Los Angeles Guitar Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — California |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Redondo Beach, California, USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Kala Koa Entertainment |
| Festival Description | The festival was founded by Mitch Chang as the first slack key guitar festival on the US mainland. The event showcases a range of artists and is considered the largest festival of its kind on the mainland. For more information about other guitar festivals in the US visit their profiles at |
| Festival Dates | August 24 - 25, 2012 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Lineup 2012:
- Friday, August 24
- Vicente Amigo
- Eric Johnson
- Albert Lee
- Saturday, August 25
- Robben Ford
- Michael Landau
- John Jorgenson
- Peppino D’Agostino
- Doug MacLeod
Artist feature 2012:
- Vicente Amigo (Spain)
March 24, 2012 at 8:00pm
- The 2012 Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival is incredibly honored to present one of the world’s most esteemed flamenco guitarists, Vicente Amigo. Vicente is a Spanish flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist, born in Guadalcanal, near Seville. He has played as backing guitarist onecordings by flamenco singers El Pele, Camarón de la Isla, Vicente Soto, Luis de Córdoba and the rociero band Salmarina, and he has acted as a producer for Remedios Amaya and José Mercé.
- For more information visit http://www.vicente-amigo.com/
Other Sources:
Social networks:
- Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/slackkeyfest?ref=ts - Twitter
http://twitter.com/mitchchang - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/SlackKeyFestival
Podcast interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Jake Shimabukuro: Art of the Ukulele
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=954
- Jake Shimabukuro: Art of the Ukulele
Articles:
- Founder started Hawaiian music festival on a shoestring, by Douglas Morino (The Daily Breeze, January 20, 2012)
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_19786888
Practical Info:
Venue:
- Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
Aviation Blvd.
Redondo Beach, California
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