Ramon Ruiz, born in Granada, is a Spanish composer, concert guitarist, recording artist and creative director. His talent comes from long history of family relatives from Granada: His great-uncle Gabriel Ruiz Zuñiga was the guitarist of the Sextet Albeniz (Ángel Barrios) and his father was a dedicated flamenco guitarist. Ramon started his first training with his father then took lessons with many guitarist including Ian Davies, John Duarte, Carlos Bonell, Mario Escudero. At the age of 22 he relocated to Seville and performed in the renowned flamenco tablao ‘Los Gallos’ together with a generation of world famous flamenco artists. This was the beginning of his professional career performing from stage to stage across Europe and internationally. He continues to develop his art from London – followed by a new international and very current audience.
Ramon is a regular guest playing live on BBC Radio 3, he headlines in the top UK music venues and has been performing his own productions in The Jazz Cafe London for over 8 years – each time producing something new for his audience. He has also performed in The Royal Albert Hall, for the Royal Variety Show and on BBC TV, Canal Sur TV Spain, Theatro Verdi Florence and on the Fabrizio Costanzo Show in Rome.
He starred in The Mask of Zorro West End Production and has performed with world class artists including Anouscha Ravishankar, Hamza Namira and the Gypsy Kings. He is currently playing in London’s musical “Song of Songs”, and appearing in the production of “Kalestu” as artist director, an Indo-Spanish production which premiered in London in March and touring from November.
With extraordinary dexterity and musicality in both traditional and contemporary stylistic genres, Ramón recently recorded his third album Calle Lunga in Abbey Road Studios London. It includes all original compositions and arrangements and was inspired by his journey of nearly 40 years mastering flamenco guitar internationally.His music beautifully expresses complex emotion, mastery and maturity with a unique yet instantly recognisable sound moving flamenco into a new exciting era.
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