RAMON TARANCO is a Canadian composer & guitarist who has recorded 3 CDs of his unique latin-tinged blues.
Born in Havana & raised in Toronto, Ramon has Cuban, continental Spanish & indigenous roots: the Shoshone of Southern California and two tribes in Northwestern Mexico - the Yaqui of Sinaloa & the Purepecha of Guanajuato.
February 26 2021 - NEWS !!!
Ramon is a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition out of Nashville. His "Suicide Hotel Boogie" has been shortlisted for the ISC 2020 top blues song award.
Click the button below to preview Ramon's October 2020 single...
photo above (left): Ramon Taranco @ Corners Bar in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada - on February 27th 2020 - after his ...
NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM & BLUES PARTY
with RAMON TARANCO + THE HAVANA BLUES REVUE
(the concert poster & venue marque are on Ramon's "Gigs" page)
with RAMON TARANCO + THE HAVANA BLUES REVUE
(the concert poster & venue marque are on Ramon's "Gigs" page)
photo above (right): Ramon Taranco after a performance on December 14th 2018 @ The Falcon & Firkin in Richmond Hill.
photos below; Ramon Taranco (guitar), Raul Abreu Pineda (drums) & Ruben Vazquez (keyboard) playing Corners Bar, Richmond Hill (Feb 27/20).
photos below; Ramon Taranco (guitar), Raul Abreu Pineda (drums) & Ruben Vazquez (keyboard) playing Corners Bar, Richmond Hill (Feb 27/20).
photo above: Ramon Taranco & Raul Abreu Pineda @ Harlow Sound recording studio, Rexdale Ontario Canada, March 2018
2017 / 2018 RADIO INTERVIEWS
March 11 2018 - Ramon talked about his unique fusion of musical styles
with DJ Haff on
"The Colourblind Blues Show" Radio Gwendolen 1287 AM, Leicester UK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmo1a13jed67rm8/CBS%20Ramon%20Taranco%20Interview%2011.3.18.mp3?dl=0
Nov 5 2017 - RAMON TARANCO TALKS ABOUT BRITISH BLUES
and more in this incredible interview with Kev "Legs" Walker on The Cat FM's "Shades of Blues" out of Crewe UK. The one hour feature segment starts about 53 minutes into the show. Here's the link...
http://thisisthecat.com/listen-shades-blues-061117/
Sept 29 2017 - SO MANY FASCINATING ANECDOTES !!!
Ramon did a wonderful on-air interview with DJ Francesca d'Alessio on "Do I Move You" KPOO FM, San Francisco. If you want to hear "the story-behind-the-song-lyrics," click on the link below.
The interview starts 1 hour into the show...
drive.google.com/file/d/0BweSGQybuVkkcGNNVnN1R1FJSGc/view
March 11 2018 - Ramon talked about his unique fusion of musical styles
with DJ Haff on
"The Colourblind Blues Show" Radio Gwendolen 1287 AM, Leicester UK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmo1a13jed67rm8/CBS%20Ramon%20Taranco%20Interview%2011.3.18.mp3?dl=0
Nov 5 2017 - RAMON TARANCO TALKS ABOUT BRITISH BLUES
and more in this incredible interview with Kev "Legs" Walker on The Cat FM's "Shades of Blues" out of Crewe UK. The one hour feature segment starts about 53 minutes into the show. Here's the link...
http://thisisthecat.com/listen-shades-blues-061117/
Sept 29 2017 - SO MANY FASCINATING ANECDOTES !!!
Ramon did a wonderful on-air interview with DJ Francesca d'Alessio on "Do I Move You" KPOO FM, San Francisco. If you want to hear "the story-behind-the-song-lyrics," click on the link below.
The interview starts 1 hour into the show...
drive.google.com/file/d/0BweSGQybuVkkcGNNVnN1R1FJSGc/view
MUSICAL INFLUENCES:
Artists who have had an impact on Ramon's songwriting
Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Breau, Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, J B Lenoir, Steve Marriott, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Son House, James Brown, Lee Dorsey, King Sunny Ade, Guillermo Portabales, Sonora Matancera, Monguito, Dr John, Rolaand Kirk, Ebenezer Obey, Charlie Palmieri, Bessie Smith, Skip James, Benny More, Joe Cuba, Miles Davis, Leo Brouwer, Miguelito Valdez, Frank Zappa, Oscar Peterson, Sergei Prokofiev, Junior Parker, Earl King, Don Rich, B B King, Freddie King, Albert King, Robert Johnson, Chet Atkins, Pete Townsend, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, Fred Stone, Peter Green, Charlie Christian, Sony Greenwich, Django Reinhardt, T-Bone Walker, Chuck Berry, Grant Green, John Renbourn, Tim Mason, Captain Beefheart, & Fela Kuti
Artists who have had an impact on Ramon's songwriting
Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Breau, Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, J B Lenoir, Steve Marriott, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Son House, James Brown, Lee Dorsey, King Sunny Ade, Guillermo Portabales, Sonora Matancera, Monguito, Dr John, Rolaand Kirk, Ebenezer Obey, Charlie Palmieri, Bessie Smith, Skip James, Benny More, Joe Cuba, Miles Davis, Leo Brouwer, Miguelito Valdez, Frank Zappa, Oscar Peterson, Sergei Prokofiev, Junior Parker, Earl King, Don Rich, B B King, Freddie King, Albert King, Robert Johnson, Chet Atkins, Pete Townsend, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, Fred Stone, Peter Green, Charlie Christian, Sony Greenwich, Django Reinhardt, T-Bone Walker, Chuck Berry, Grant Green, John Renbourn, Tim Mason, Captain Beefheart, & Fela Kuti