master class with Sharon Isbin, who is currently on the faculty of Julliard Conservatory of Music and a Grammy Award winning musician. Errol traveled to Croatia (former Yugoslavia) to study for two summers with world-renowned classical guitarist, Marinko Opalic. At the age of 15, Errol performed the Concierto para un Gentilhombre by Joaquín Rodrigo. Two years later, he performed the Concierto de Aranjuez and also Concerto in D by Castelnuovo-Tedesco.Errol was always very much interested in the flamenco guitar but never had the opportunity to pursue it. At the age of 20, he went to Spain to study Spanish at the University of Salamanca. While studying, he was introduced to some flamenco guitarists and they took him under their wings. Due to his passion and dedication to the flamenco guitar, he ended up living in Spain for three years to study Spanish and flamenco guitar. Since then, he has dedicated himself to the performance of solo flamenco guitar and the accompaniment of Cante (flamenco singing) and Baile (flamenco dancing). This past summer, Errol had the opportunity to participate as a performing student at the Córdoba Guitar Festival, in Córdoba, Spain. He studied with flamenco virtuosos and innovators, Manolo Sanlúcar, Manolo Franco, José Antonio Rodríguez and Paco Serrano. Errol travels every year to Spain to continue his studies and devotion to the classical and flamenco guitar. Errol is very active as a performer and teacher of both classical and flamenco guitar. He enjoys playing with other musicians of different musical backgrounds.