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New Album Whispered
Awakening out May 1st
Tomas Rodriguez
Whispered Awakening by Tomas Rodriguez
BIO
“Highly recommended…a guitarist whose influences span the Latin world.
Flamenco, Brazilian choro and Mexican boleros blend in Mr. Rodriguez’s unique approach.
— Ann Powers, The New York Times
Composer and guitarist Tomas Rodriguez weaves melodies and rhythms, navigating the intricate tapestry of his own heritage and identity. His Spanish lineage from his father, Appalachian roots from his mother, and his connection to a Peruvian family through marriage serve as vibrant inspiration. With this alchemy, he crafts a bridge between the past and the present, offering listeners a sense of peace, refuge and union with that eternal ancestral stream.
Whispered Awakening, consisting of all original compositions for solo guitar comes out on May 1, 2026. The eight-track collection draws from Rodriguez’s Spanish ancestral roots while exploring intersections with Afro-Peruvian, Cuban, and West African musical traditions. Each piece functions as a musical reflection on memory, time, and place, with Rodriguez’s solo guitar evoking the circular patterns of the Mandinka kora, the earthy grooves of Afro-Peruvian landó, and the celebratory spirit of Cuban rumba guaguancó as he travels through each musical landscape.
“An anthem to the guitar and beautiful music” – Voxwave (Spain)
Next Event
Sunday, February 26, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, March 19, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Solo Guitar Concert
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
171 Closter Dock Road, Closter, New Jersey 07640
Information: Harrington Park Arts Council at 201 768-2615
Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 3 to 6pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Upcoming Performances
“Whispered Awakening” Album Release Concert Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30PM, doors at 7:00PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30PM, doors at 7:00PM
First Presbyterian Church
950 W State St, Boise, ID 83702
“Whispered Awakening” Album Release Concert April 12, 2026, 6:00 pm
Sunday Sounds at Six Series
Community Congregational Church
901 N 1st St, McCall, ID 83638
“Whispered Awakening” Album Release Concert - Brooklyn NYC
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 5:00 pm, doors at 4:30pm
South Oxford Space (Fort Greene)
138 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
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“Whispered Awakening” Album Release Concert Saturday August 15, 2026, 7:00 pm
Schmach Hall – World Fellowship Center
368 Drake Hill Rd. Albany, NH 03818
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MORE PERFORMANCES
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Sunday, February 26, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, March 19, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Solo Guitar Concert.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 31 Lynn Street, Harrington Park, New Jersey.
ticket information will be available soon
Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 3 to 6pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Friday April 7th Boise, ID: House Concert.
ID: House Concert.
Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4: Philadelphia, PA: House Concerts
PA: House Concerts
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (private event)
Trio with Cesar Gabarini, guitar and Dennis Bulhões, percussion Consulate of Brazil, 225 E 41st St, New York, NY
Sunday, December 11, 2022, from 3 to 6 pm(private event)
Trio with Urbano Sanchez, percussion and Barry Kornhauser, cello Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
August 5, 2022 (Friday)
Private House Concert, Brattleboro, VT
Tomas Rodriguez with Julian Gerstin (percussion)
September 10 (Saturday)
Marcy Plaza, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 2 to 4 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Enrique Lopez and Manuel Carro
September 10 (Saturday)
The Craft Salon, Kensington, Brooklyn, 6 to 8 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Enrique Lopez and Manuel Carro
September 11 (Sunday)
Open Streets, Kensington Plaza, Brooklyn, 3 to 5 pm
Tomas Rodriguez with Hasan Bakr (percussion)
September 18 (Sunday)
