Federico Balducci

He attended the Universidad Interamericana where he studied Jazz guitar he further his classical guitar skills at the university of Puerto Rico where he studied with the great Juan Sorroce , Javier de la torre and Gustavo Bastista among other greats. He also study composition and guitar at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico with Alberto Rodriguez, and he studied at Berklee School of Music to further develop his jazz and arrangement skills.


Federico's improvising style was initially influenced by guitarists such as Pat Martino and Joe Pass, but has emerged as an individual stylist whose lines are lengthy and linear, akin to the approach of musicians such as John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett and Allan Holdsworth. His chordal language is amongst the more advanced for a guitarist, touching on ideas from George Van Eps, Lenny Breau.

He has play with many important artist from Puerto Rico among them are Lannie Battistini, Pablito el Indio Rosario, Charlie Figueroa,Enrique Cardenas and many others.

He finish his first production that will include original compositions and arrangements of songs from the late Sylvia rexach in which he plays 6, 7 and 10 strings guitars.


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ONGO

Deep in the core of an enchanted island in the Caribbean grows ONGO. This powerful Puerto Rican band blends every possible musical ingredient to serve you their own true and original intensive Rock N Roll drink better than any Piña Colada you have ever tasted.

ONGO is:

JERRY ~ VOCALS 
GABY - GUITAR 
RULY ~ BASS 
LILY ~ VOCALS 
QUINTIN ~ DRUMS

ONGO HAS PLAYED WITH THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS:

Golpe justO, UNZANE, DisCreamyNation, trili, golpe justo, Comuna de Santos, SER.ES, 9 Vidas, Orquesta La Venganza, Aura Azul, and Zafakon

ONGO HAS PLAYED AT THE FOLLOWING VENUES:

Hangover Pub, Red Shield, Light House, Lighthouse (Kiosco 20), Nuestro Son, Ongo & Comuna de Santos Live @ Red Zone, Ocean Front, La Respuesta, Logans, SOS Burgers, and La Guancha, Ponce

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