For those unaware, New York guitarist, pianist, and composer, Beledo was born in Montevideo Uruguay and he began formal music and piano study at age six.

As the British Invasion began to take hold of airwaves around the world, influenced by the Beatles and other emerging pop rock bands, he gravitated towards and discovered a natural proficiency for guitar.

After a brief tenure with Uruguayan rock and blues super-group, Dias de Blues, Beledo pioneered the jazz-rock band, Maytreya, and later on, the mythical Siddhartha, inspired by the burgeoning jazz-fusion movement (Chick Corea, Weather Report, Soft Machine & etc.).

In 2023 he toured the US this time as a member of the legendary band Soft Machine and his third album on Moonjune, FLOTANDO EN EL VACÍO is out now and features Carles Benavent on bass, Jorge Pardo on flute, Asaf Sirkis on drums and Gary Husband on piano.

1. Djelem Djelem [7:19]
2. Rauleando [7:15]
3. De tardecita [11:10]
4. Flotando en el vacio [10:01]
5. Es prohibeix blasfemar [8:05]
6. Candombesque [6:02]
7. From Within [8:01]
8. Rodeados [16:45]

This magnificently-hued, dutifully-sculpted new recording opens on the ornately delicate, yet free-flowing at times Djelem Djelem and then brings us the spirited Rauleando, the gently frenetic De tardecita, and the sumptuous title track Flotando en el vacio.

Along next are the emboldened rhythms that pulse throughout Es prohibeix blasfemar which is in turn backed seamlessly by the joyfully upbeat melodies of Candombesque, the album rounding out on a scintillating fervor that drives From within, closing on the all-encompassing, pleasingly pieced Rodeados.

Versed in classical theory, composition and technique, adept in the traditional styles of his birthplace, drawing inspiration from vast and diverse modern musical forms, Beledo has earned his place among the most sophisticated, versatile, and gifted artists of our time.

Musicians:
BELEDO - electric guitar, Spanish guitar, acoustic piano, violin
JORGE PARDO - flute, tenor sax
CARLES BENAVENT - bass guitar
ASAF SIRKIS - drums

Special guests:
GARY HUSBAND - Fender Rhodes electric piano, Mimi Moog (tracks 3.5.8)
RAMÓN ECHEGARAY - candombe percussion (track 6)

Official Purchase Link

www.beledo.com