ArtistInfo

Carlos Montero

g, cb, *1938 ES
Musician / Composer of Latin, Folk and World
A.k.a. Juan Carlos Zamboni

Composer and guitar player, born in Argentina in 1938, he adopted the name of "Carlos Montero". In 1959 whith Hugo Díaz band ("Hugo Díaz y sus Changos", including Alberto Cortez) he went to Spain on tour and remained there. From 1964 to 1971, and later when he was asked, Carlos made arrangements for a whole of Spanish songwriters in the "protesta song" line: Alberto Cortez, Luis Eduardo Aute, Mari Trini, Patxi Andión, Gontzal Mendibil, Jerónimo Granda, Adolfo Celdrán, Mestisay, Luis Pastor, Pablo Guerrero, Carlos Cano... En 1971 he recorded his first solo album, "De la huella". Later he released "De las raíces" (1973) and "De allá lejos y este tiempo" (1976), and also a tango album "Tangos a mi manera" (1973). He has backed other musicians and released another tango albums "Y sigo con los tangos" (1987), "Con el tango en el bolsillo" (1989), "Perfil de tango (1990), "Tangos a mi manera II" (1990), "Naturalmente, tangos (2001), "Tangolatría (2008).

Instruments

• Guitar
• Double bass

Genres

• Latin
• Folk
• World

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