Óscar Herrero is a
Flamenco
Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...
guitarist from
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. He was born in
Tomelloso
Tomelloso () is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 33,548 (2005).
Main sights
*Posada de los Portales (late 17th century)
*Town Hall, rebuilt in 1904
*Church of the ''Asunción de Nues ...
(
Ciudad Real) on 12 March 1959.
Oscar Herrero has authored several flamenco guitar teaching
DVD
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s and didactic textbooks. Among them:
[RGB Publishing, Spain]
Works
Text books
* Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 1 - Techniques
* Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 2 - Advanced Techniques
* Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 3 - La Soleá and La Siguiriya
* Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 4 - Los Fandangos and Los Tangos
* Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 5 - Bulería
* Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Repertorio - Various traditional palo pieces by Diego del Gastor, Manolo de Huelva, Perico el del Lunar and Melchor de Marchena.
DVDs
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 1 - Techniques
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 2 - Techniques
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 3 - Techniques
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá. Volume 4
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá. Volume 5
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá - Acompañamiento al cante . Volume 6
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Alegría. Volume 7
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Alegría. Volume 8
* Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Alegría - Acompañamiento al cante. Volume 9
He was awarded the first prize at the
Bordón Minero (Festival de La Union,
Murcia
Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...
) and the
Premio Nacional de Guitarra Flamenca in
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway bet ...
,
Cádiz
Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...
. He has been appointed “Special Prize for Flamenco Teaching “Festival de las Minas”.
Discography
References
External links
Oscar Herrero website
1959 births
Spanish flamenco guitarists
Spanish male guitarists
People from Ciudad Real
Living people
Flamenco guitarists
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