Germán López and Antonio Toledo present “Canela y Limón” at Sellersville Theater, at 8 p.m. Monday, March 14, and via livestream.
López is originally from the Canary Islands in Spain, where folks enjoy their cup of coffee with a touch of cinnamon (“canela”) and lemon (“limón”). “Canela y Limón” is also the name of López’s album, played in duet with the Andalusian guitarist Toledo.
With a style that embraces Spanish Flamenco, West African traditional, modern American jazz and pop, and rhythms uniquely native to his home country, López has already established himself as a rising star in Europe.
His delayed ascent in the U.S. might be attributable to the relative obscurity of his chosen instrument, the timple. A five-string, long-necked instrument originating from the Spanish archipelago, the timple is recognizable in performance as a cross between a classical guitar and the ukulele.
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