Amir-John Haddad from 9 Guitarras

Alegría "Punta y Tacón" from CD "9 Guitarras" by Amir-John Haddad, also known as "El Amir", recorded in 2012. 9 Guitarras features flamenco music with an Arabic and Oriental flavour. Musical roots of Amir are truly amazing. Born in Freiburg, Germany to Palestinian father first started to learn Arabic oud before he discovered flamenco guitar at the age of 8. At the age of 22 he decided to move to Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, finding it the the cultural home of flamenco where he can improve his skills.