Simon Ranguis is a musician and educator of Uruguayan heritage – passionate about Spanish and Latin-American music. As touring musician, highlights for Simon include recording in Cuba with Afro-Cuban group ‘Zona Franca’; performing with Latin Grammy nominated band ‘Caribe Funk’ on their South American tour; studying flamenco guitar in Spain with Jose Antonio Rodrigues (Seville) and Manuel ‘El Carbonero’ Lozano (Jerez); as well as recording and performing with Aria nominated world-music artist Byron Mark on the album ‘Amalgamation’. Simon received the Helen Bainton award to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and completed his Masters of Teaching (Primary) with the University of New England. He is a recent graduate of the AKC Certificate in Primary Teaching and is currently employed as a classical guitar tutor and classroom music teacher in Sydney.
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