Oscar Herrero
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Oscar Herrero is a Flamenco
guitarist
from Spain
. He was born in Tomelloso
(Ciudad Real
) on 12th March 1959.
Oscar Herrero has authored several flamenco guitar teaching DVD
s and diadactic text books. Among them:
Text books
DVDs
He was awarded the first prize at the Bordón Minero (Festival de La Union, Murcia
) and the Premio Nacional de Guitarra Flamenca in Jerez de la Frontera
, Cádiz
. He has been appointed “Special Prize for Flamenco Teaching “Festival de las Minas”.
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
from Spain
Spain
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. He was born in Tomelloso
Tomelloso
Tomelloso is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 33,548 .-Main sights:*Posada de los Portales *Town Hall, rebuilt in 1904...
(Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 74,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, located 115 miles to the north. A high capacity...
) on 12th March 1959.
Oscar Herrero has authored several flamenco guitar teaching DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s and diadactic text books. Among them:
Text books
- Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 1 - Techniques
- Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 2 - Advanced Techniques
- Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 3 - La Soleá and La Siguiriya
- Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 4 - Los Fandangos and Los Tangos
- Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 5 - Bulería
- Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Repertorio - Various traditional palo pieces by Diego del Gastor, Manolo de Huelva, Perico el del Lunar and Melchor de Marchena.
DVDs
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 1 - Techniques
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 2 - Techniques
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 3 - Techniques
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá. Volume 4
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá. Volume 5
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá - Acompañamiento al cante . Volume 6
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Alegría. Volume 7
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Alegría. Volume 8
- Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Alegría - Acompañamiento al cante. Volume 9
He was awarded the first prize at the Bordón Minero (Festival de La Union, Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
) and the Premio Nacional de Guitarra Flamenca in Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had 208,896 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia...
, Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
. He has been appointed “Special Prize for Flamenco Teaching “Festival de las Minas”.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
| 1995 | Torrente | - | Audio CD |
| 1996 | Por Falla | - | Audio CD |
| 1998 | Hechizo | - | Audio CD |
| 2005 | Abantos | - | Audio Double CD |