Anxo Lorenzo

Wide-eared and adventurous bagpiper
If you thought bagpipes were solely confined to Scotland and Ireland, Anxo Lorenzo will prove otherwise. For not only is the instrument found throughout Europe, it's also travelled as far afield as North Africa and the Persian Gulf. Anxo himself represents the open-eared piping faction to be found in Galicia on Spain's Atlantic coast. It's a region with close and indisputable links with the Celtic world; indeed, Anxo can name Irish music titans like The Chieftains and Lunasa among his more notable collaborators. The plumpness of his contacts book emphasises that this is a man who isn't strictly faithful to his home territory's traditions, preferring to skip freely across borders and genres, while also perfectly at ease with extending beyond the acoustic world. And he's an exhilarating performer, his fast fingers tracing ridiculously intricate melodies; when top gear is reached, it's impossible to fathom how a human brain can actually work that fast.
(Biography written by Nige Tassell 2010)

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