Ricardo Garcia

Ricardo Garcia is a Spanish guitarist, leader of the group Flamenco Flow, who is known for his interpretations of Flamenco blended with other musical forms.

Birth and education

Garcia was born in France in 1966 of an Andalusian family. Both his father's family and his mother's family moved to France during the Franco era. His family was musical, and he was taught to play guitar by his uncle Antonio when he was very young. He learned to accompany his mother singing Maria del Carmen.

Garcia returned to Europe in 1999 and settled in Barcelona. Julie Gunn became his manager in 2001. He performs worldwide as well as in Spain, France and in Scotland, where he has played in the Edinburgh Festival for nineteen years running. He has performed in many other countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. He regularly tours East Africa and has worked there supported by the Spanish Embassy on various tours. He toured to Montreal and Vancouver in 2005–8, and performed in many locations in the USA. Talking of a 2009 performance with Spanish guitarist Eduardo Niebla and India tabla-player Dharmesh Parmar, a critic noted that he contributed Arabic influences to the performances. His ensemble of musicians and dancers also incorporates elements from Indian, African, South American and Caribbean music. Their work shows modern influences such as jazz, Latin jazz, bossa nova, and salsa. According to the Only magazine, he has forged "a unique and devastatingly original, awe-inspiring sound".

Partial discography

2004 Set Luna (Julia Sarr, vocalist) 2006 Flamenco Flow 2007 Flamenco con Fusion