ONE of the top three flamenco guitarists in the world is heading to Basingstoke next month.

Juan Martín will be at The Forge on Saturday, October 15 at 7.45pm.

Voted into the top three by Guitar Player USA, Juan Martín has toured the world playing concerts from Shanghai and Melbourne to New York, as well as in the Montreux Jazz Festival.  His exquisite style captures the very pure flamenco sound.

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Martín learned his art in the land of its origin, Andalucia in southern Spain where he spent his early formative years and where he still retains a home.  

As a teenager he played in local fiestas, weddings and baptisms, developing his knowledge and skills in the disciplines of the purest traditions of flamenco. 

At the age of 17, already playing professionally, he performed in the film ‘Donde tu estés’, filmed in the Málaga region. At the age of 18, he went to Madrid where he gained wide experience with many leFormer soldier expresses concerns that government is not doing enough to rehome Ukrainian refugeesing players, dancers and singers. 

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He was greatly influenced by the example and encouragement of the legendary guitarist Niño Ricardo and Juan also became a regular visitor to the home of his friend Paco de Lucía with whom he studied in his early 20s.

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