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OMAR'S BIO

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“Rich Man” – California Plaza, Los Angeles, Viva Mexico Festival, September 2009
You Tube

“Llorona” – California Plaza, Los Angeles, Viva Mexico Festival, September 2009
You Tube

“Dog’s Heart” – Studio Recording, Los Angeles
You Tube

“All the World is Green” – Omar's guitar from Tom Waits “Glitter and Doom” tour recorded live (sound only)
You Tube

TV segment on Omar Torrez and Mumiy Troll, Cervantino International >> Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico
You Tube

We Are and Rich Man
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Dynamisto
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PRESS QUOTES

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REVIEWS & ARTICLES

www.latinola.com – A Beautiful Collage of Sounds...
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zisuyan.blogbus.com – Guitar god-in-training Omar Torrez returns with another outstanding album...

zvuki.ru – (Russian language review)

Prime Time Russia – US guitar hero shakes Russian crowd

en el SHOW (Spanish web site) – Mostrará Omar Torrez su “Corazón de perro” en el Cervantino

en el SHOW (Spanish web site) – Derrochan energía y talento Omar Torrez y Mumiy Troll en la Alhóndiga

Concert/CD Review: Omar Torrez at The Triple Door, Friday, September 4th – Torrez has a huge musical pallet in which to draw from coupled with a vivid musical imagination and what you have is a set of songs that are beautiful, gritty, very interesting and very appealing....

LA Opinion - front page of Hola LA by Sergio Burstein

Diario de Mallorca [ image | article ]

US Embassy in the Republic of Georgia

Colors NorthWest

‘Latin Hendrix’ to play KDNK blues fest Aspen Times – Aspen, CO, USA – His talent was recognized by musical poet and balladeer Tom Waits, who hand-picked Torrez to play guitar on Waits’ recent southern US and European tour...

CherryBombed.com, The set-list of nearly 30 songs from this stellar show will make your head spin. Wait’s graced Atlanta’s Fox Theater earlier this month along with guitar god Omar Torrez and his son Casey Waits, on percussion. As of today, you can listen to the entire performance on NPR’s music website...

PopcornReel.com, At the opening night after-party at the City View level atop the Penthouse Level at The Metreon on Fourth and Mission, there was plenty to sample—food (some of it from local eaterie Joey & Eddie’s), dessert, mini-chocolate cup cakes (the minis from Paragon Restaurant) drink, wines, vodka, with music from the Seattle-origin, Los Angeles-based Omar Torrez Band, who played well into the early hours of Friday morning...

DancinginCirclesNow.Blogspot.com.

MastanMusic.com, The Omar Torrez band plays host to his Hendrix inspired licks. Not only was Omar influenced by Hendrix, he's a winner of the Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition in Seattle, WA, and includes a cover of "Little Wing" on his latest self released disc, The Beat Outside.

Hollyscoop.com, After hearing rave reviews about Omar Torrez, we finally had check this guy out. Needless to say, he definitely lives up to his hype. He’s got the Santana vibe down, but rips guitar like no one we’ve ever heard.

EasyReaderNews.com, Interview with Omar – "The guitarist had once been heralded as the ‘Latin Hendrix’ in his hometown of Seattle. He emerged dramatically a decade ago when he took the Bumbershoot festival by storm with an incendiary set of Latin-tinged virtuosity that left critics gasping and grasping..."

GlideMagazine.com, Review of Bumbershoot 2005 – "... saw portions of some impressive acts, most notably the Omar Torrez Band which blanketed the crowd with a hybrid of Latin and Soul music which had those in attendance dancing like they were in a Ricky Martin video."

Earball Media World Music Reviews, June, 2005 – "Freshly shorn and making a splash in world and mainstream music circles, Omar Torrez returns with a new self-produced CD blending flamenco/Gypsy/Latin influences with a touch of rock and hiphop and whatever else this nimble-fingered guitarist has absorbed in his world travels. He gets political on Hold On, a call to action on which he sings and raps about the need for change: 'Why don't we challenge this fate / send him packing back to the Lone Star State...' Most of the lyrics (if not the emotions) are more subtle. His voice soars on the Afro-Cuban cover of the traditional Mexican song Llorona. Eclectic literary and musical references (including a cover of Stevie Wonder's Big Brother) make this mix good for the head, but Torrez's delicate (often speedy) guitar and emotion-laden singing pack a strong wallop for the heart. Somewhere between Santana and the Gipsy Kings, Dynamisto! is an engaging mix of what Torrez calls 'Latin soul & groove'."

Seattle Times, May 3rd, 2005 (Tom Scanlon) – "A couple of other acts from Seattle making national gains played around Captitol Hill on Friday night. At the Century Ballroom, Omar Torrez - who moved to Los Angeles three years ago - returned home to play flamenco guitar and pop before adoring audience. Torrez's "Senorita" is on the soundtrack of the Warren Miller movie "Impact," and his music has made cameos on a few TV shows ("Whoopie," "Felicity")."

Seattle Times, April 29th, 2005 – "The guitar master - flamenco? Rock? Blues? You name it - Omar Torrez, who moved from Seattle to Los Angeles a few years ago, has a concert at the Century Ballroom at 9 tonight. His new album "Dynamisto!" is indeed dynamic, widely varying songs ranging from Latin pop to Santana-rock to sangria-instrumentals. There is even a re-arranged cover of Stevie Wonder's "Big Brother."

Seattle Times review of "Dynamisto!" – "Today Omar Torrez Band. Torrez, the guitar wizard who ranges from flamenco mastery to hot Latin rock, moved to L.A. from here a few years back. He returns with a dazzling new record, "Dynamisto!" Dynamic, dynamite."

Seattle P-I review of "Dynamisto!" – Link to review at Seattle P-I's website

Article by Seattle P-I's Music Critic, Gene Stout – Link to article at Seattle P-I's website

United Airlines Featured Music, March-April 2004 – Omar Torrez is a United Airlines' featured artist. His "El Toro" track, featuring Omar and Orpheus, is being played on all domestic and international flights. The track is available to over 2.5 million passengers on their "Latin World" radio channel and Omar is also featured in the United Entertainment Preview magazine.

Omar Torrez helps launch new Mercedes C-Class models – Los Angeles, CA, January 3rd, 2003 – When the press conference got under way early Friday morning to unveil new model cars at the annual Los Angeles Auto Show, Omar Torrez played a significant role in the presentation. Mercedes-Benz asked renowned musician, Omar Torrez, to perform for the ceremonial launch of its new 2003 C-Class series. A spokesperson from the event told MetroSource that Torrez and his band helped represent a multi-cultural direction that Mercedes is going towards with its new C-Class Series. Hundreds of automotive and entertainment/lifestyle journalists attended the Mercedes launch at the Los Angeles Convention Center.