Tales from Home

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Product Description Tales From Home is a collection of pieces inspired by stories, portraits, and landscapes from Hurtado's childhood. It is about wondrous stories: of the "chullachaki," a one legged goblin, and the "runa mula," or devils mule, accounts of visions of the Virgin Mary, and legends of sinuous aquatic monsters. Review For the lovers of guitar music Ciro Hurtado is a breath of fresh air. -- Rob Morello, Post GazetteLet there be no mistake; spiritually and stylistically, Ciro Hurtado is a romantic. -- Jim Trageser, Blade CitizenNylon-String acoustic guitar in which the most obvious influence is contemporary Latin. -- Playboy P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Artist Ciro Hurtado is a guitarist-composer from Per who has been actively performing since the early seventies. His early musical career started during his high school years in Lima, performing in music festivals, theater recitals, weddings, birthdays and even funerals. At this time, Lima was experiencing a revival of traditional music, while the radio air waves were saturated with Rock & Roll. These two forces are the major influences in his musical style. He arrived in the USA in 1975 where he studied guitar with private teachers and at the Guitar Institute of Technology. Later he joined Strunz & Farah for a few years performing at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland,Vancouver Folk Festival in Canada, Havana Classical Guitar Festival in Cuba, Kennedy Center and a tour of Per. His participation with them was documented in the audiophile album "Misterio" for the label Water Lily Acoustics. Ciro is one of the founding members and currently the musical director of the group Huayucaltia. He has toured extensively in the United States and Per with them, sharing the stage with artists such as Jackson Browne, Sting, Holly Near and Carlos Vives. He has recorded and co-produced six albums with Huayucaltia: "Despertar," " Caminos," " Horizontes," "as," "Origenes" and "Destinos". As a solo artist he has produced and recorded five albums where he leads a Latin Jazz band comprised of top L.A. musicians featuring notable players such as Justo Almario and Pedro Eustache, among many others. His solo effort includes "In My Mind," "Tales from Home," on ROM Records, "The Magic Hour" (collaborative effort with his wife Cindy Harding),"Guitarra" under his own label and "Echoes of the Andes" on the Canadian label METACOM. In addition, he has produced and recorded albums for LA Law's Michele Greene, Conjunto Jardn and many other talented artists. Ciro has scored and participated musically in various feature films and documentaries such as "Baraka," "Dead Women in Lingerie," "Max is Missing," "Hope Street," "Monsters" and at the request of Ry Cooder did a short appearance in Walter Hill's "Extreme Prejudice". Ciro's guitar work ranges from the very traditional Latin American genres to the more sophisticated fusion Latin-Jazz idioms. His fine command of the instrument borrows from the classical techniques as well as alternate plectrum picking for high intensity solos. His guitar work is the most contemporary sound heard today on the nylon string guitar. Passion, a high melodic sensibility, and musical vision are the qualities attributed to his playing. There is no limit to his composition skills, from popular lyrical songs to sophisticated intricate classical oriented works. Pieces written by Ciro evoke motifs, landscapes and exciting elements of South American styles and rhythms, placing him among a select generation of Latin American composers. What the critics are saying about the music of Ciro Hurtado: ".. an elegantly polished guitarist, who can evoke flourishes of flamenco or .. jazzy staccato runs .. with consummate ease." Richard S. Ginell - Los Angeles Times "Combines the dexterity and elegance of the Spanish Classicists with the romantic imperative of South America." Mark Rowland - Musician Magazine "The melody line transports you to a different world" Playboy "Music that ranges from plaintive and bitter sweet to borderline rageful... a genuine find." David Silverman - Chicago Tribune Band members: Rami Yanni-Bass Cindy Harding-Vocal, Flutes, Zamponas Libby Harding-Vocal, Zamponas Joe Heredia-Drums Richie "Gajate" Garcia-percussion Gary Johnson-Synthesizers Guillermo Guzman-Bass Justo Almario-Sax Pedro Eustache-Sax Otmaro Ruiz-Keyboards Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas-Drums See more