Filipino Guitarist: Noli Aurillo

Have you heard the music of Noli Aurillo?

I first read about Noli Aurillo in Carrie's Coping With Genius:

Then 4 nights ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to watch Noli Aurillo perform on Route 196. He could be classified as a jazz guitarist but is perhaps a little too eccentric for the conventional audience. But, i swear, his performance of “Blackbird” on his guitar which lay on his lap where he plucked out notes as a pianist would play on a piano, made my jaw drop and moved me to tears.

I was hoping to find that performance online, because Carrie's blog post piqued my curiosity. Although I haven't found that guitar as piano performance, here's a sample of the music of Noli Aurillo:

Source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LsslXQgEFSU

"Footprints of a Dreamer" composed and performed by Noli Aurillo. The video shows photos taken during the book launch of Dynah Reyes - Mejia.

[ First posted on 08/18/2007 by Manuel Viloria ]