Glenn Sharp. Biography

Glenn has studied guitar with tutors including Juan Martin (UK), Francisco Morales (Seville), Steve Gordon (Dartington College of Arts) and Les Bolger (jazz guitar). He has gigged and toured with numerous world-music artists including Nitin Sawhney and Aref Durvesh, as well as musicians from Nigeria, India and North Africa. Glenn is currently working on a solo album which fuses flamenco with Arabic, Indian and jazz traditions.

In addition to his solo performances, Glenn (‘El Afilaó’) is the lead guitarist for flamenco group ‘Calaita’ with Chico Pere (cante), Araceli Garcia ‘La Cartagenera’ (baile) and Pepe ‘El Leon’ (cajón). He is also the guitarist for local dance troupe ‘Candela’.