Ramon Ruiz, born in Granada, is a Spanish composer, concert guitarist, recording artist and creative director. His talent comes from a long history of family relatives from Granada: His great-uncle Gabriel Ruiz Zuñiga was the guitarist of the Sextet Albeniz (Ángel Barrios) his grandfather played guitar, laud and bandurria for local celebrations in Granada and his father was a dedicated flamenco guitarist. Initially trained by his father, Ramon continued with individual tuition by Ian Davies, John Duarte, Carlos Bonell, Mario Escudero. At the age of 22 he relocated to Seville and performed in the renowned flamenco tablao ‘Los Gallos’ together with a generation of world famous flamenco artists. This was the beginning of his professional career performing from stage to stage across Europe and internationally. He continues to develop his art from London – followed by a new international and very current audience.
Ramon is a regular guest playing live on BBC Radio 3, he headlines in the top UK music venues and has been performing his own productions in The Jazz Cafe London for over 8 years – each time producing something new for his audience. He has also performed in The Royal Albert Hall, for the Royal Variety Show and on BBC TV, Canal Sur TV Spain.
He starred in The Mask of Zorro West End Production and has performed with world class artists including Anouscha Ravishankar, Hamza Namira and the Gypsy Kings. Ramon featured in “Song of Songs”, presented in London in 2024 receiving an Offie nomination in the category of best musical direction. He participated in Sky Guitar Star of the Year award for world-class guitarist. Other collaborations include artist director in the Indo-Flamenco production “Kalestu” funded by Arts Council, England.
Ramón recently recorded his third album Calle Lunga in Abbey Road Studios London, a masterpiece musical composition and arrangement.
His music beautifully expresses complex emotion, mastery and maturity with a unique yet instantly recognisable sound moving flamenco into a new exciting era.
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With three standout albums under his belt and a new album out in February 2020, Ramon Ruiz is establishing himself as a leader of the scene and a master curator. In the radio interview his romantic nature was captured in the soulful sounds of La Peza, Ballada and Yunani played from the new album “Calle Lunga”.You may well be intoxicated by his unique mixing of classical, Middle Eastern, jazz and thematic music grounded with flamenco rhythms!
Julie Silverton writer and publisher of the book “Flamenco Forever”
