Alejandro Silva is a Chilean
instrumental
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heavy metal guitarist, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of his band, Alejandro Silva Power Cuarteto.
Silva started guitar when he was fourteen years old. Other musicians he has played with include
Marty Friedman
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,
Joe Satriani
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,
Steve Vai
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, and
Billy Sheehan
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, on the 2004
G3 tour
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held in Chile.
He is also a guitar teacher and a sound engineer.
Discography
References
Biografía externaCancionero en LaCuerda.net "Alejandro Silva llega cargado de guitarras"
Article in Crónica de Chile
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070312024937/http://www.paniko.cl/musica/entrevistas/005silva.htm "En Chile queda mucho trabajo para inculcar cultura rockera"Interview.
External links
Alejandro Silva
– official site
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1969 births
Living people
Heavy metal guitarists
People from Santiago
Chilean guitarists
Chilean male guitarists
Progressive metal guitarists