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Oscar Lopez (born 1953 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean-Canadian master guitarist whose signature style combines fiery solos and Latin rhythms with Jazz and Pop sensibilities. Lopez moved to Canada, first to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1979 and then in 1981 he settled in Calgary, Alberta. He began pursuing music as a career, becoming a popular draw on the Canadian music festival circuit and released his debut album, ''Hola'', in 1989. He started as an Independent recording artist and then joined the Narada label. Many successful years with Narada produced four albums and numerous compilations. "Classical Soul" broke into the "Latin Charts" during its first few weeks and then came the very popular Guitar Greats featuring Oscar's song "The Flavor", as well as tracks by Ottmar Liebert, Strunz & Farah and many more. Lopez took a break from recording and performing for two years to deal with depression. As a result, Spirit of the West recorded a tribute song to Lopez, "Come Back Oscar", on their 2004 album ''Star Trails''. On 24 July, Lopez appeared on stage with Spirit of the West at the Calgary Folk Music Festival to perform the song. In 1997 Lopez began playing in a group known as Compadres, playing a style of music that was referred to as "Celtino". This collaboration with longtime friend and Singer/Songwriter James Keelaghan resulted in a self-titled album that year (they later toured Australia in 2005). In 2007 they recorded another album, ''¿Buddy Where You Been?'' and toured extensively across Canada with Percussionist Raphael Geronimo and Bassist David Woodhead. In 1998, Lopez co-produced the album, ''Volcán: Tributo a José José'', a tribute album dedicated to the iconic Mexican singer José José. His next recording project was with Pavlo and Rik Emmett (lead guitarist from rock group, Triumph), known as P.R.O. The CD is called, ''Trifecta'' and it was released in 2009. This powerful and tuneful trio played 50+ live dates around North America in support of the CD. Lopez released his latest recording ''Apasionado'' on 21 October 2014 as an independent artist. == Awards and nominations == ;Juno Awards The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Oscar Lopez won the 2002 Juno for Best Instrumental Album and the 2005 Juno for Instrumental Album of the Year and received an additional 7 nominations. |- | || ''Dancing On The Moon Contigo'' || Best Global Recording || |- | rowspan="2"| || ''Compadres'' (James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez) || Best Roots & Traditional Album: Group || |- | ''Oscar Lopez'' || Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year || |- | || ''Armando's Fire'' || Best Instrumental Album || |- | || ''Mi Destino/My Destiny'' || Instrumental Album of the Year || |- | || ''¿Buddy, Where You Been?'' (Compadres – James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez) || Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group || |- | || ''Trifecta'' (Pavlo, Rik Emmett, Oscar Lopez) || Instrumental Album of the Year || |- (Juno Awards Artist Summary Oscar Lopez ) ; Other Awards 1999: Prairie Music Awards Winner Instrumentalist of the Year 2002: SOCAN Winner Hagood Hardy Jazz/Instrumental Award And Is a two-time recipient of the Hispanic Excellence Award for the achievements as the Hottest Latin Guitarist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oscar Lopez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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