Born in Caracas (1976), he began his harp study at the
Bigott Foundation in 1990 and continued with theory and
solfege at the ‘José
Ángel
Lamas’ National Conservatory and the ‘José Reina’ Music
School. In 1994 he formed the musical group ‘Tolvanera’s
Show’ (tolvaneras are dust eddies in Creole slang),
accompanying named artists both within and outside
Venezuela. He recently made “Melodies of Remembrance” with
songs of the Venezuelan repertory such as ‘Quinta Anauco’
and ‘El Diablo Suelto’. Eduardo has participated in
numerous festivals, including ‘La Panoja de Oro’, The
International Festival of Joropo El Silbón, Sounds of
Reflective Venezuela, Venezuela: Songs of the Earth – all
in Caracas; International Tournament of Jaropo-Villavicencio
and Festival of the Mandolins in Bogotá, Colombia; and
Festival of the Venezuelan Democracy in Washington, DC. He
performed with Venezuelan songwriter Argenis Sánchez in
Bolívar Hall, London; on ‘Cultural Week of Japan’ with
Maestro H. Rubio (on the invitation of the Gurrufío
Ensemble); at the Central Bank of Venezuela under the baton
of Maestro I. Querales; and in Havana, Cuba. He has been
heard on TV and radio commercials, has performed privately,
and is heard in backup on many artists’ CDs. In Gilberto
Santa Rosa’s 2006 Venezuelan tour, he performed with Rafael
‘The Chicken’ Brillo, with whom he also partnered on his
production ‘A Pretty Little Home for You’. He debuted
pianist Edward Simon’s work ‘Suite Venezolana’ with the
artist together with Pablo Gil, Roberto Koch, Huascar
Barradas and Jorge Glem. Finally, he represented his
country at the First World Harp Festival in Asunción,
Paraguay in 2007.
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