MEXICAN GUITAR PLAYERS

A website dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of Guitarists in Mexico and to publicize their projects and events. The largest Directory of Mexican Guitarists.

Giovanni Piacentini
CDMX

Giovanni Piacentini

Giovanni Piacentini is a composer whose body of work is as diverse as his cultural background. Born in Mexico City, to an Italian father, a doctor, opera lover, and a Mexican mother, a figurative painter, he was exposed to a

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Alejandro (Alex) Otaola
CDMX

Alex Otaola

Es un ejecutante y compositor mexicano, conocido por su trabajo al lado de Santa Sabina, agrupación a la que pertenece desde 1994, y del grupo de rock La Barranca, a la que se integró en 1998 y se separó en 2007; ese mismo año edita su primer trabajo (multimedia) solista Fractales. En el 2008 es invitado al XV Festival Internacional de Video Arte en Casablanca, Marruecos. Es el primer guitarrista mexicano cuya música ha sido incluida en el cd-sampler de la revista española ‘Guitarra Total’. Actualmente se encuentra integrado al grupo de rock San Pascualito Rey, además de estar promoviendo y distribuyendo gratuitamente su segundo disco solista “El hombre de la cámara” un trabajo grabado en vivo en el 2010 en la Cineteca Nacional durante el ciclo “Bandas Sonoras a Ritmo de Rock”. Es guitarrista de la banda tapatía Cuca después de la salida de Galileo Ochoa en el 2014; con dicha banda ha realizado 3 álbumes.… Read more

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Omán Kaminsky
CDMX

Oman Kaminsky

A graduate of the INBA Higher School of Music in Mexico City and the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague in the Netherlands, Oman Kaminsky studied under the guidance of teacher Isabelle Villey and teacher Zoran Dukic.… Read more

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Gabriela Quintero
CDMX

Gabriela quintero

Rodrigo y Gabriela is a guitar duo originally from Mexico, who gained fame in Ireland and later in the rest of Europe. The members of the band are Rodrigo Sánchez (lead guitar) and Gabriela Quintero (rhythm guitar and percussion). They have dedicated themselves to creating acoustic rock although their compositions are influenced by Latin music, flamenco and Middle Eastern music, while using rhythmic, harmonic and melodic resources typical of rock and heavy metal. ... Read more

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Carlos Santana
Jalisco

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana is a Mexican jazz-rock and Latin rock guitarist, multi-Grammy winner. He is considered the 15th best guitarist of all time, according to Rolling Stone magazine.… Read more

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Lalo Galván
CDMX

Lalo Galván (… -2021)

He was a guitarist, composer, session musician, teacher, and musical director from Mexico City. Lalo Galván has developed as a Jazz, Rock and Blues Musician and has combined this with other related activities of the Music Industry, such as teaching, as a guitar teacher and other related topics, from theoretical teaching to the composition of arrangements and orchestration.… Read more

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