Katsuhiko Katagiri

Katsuhiko Katagiri

Katsuhiko Katagiri Flamenco guitarist. Born in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, raised in Tokyo. He started to play violin from a young age, and then he studied guitar alone. He formed Rock Group A-JARI in junior high school and won a contest sponsored by YAMAHA. After that he went through jazz guitar and studied folk music of the world at Meiji University Ebato Akira seminar. In addition, he started playing flamenco guitar while studying, and studied under Hideo Suzuki. In 1988, after studying abroad for a short period in Spain, he has been active in flamenco classes, theaters and tablaos, etc., mainly on dance accompaniment. Long-term study abroad in Spain in 1998. Studied with Miguel Angel Cortes, Paco Arriaga, etc. In addition to the local tablao and radio appearances, it has been well received by Jana Amaya's classroom accompaniment. After returning to Japan at the end of 2000, along with dance accompaniment, he has also put emphasis on teaching younger generations, co-starring with other genres and presides over Estudio ROMERO.