Alejandro Toledo (musician) explained
Alejandro Toledo |
Birth Place: | Córdoba, Argentina |
Occupation: | Saxophonist, Composer |
Years Active: | 2008–present |
Alejandro Toledo is a composer, saxophonist, and ethnomusicologist. Born in Argentina, he is now based in the United Kingdom.[1] [2] [3] [4] He has received various awards including the Evo Music Rooms award for one of the best upcoming artists in the UK. He has also been featured on various TV shows including The Rob Brydon Show.[5] [6] [7]
Career
Toledo is a classically-trained saxophonist.[8] In 2010, he was selected by Channel 4's Evo Music Rooms as one of the UK's best unsigned artists,[9] [10] and he went on to perform with Faithless and Audio Bullys on a televised programme hosted by Edith Bowman.[11] [12] [13] In 2011, he appeared on the Rob Brydon's BBC2 Christmas special alongside Noel Fielding, Sarah Harding, Rhys Darby, and Angelos Epithemiou.[14] [15] In 2013 he was awarded a PhD degree in music performance from Goldsmiths, University of London for his thesis entitled "World Music, Creative Reinterpretation, and the East Moldavian Roma Tradition"[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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Full Attack, with Sudden Defences | - Released: 4 February 2009[21] [22]
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1001 | - Released: 25 December 2016[23] [24] [25] - Label: Framevolution, Comparsa
- Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download
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Television
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Songlines Magazine Issue 117. Songlines . 31 March 2016 . 117 . 9 . 29 May 2016.
- Web site: World Music UK. Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos at Womad .
- Web site: UK Festival Guide. Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute Concert at Gate To Southwell.
- Web site: Davide Lufrano Chaves obituary. Alejandro Toledo. 9 January 2014. the Guardian.
- Book: 2010 . British World Music Groups: Afro Celt Sound System, Red Box, Transglobal Underground, Adiemus, 3 Mustaphas 3, Jesus Loves You, Osibisa . 9781155164557. Wikipedia . Source . Llc . Books . General Books .
- Book: Perry, Chris . 2016 . British World Music Groups: Afro Celt Sound System, Red Box, Transglobal Underground, Adiemus, 3 Mustaphas 3, Jesus Loves You, Osibisa . Kaleidoscope Publishing; 2nd Revised ed. edition . 978-1900203609.
- Web site: 12 December 2012 - Featuring Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos! | Resonance 104.4FM | Artist Network | Cultural Co-operation . 2016-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408202813/http://www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/resonance_fm/60 . 2016-04-08 . dead .
- Web site: World Music Magazine. Alejandro Toledo & The Magic Tombolinos .
- Web site: BFI. Evo Music Rooms . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817045148/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8dd69539. dead. 17 August 2016. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: Fiat's New Evo Music Rooms Series Begins On Channel 4 . Carpages.co.uk . 2010-04-08 . 2016-07-01.
- Web site: Evo Music Rooms - Channel 4 . 2014-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101211190455/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/evo-music-rooms . 2010-12-11 . dead .
- Web site: Fiat's New Evo Music Rooms Series Begins On Channel 4. www.carpages.co.uk.
- Web site: Evo Music Rooms. https://web.archive.org/web/20101211190455/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/evo-music-rooms . 2010-12-11 .
- Web site: BBC Two - The Rob Brydon Show, Christmas Special 2011 . Bbc.co.uk . 2011-12-24 . 2016-07-01.
- Web site: The Rob Brydon Show (2010–2012) : Episode #2.8. IMDb.com. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: BBC Two - The Rob Brydon Show, Christmas Special 2011 . Bbc.co.uk . 2011-12-24 . 2016-07-01.
- Web site: Browse by Goldsmiths authors: Toledo, Alejandro - Goldsmiths Research Online . Research.gold.ac.uk . 2016-07-01.
- Web site: City University . Academics . 2016-07-01.
- Web site: BBC Radio London - The Late Show with Joanne Good, With Alejando and the Magic Tombolinos and Tallulah Rendall . Bbc.co.uk . 2011-03-20 . 2016-07-01.
- Web site: Alejandro Toledo & The Magic Tombolinos: UK Tour – World Music Network – Live Music . Worldmusic.net . 2012-01-18 . 2016-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107012412/http://www.worldmusic.net/live-music/news/2012-01-18/alejandro-toledo-the-magic-tombolinos-uk-tour/ . 2014-01-07 . dead .
- Web site: Amazon. Full Attack, with Sudden Defences .
- Web site: Air Management. Works .
- Web site: World Music. World Music Charts March 2016. 2016-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820090657/http://www.worldmusic.net/charts/audio/2016-05-02/may-audio-chart-michael-messers-mitra-sainkho-namtchylak-lakou-mizik-more/. 2016-08-20. dead.
- Web site: CFOU Radio . CFOU 89,1 FM's Charts .
- Web site: Discogs. 1001 .
- Web site: BFI . Music Rooms . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817045148/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8dd69539. dead. 17 August 2016.
- Web site: This Is The West Country . Mercury Marvels . 10 April 2010 .
- Web site: RadioTimes . The Rob Brydon Show .
- Web site: BBC . The Rob Brydon Show Christmas Special.