Mediterranean Songwriter With One Foot In The Americas

Tuesday September 20, 2011

from gozamos.com

Depdro:Mediterranean Songwriter With One Foot In The Americas
By: Catalina Maria Johnson

“I began as a vocalist almost by accident” says Spanish singer/songwriter Jairo Zavala, AKA “DePedro”, speaking from Tucson, Arizona by phone. He continues, “I used to play with a Spanish Rock called ‘La Vaca Azul’ and when we lost our vocalist, I got to replace him, as I seemed to be the one that was least out of tune.”

It may be one of many fortuitous coincidences that have marked his professional life, says Zavala. Although Spain has always seemed to be a fertile source of poet singer/songwriters, he now spends a lot of time in Arizona, as does DePedro’s music. A few years back, when playing and composing for Spanish alt-folk singer Amparo Sanchez (previously known as Amparanoia), he developed a friendship and collaborative relationship with several members of Calexico, the renowned indie Latino band from Tucson, after they did a cover of a song he wrote for Sánchez. He has since toured with Calexico and written the song “Victor Jara’s Hands” for them, and they have also helped produce his two albums in their Tucson studio.

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