Guest Guitarists :
Jorge CARDOSO and Liliana RODRIGUEZ 
| Since its creation, this festival has received the support of several great international guitarists, such as Jorge Cardoso. The audience of Vendôme was pleased again this year by the presence of this extraordinary guitarist. He is currently on a world tour performing with singer Liliana Rodriguez, also Argentinean. Répertoire : He has released three compact disks (Plectro Madrid). |
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Album : Canciones de Indio Juan y Jorge Cardoso Title of the extract : « Coplas de chacarera » (chacarera) |
Tim PANTING et Stuart BLAGDEN With a repertoire based on jazz, this eclectic duo has played in the best halls in England, France and Latin America. |
Rudi and Nini FLORES | From Parana, Argentina, they introduced us to Le Chamamé, an Argentinean music little known in France. Repertoire : They released a compact disk in 1992 (Occora- Radio France).
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Pedro SOLER and Pepe de GRANADA 
For this Vendôme festival Pedro Soler came accompanied by « Cantaor, » also known as Pepe De Granada, a true success. The audience of this festival has a wonderful memory of when these two, whose talent equals their kindness, passed through Vendôme. |
Hilda HERRERA and Juan FALU | Respectively Piano and Guitare One of the main composers and performers in traditional Argentinean music, Hilda Herrera put to music several works of renown poets, such as Atahualpa Yupanqui. This duo, described as « fuera de serie » (incomparable), performs regularly in Europe. In 1993, Hilda Herrera's compact disk « Señales Luminosas » received the « ffff award » in the weekly Télérama. Juan Falu is considered the touchstone of presentday Argentinean guitar. He will play guitar on the 5th festival. |
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Album : El Sabor de la Tierra Title of the extract : « Chacarera Ututa » |
Jean-Pierre ALLARD and Michel GENDRE 
These musicians are proof that even in our region great guitarists exist. Above all, they are teachers, but they often perform together in France and abroad, playing works by French composers. |
| Rapha‘l Fays (guitar), Sammy Daussat (guitar) and Jean Claude Bénéteau (double bass). They performed in Vendôme in hommage to Django Reihnardt. In 1996 Jazz Hot Magazine wrote : « When Rapha‘l Fays played la tzigane for us with his trio, and we saw Jean Claude's smiling eyes, the music went straight to the heart, I don't think I have ever been so moved by a guitar ». Discography : They have released twelve compact disks. |
Soig SIBERIL This Celtic guitarist has released a total of twenty compact disks. His specialty, « open tuning, » blends perfectly with rhythms from Brittany. In 1994 his album Les Ours de Scorff received an award from the academy Charles Cros.
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