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Stephen Duros
12+ albums
Nuevo Flamenco GuitarFlamenco
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Stephen Duros "As a kid my family took me to Egypt and Greece -- one side of my family is from Greece, way back a couple of generations -- and that kind of an experience comes in to play even now," says Stephen Duros. "I was probably 10 at the time and the atmosphere of those monuments and ruins made a huge impact." It certainly did. Ancestral lines and dream classicism. If you check out Stephen's recent CD "Thira" (SSRI 2006) you can hear the Mediterranean vibe behind the techno/gitano orchestration. "Romanticism and the call of history, lost civilizations, dream chambers and the effigies of Kings," is how Culture Court describes the sonic impressionism of this superb album. "And while the synth textures & backgrounds make this CD nuevo, it's the call and response between the flamenco guitar & the oud that set the mindscapes way back in ancient history." Stephen Duros 07 || Stephen Duros, nuevo flamenco guitarist. Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1975. Early on, he showed a precocious interest in everything musical. Keyboard lessons at 6, and soon after that, drums. By 10 he was competing annually in the Yamaha National Keyboard Festival, placing 1st locally and when he was 13, 4th nationally. Always open to new ideas & sounds, Steve used his winnings to buy an electric guitar... which quickly became his favorite instrument. "The minute I felt that fret board, I was hooked," he says. During the teen years he formed various rock bands, developed his skills composing and
