Twanguero

Trained at Spain’s acclaimed Conservatory of Valencia since age 6, Latin Grammy winner Garcia has been dubbed a “fire-breathing guitar hero” by the media. Widely considered as among Spain’s finest guitarists, he was declared “Spain’s King of Twang” by Guitar Player magazine. Renowned for his poetic phrasing, fluid fingerpicking, rare versatility and signature “twang” tone, Garcia has collaborated with greats including Calamaro, Mercedes Sosa, Juanes, and Wyclef Jean, while also contributing to movie soundtracks & music for TV. Twanguero’s escapist and subtly nostalgic seventh album, Panamerica is true to its title. Already dubbed “a journey into North and Latin America” by Rolling Stone, this time Twanguero consciously pursued a multi-cultural, genre-straddling Pan-American expression. Releasing on 9/25, Panamerica is a largely instrumental, vibrant and virtuoso coming together of North American electric guitar and rock ‘n roll heritage with classical guitar-based bolero, cumbia, Tejano, ranchera and rhumba influences from Latin America, alongside hints of Hawaiian, surf, and country music. Filtering stylishly throwback vibes through the prism of Garcia’s very here-and-now creative curiosity, it’s a percussion-adorned album of what he calls “new nostalgia.” “Los Angeles is like a sonic map of the Americas. In this city, you can find that crossover that I am chasing. I moved here to experience that vision of North American music and South American, Latin, and Hispanic roots.”