- Edmar Castañeda
Infobox musical artist
Name = Edmar Castañeda
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Birth_name = Edmar Castañeda
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Born = March 31, 1978
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Origin =Bogotá ,Colombia
Instrument =Harp
Voice_type = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Genre =Latin Jazz
Occupation =Harpist ,Musician ,Composer
Years_active = 1990s – present
Label = Independent,Arpayvoz Records
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URL = www.edmarcastañeda.com
Notable_instruments = HarpEdmar Castañeda (born 1978 in
Bogotá ,Colombia ) is aColombian harpist. He performs his own compositions as well as tapping into nativeMusic of Colombia ,Music of Venezuela ;Joropo andMusic of Argentina ,Zamba . He tours regularly as the leader of theEdmar Castañeda Trio, together withDavid Silliman on drums/percussion andMarshall Gilkes on trombone. He is also a band member for theAndrea Tierra Quartet; whose band members areAndrea Tierra on voice,Sam Sadigursky onflute /clarinet /saxophone andDavid Silliman .Castañeda is the son of
Colombian harp player, composer, singer, teacherPavelid Castañeda (more to come…)He has performed with
Paquito D'Rivera ,Wynton Marsalis ,John Scofield ,Joe Locke , JLCO,John Patitucci ,Giovanni Hidalgo ,Lila Downs ,Janis Siegel , Chico O'farrill Afro-Cuban jazz bigband, The United Nations Orchestra,Simón Diaz ,Samuel Torres among other renowned musicians.Discography
* “Hang On Mike” by
Candy Butchers , 2004
* “Island Life” byYerba Buena (band) ,July 26 ,2005
* “La Marea" (The Tide) byMarta Topferova ,March 8 ,2005
* “La Cantina” byLila Downs ,April 4 ,2006
* “Explorations: Classic Picante Regrooved”Various Artists ,August 29 ,2006
* “Alma Latina” byArturo Romay , 2007
* “Melodía Verde”, byAndrea Tierra , 2007External links
* [http://cdbaby.com/cd/edmar/ Edmar Castañeda Cuarto de Colores]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kzfpxq8aldhe~T4/ All music]
* [http://www.edmarcastaneda.com/ Edmar Castañeda’s Official Website]
* [http://ca.youtube.com/results?search_query=edmar+castaneda&search_type=/ Edmar Castañeda on You Tube]
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