Tomás Lozano is a singer, musician, scholar and writer, born in Barcelona,
Spain, from Andalusian parents. Lozano's music incarnates his mix of cultural
roots; he is the flavor itself of a bitter-sweet heritage, a history of conquest
and resistance masterfully expressed through his smooth voice, the vibrant
fingerwork on his guitar and the soothing droning of his hurdy-gurdy.
Lozano began as a self taught musician, performing Catalan folk music in
Barcelona as a young teenager with the ensemble, Els Trobadors del
Vallès. Later he proceeded to tour Europe, playing folk, traditional and
medieval music at festivals in Switzerland, southern France, Germany, northern
Italy, etc., at which time his career as singer, musician and performer took off
to new heights. Then, in 1993, through a sponsorship by the Spanish Ministry of Exterior
Affairs, Lozano toured Canada and the United States with the theater troupe
Bufons.
Lozano has since made the United States his home base, performing solo and with
a number of other musicians across the country. He established and directed
Crisol Bufons, an internationally recognized New Mexico-based non-profit
organization that provided cultural and pedagogical performances across the U.S.
largely to underprivileged communities. Other simmilar organizations that he
directed and helped create are Hey, Mozart! New Mexico.
Together with his wife, Rima Montoya, Lozano started Crisol Luz, an ensemble of
medieval, renaissance, Sephardic, and traditional Spanish music. When Crisol Luz
fused with Juan Wijngaard and Sharon Berman, they became Viva la Pepa.
Presently, Lozano is a permanent member of Viva la Pepa and Trio Lococó. Besides
performing, he lectures at colleges and universities across the country and
makes musical instruments in his spare time. You can find out more about Tomas at his website.
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La Manana de San Juan
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