Sound of the Paraguayan Harp
Diego Vera
Paraguayan Harp

01.  Piririta - Alejandro Villamayor
02.  Encuentro - Lorenzo Gonzalez
03.  Cascada - Digno Garcia
04.  Oracion a mi Amada - Eladio Martinez
05.  Caballito Blanco - Luis Alberto del Parana
06.  El Agua - Pedro Gamarra
07.  Ceresos Rosa - J. Larne, Louiguy
08.  La distancia - Roberto Carlos
09.  Nunca un domingo - M. Hadjidakis-Manos
10.  Negrita - Ramon Alvarenga
11.  La partida - D.R.
12.  Pajaro Campana - Rec. Felix Perez Cardoz

Sound of the Paraguayan Harp by Diego Vera

Diego was born in Asuncion, Paraguay and started learning the harp at the age of 11. He took lessons with some very famous harpists like: Feliciano Peralta, Enrique Samaniego, Diosnel Guerrero, Papi Galan, Heriberto Arzamendia. He also studied music theory and interpretation at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica del Paraguay, in Asuncion. Diego has won several important prizes at music festivals in his country, including the prestigious Festival del Lago pacaral and was a finalist at the National Harp Festival in 2001. He was a member of the Paraguayan Cultural Delegation that participated in the opening ceremony of the 2002 World Cup in Korea. Later playing in several cities in that country and in Taiwan. He has played in Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina on many occasions as well as performing regularly in several prestigious venues in his country. In 2003 Diego toured England as part of Harp 3, a trio of Paraguayan harpists, playing in London, Oxford, Peterborough, Leeds, Newcastle, and Sunderland and in 2004 he will be playing in Poland and Hungary, as well as making a return visit to England in September. This is his first solo CD, and includes Diego's own arrangements of some of the most beautiful Paraguayan tunes as well as a selection of well-known international pieces. (written 2003)

Harp - Diego Vera
Guitar and bass - Digno Acuna
recording Engineers - Hector Benitez
Design - Gerardo Palacios