Josh Edwards (born 21 July 1991), known professionally as Blanco White, is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from London, England. He has released two studio albums, ''On the Other Side'' & ''Tarifa''.
Career
Originally from London, Edwards travelled to
Cadiz, Spain to study
flamenco guitar under the guidance of Nono García, before going to
Sucre
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,
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where he was introduced to traditional local
folk music and learnt to play the
charango
The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during c ...
, an Andean instrument. In 2014, he brought together
Andalusian and Latin American influences while keeping his English musical roots, which launched his solo project Blanco White.
His first show as Blanco White, named after the Spanish poet
José María Blanco White
Joseph Blanco White, born José María Blanco y Crespo (11 July 1775 – 20 May 1841), was an Anglo-Spanish political thinker, theologian, and poet.
Life
Blanco White was born in Seville, Spain. He had Irish ancestry and was the son of the mer ...
, dates back to December 2015 at Proud Camden where he was accompanied by the band Wovoka Gentle.
In 2016, Blanco White signed with Yucatán Records based in London and release his first
EP called ''The Wind Rose''. He then released two other EPs ''Colder Heavens'' in 2017 and ''The Nocturne'' in 2018 respectively.
Since 2016, he toured Europe and the US and was nominated at the Anchor Award in 2018.
On 5 June 2020, Blanco White released his debut studio album titled ''On the Other Side''.
On 29 September 2023, Blanco White released his second studio album ''Tarifa.''
Discography
LPs
* 2020 : ''On the Other Side''
* 2023 : ''Tarifa''
EPs
* 2016 : ''The Wind Rose EP''
* 2017 : ''Colder Heavens EP''
* 2018 : ''Nocturne EP''
* 2023 : ''Time Can Prove You Wrong EP''
Singles
* 2017 : "Colder Heavens" (Acoustic Version)
* 2019 : "On the Other Side"
* 2019 : "Papillon"
* 2019 : "Desert Days"
* 2020 : "Samara"
* 2020 : "Mano a Mano"
* 2021 : "Eyes Wide Open (From "North Star")
* 2022 : "Time Can Prove You Wrong”
* 2022 : "Treasure I Once Held"
* 2023 : "Sail On By"
* 2023 : "Tarifa"
* 2023 : "Silver Beaches"
* 2023 : "Una Noche Más"
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
21st-century English singers
English male singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
21st-century British guitarists
English male guitarists
21st-century British male singers
Musicians from London