LUZ DE GUÍA

After his appearance at the Seville Biennial the Almeria guitarist Tomatito is appearing at Suma Flamenca to present Luz de guía, a tribute to the person who is and always will be his point of reference: Camarón de la Isla.

In a meeting with journalists, the guitarist said about Camarón: He’s always in my mind, he’s the one who guides me. I was with him for 20 years, from I was a boy of 15; I owe him everything, he is still very special for me and he is the one who continues to guide me along the right path.

Some of the music and lyrics in the concert will recall Camarón but there will be time to move through the sounds of South America via the versions which, from his personal view as a flamenco guitarist, Tomatito has made of musicians from other cultures such as the Argentinean Astor Piazzolla, the Turk Erkan Ogur and the Dominican Michel Camilo.

Luz de guía is a retrospective of all his discography, going from his first album in 1987, Rosas del amor, to the recently published Sonanta Suite, or the penultimate one which he recorded with the pianist Michel Camilo.

After the legendary Camarón de la Isla passed away, Tomatito became a soloist of maximum importance within the world of flamenco guitar. His way of tackling both sober styles and festive ones displays an unprecedented sensitivity and an uncommon interpretative gift. With this retrospective Tomatito allows us to share in the intangible magic, the captivating rhythm and the emotive power of flamenco as only he can do.

The critic Gonzalo Montaño Peña wrote about the show’s premiere at the last Seville festival: ... I thought it was a good concert when we heard the Tomatito we were all expecting, when he left us dishevelled with his rhythmic typhoon and delighted us with his most flamenco sound, the sound that makes him who he is and that will continue being his sign of identity while he continues to play the guitar.