Rodrigo Almonte is a Peruvian guitarist and composer based in Kildare. Playing and studying the guitar has brought him across the globe allowing him to nurture his musicality with the musical heritage of Peru, Brazil, Ireland, The Netherlands and New York. Recently, Almonte has toured Ireland, UK, Europe and Peru with three international projects and recorded albums solely of original compositions.
Graduated “Cum Laude” from the Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at Prins Claus Conservatory (Groningen, The Netherlands) Almonte has studied with some of the best musicians of the international jazz scene such us Lage Lund, Yotam Silberstein, Ari Hoenig, Victor Gould, Steve Nelson, among others.
Almonte has received Music Bursaries and Agility Awards from the Irish Arts Council and was named Artist in residence in Dun Laoghaire in 2022 and currently has been awarded DCU's PhD research scholarship for his ongoing research in Andean Peruvian music