Fernando Perez
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INTERESTING FOR THOSE INTO WEST AFRICAN MUSIC. West African Music Guitar Method Vol.II by Fernando Perez In this second volume of West African Music Guitar Method, you will find a collection of selected traditional compositions. This is the perfect companion for volume one where the student studied all the foundations for playing Kora music on guitar. Now you can apply all the special techniques,...
WORLD MUSIC GUITAR "Jarabi, kora music from Mali”. World Music Guitar @ www.fernandoperezguitar.com This is a wonderful song belonging to the West African music tradition. I originally heard it by Mali kora players from the Mandinka people. Known as Jalis or Griots these musicians have been responsible for keeping the oral history in places like Mali, Senegal, Gambia and all over West Africa....
INTERESTING FOR THOSE INTO WEST AFRICAN MUSIC. West African Music Guitar Method Vol.I by Fernando Perez In this book you will find the necessary tools to play West African music on guitar. Make your guitar sound like a Kora using the special techniques that make it indistinctly West African. Discover the scales or modes used in Mali, Senegal, Gambia, or Guinea. Learn how to play and develop melod...
ARABIC LULLABY on GUITAR by Fernando Perez. WORLD MUSIC GUITAR - www.fernandoperezguitar.com Here is an Arabic lullaby called Namy, name, ya saghira (sleep, sleep, little one). It is a beautiful composition my wife used to sing every night when my daughter was a baby. It is set to a very soothing Arabic Maqam called Bayati....
Guitars and Music from around the World
I am Fernando Perez, a lover of cultures, guitars, and music.
Since very young I've been living for years in different cultures while learning their music and applying it to the guitar.
My life's goal is to spread this musical legacy by creating guitar music works, and educational publications as well as offering guitar concerts, workshops, and personal coaching on the subject of Guitars and World Music Styles.
My Mission behind all these is to help others discover the beauty in our differences. To fall in love with other cultures by way of its music and a common instrument to all, the guitar.
I have produced many guitar videos as well as books, tutorials, and music albums, featuring music styles and guitars from cultures around the world. Some show rare guitars like the Indian slide guitar, or fretless guitar used in the Middle East. Microtonal guitars with added frets are used for Persian, Turkish, and Gamelan music.
In other videos, you see common standard guitars used in special ways. Like the fantastic way of playing Chinese and Japanese ancient music on guitar. Or West African Kora music played on guitar. And the fantastic legend of Kurdish music played on guitar.
And of course, all about the popular well-known guitars like Flamenco and Classical Spanish guitar. The old Parisian Jazz Manouche guitars also used to play Eastern European music. The attractive Hawaiian slack key and steel guitars. And wonderful ones like Celtic guitars, among others.
Welcome and enjoy your visit!
Fernando Perez