Ruta Oaxaca Astoria, Sunday Brunch 1 to 4 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, solo guitar
May 28, 2022 (Saturday) | 5PM
Private Concert - Woodstock, NY
Tomas Rodriguez and Enrique Lopez (Guitar duo)
June 6, 2022 (Thursday) | 6PM
Livestream Concert - Concerts in Motion, 12 PM
Chelsea Piers - SCI Silver Bell Gala (Private Concert)
June 19, 2022 (Sunday) | 3:30PM
Music In the Plaza - Kensington Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
Trio with Enrique Lopez (gtr) and Manuel Carro (percussion
July 16, 2022 (Saturday) | 7:30PM
Private Concert, Maplewood Gardens Theatre Maplewood, NJ
Tomas Rodriguez (guitar) and Salieu Suso (kora)
July 30, 2022 (Sunday) | 2PM
Vanderbilt Open Streets, Brooklyn, NY
Tomas Rodriguez (guitar) and Salieu Suso (kora)
Upcoming Performances
Friday, September 15 at 6PM
Vanderbilt Open Streets, Brooklyn, NY
Tomas Rodriguez (guitar) and Urbano Sanchez (percussion)
Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 3 to 6 pm
Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello)
Saturday, October 7, at 6pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Solo Guitar Private House Concert, Boise, Idaho
Please contact tomasrodriguezguitar at gmail dot com if interested
Sunday, October 8th from 6 to 7:30 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Solo Guitar
Second Sunday Sounds Concert Series
McCall, Idaho
Sunday, October 15th, at 6pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Solo Guitar Private Outdoor Concert, Boise, Idaho
Please contact to******************@***il.com if interested
MORE PERFORMANCES
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Sunday, February 26, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, March 19, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Solo Guitar Concert.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 31 Lynn Street, Harrington Park, New Jersey.
ticket information will be available soon
Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 3 to 6pm
Trio with Urbano Sanchez (percussion) and Barry Kornhauser (cello). Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
Friday April 7th Boise, ID: House Concert.
ID: House Concert.
Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4: Philadelphia, PA: House Concerts
PA: House Concerts
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (private event)
Trio with Cesar Gabarini, guitar and Dennis Bulhões, percussion Consulate of Brazil, 225 E 41st St, New York, NY
Sunday, December 11, 2022, from 3 to 6 pm(private event)
Trio with Urbano Sanchez, percussion and Barry Kornhauser, cello Standard Wormwood Distillery, Industry City at 68 34th St, Brooklyn, NY
August 5, 2022 (Friday)
Private House Concert, Brattleboro, VT
Tomas Rodriguez with Julian Gerstin (percussion)
September 10 (Saturday)
Marcy Plaza, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 2 to 4 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Enrique Lopez and Manuel Carro
September 10 (Saturday)
The Craft Salon, Kensington, Brooklyn, 6 to 8 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, Enrique Lopez and Manuel Carro
September 11 (Sunday)
Open Streets, Kensington Plaza, Brooklyn, 3 to 5 pm
Tomas Rodriguez with Hasan Bakr (percussion)
September 18 (Sunday)
Ruta Oaxaca Astoria, Sunday Brunch 1 to 4 pm
Tomas Rodriguez, solo guitar
May 28, 2022 (Saturday) | 5PM
Private Concert - Woodstock, NY
Tomas Rodriguez and Enrique Lopez (Guitar duo)
June 6, 2022 (Thursday) | 6PM
Livestream Concert - Concerts in Motion, 12 PM
Chelsea Piers - SCI Silver Bell Gala (Private Concert)
June 19, 2022 (Sunday) | 3:30PM
Music In the Plaza - Kensington Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
Trio with Enrique Lopez (gtr) and Manuel Carro (percussion
July 16, 2022 (Saturday) | 7:30PM
Private Concert, Maplewood Gardens Theatre Maplewood, NJ
Tomas Rodriguez (guitar) and Salieu Suso (kora)
July 30, 2022 (Sunday) | 2PM
Vanderbilt Open Streets, Brooklyn, NY
Tomas Rodriguez (guitar) and Salieu Suso (kora)
Watch
“Refection” is a solo guitar piece written for Tomas’ father
“Tamalabaa” Original composition for guitar and kora duo featuring Salieu Suso
“Landó para Maite” guitar solo built on the Afro-Peruvian landó rhythm.
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For US and Canada Concert Engagements, licensing, and private events contact: to******************@***il.com
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