Luis Delgado
Luis Delgado (born 16 July 1956 in Madrid) is a Spanish instrumentalist, composer, and producer. Delgado's work combines organic elements from Arab-Andalusian music, oriental and Medieval styles with electronic elements from the avant-garde. Delgado formed the electronic and industrial musical duo, “Mecánica Popular” with Eugenio Muñoz.
Luis Delgado

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- Name
- Luis Delgado
- Born
- 16 July 1956
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
- Full name
- Luis Delgado Delgado.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- composer, instrumentalist and musician.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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In 1978, he formed “Finis Africae” with Javier Bergia and Juan Alberto Arteche, who joined in the mid-80s. He also formed the folk group “Babia” with Arteche and Luis Paniagua. Delgado's works includes El sueño de Al-Zaqqaq (The Dream of Al-Zaqqaq) (1998), which sets to music a collection of poems by Ibn al-Zaqqaq, "El Hechizo de Babilonia", "Alquibla", "As-Sirr", etc.

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• Name — Luis Delgado • Born — 16 July 1956 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Origin — Madrid, Spain • Genre — Andalusian music • Years Active — 1978—present • Website — http: www.luisdelgado.net
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Luis Delgado appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer and musician (born 1956). The birth of Luis Delgado is recorded in 1956.
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- 1.Instrumentos Musicales en los Museos de Urueña: Colección de la Fundación Joaquín Díaz. Museo de la Música, Colección Luis Delgado varios autores.
- 2.Concierto didáctico y exhibición de Instrumentos del Mundo de Luis Delgado en Langa de Duero.
- 3.Luis Delgado.
- 4.El grupo lbn Báya interpreta en Pamplona música medieval andalusí. 1134-6582.
- 5.Luis Delgado lamenta la deriva de la música hacia “un telón de fondo”.
- 6.Edad, biografía de Luis Delgado.
- 7.Documental La Transición producido por TVE. Victoria Prego.
- 8.RTVE :: Buscador: Los santos inocentes Luis Delgado.
- 9.Mucho Ruido y Pocas Nueces.
- 10.Emilio Gutiérrez Caba dirige "Escrito en las estrellas".
- 11.José Pascual - Kafka enamorado CDAEM, Teatro Español.
- 12.Mecánica Popular: Libertad, intuición y creatividad.
- 13.Exposición de guitarras de Luis Delgado, en el Festival de Música Antigua de Gijón « MusicaAntigua.com.
- 14.Museo de la Música. Colección Luis Delgado URUEÑA.
- 15.Luis Delgado - Círculo de Bellas Artes.
- 16.Luis Delgado Ganador del premio a Mejor composición musical para espectáculo escénico de la XI edición 2008.
- 17.Teatro Corsario, premio Trovador 2014.
- 18.Zanfona: Instrumentos Antiguos Asociación Ibérica Zanfona - Casavieja.
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