Biography
Ramón León Matías, born in Antwerp, son of Andalusians from Cadiz and living since 2004 in Roeselare, was struck with the flamenco virus at the age of eight.
He took on every occasion to participate percussion courses such as spanish located courses in Jerez de la Frontera, conferences in Madrid, Barcelona, Granada and Sevilla.These courses were given by Salvador Matias and Bartolo de Cadiz. He also participated at several gipsy festivals.
His attraction to native rythms and his passion for percussion has driven him to experiment different ’palos’ (different traditionnal flamenco styles)
He’s also familiar with other music styles such as salsa, reggae and pop.
He already accompanied a great number of flamenco guitar players like Eduardo Rebollar, Gerardo Núñez, Juan Antonio De Jerez, Juan Ramón ´El Caro´, ´Chicuelo´, José Toral, José Luis Montón, Vincente Cortés, José Luis Domínguez, Juan Bautista, Michel Gillain, Antonio Segura, José Cortés, Mario Cortés, Enrique de Melchor, Wannes Van de Velde, Emre "el turco", Rafael Sanchez, ....
He not only accompanied guitar players but also singers such as :
Chano Lobato, Miguel Poveda, Rafael de Utrera, Roto, Antonio Paz, Amparo Cortés, Inma González, José Cortés en Alberto García, Asunción de cordoba, and dancers like :
Carmen Cortés, Javier Latorre, Isabel Pelea, Kuky, Antonio Martínez, Sofía Yero, Torre de Montijo en Julián Martín, Javier Romero, Eva Mendéz, Silvia Cabeza, Manuel Gutierrez, Mara Martínez,...
Accomplished projects :
Sumari proyect (José Toral), La Traviatta, Dranouter Festival (Amparo Cortés), Sfinx Festival (Javier la Torre), Polé Polé (flamenco puro), Juana la loca (Eva Moreno), Tablao Flamenco Al-Andalus Alicante (Spanje), Tablao Flamenco ‘El Cordobés’ (Spanje), He was on tour with Amparo Cortés in Norway and Prague, recorded a CD in 2004 with Enrique de Melchor, Serge Dacosse Band, in Germany with José Toral, recorded with Amparo Cortés, Serge Dacosse, Glasford Band, Académie Internationale d´Eté de Wallonie - Neufchâteau Saison 2003/04/05/06, Jeunesse Musicales Saison 2005/06, Soniquete (Jazz-Flamenco), la niña de las coles (Cordoba, Spanje), Homage to Wannes Van de Velde, etc...
