Raul D'Blasio
A major international recording phenomenon who has
single-handedly popularized the Latin piano instrumental and
sold millions of albums around the world, the compelling.
Argentinean artist Di Blasio is poised for cross-cultural
stardom. A review of his Los Angeles debut at the sold-out
Universal Amphitheater is typical of the critical and popular
reaction: "Instead of the corny, sentimental demeanor
of so many easy-listening stars....(it) was a richly satisfying
performance, one that not only established Di Blasio as a
major pop crossover candidate, but that also showed that the
easy-listening genre can have vitality and heart." (Los
Angeles Times, February 6, 1995)Di Blasio is not a pianist;
he is an artist who plays the piano. Critics have noted his
originality and creativity even when he puts his hands to
traditional favorites.Di Blasio was born in the small town
of Zapala in the Neuquen province of southern Argentina, where
his father was a farmer and then an owner of a small market.
Though his family wasn't musical-"Nobody even whistled,"
he says with a laugh-he began piano lessons when he was six.
With no money to buy a piano, but says Di Blasio, "not
so I would be a concert pianist. My family did not see this
as a way of life."
