Efrén Casañas Rodríguez
Contemporánea Music 20th Century Guitar

Guitarist and composer

Efrén Casañas Rodríguez was a guitarist, music teacher and composer, important in the Canarian guitar repertory.

Efrén Casañas Rodríguez, linked to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, was a guitarist, music teacher and composer. His figure is relevant for recognising the role of the guitar in twentieth-century Canarian musical culture.

He died in 1986. His inclusion highlights a Canarian guitar line alongside the timple, folk singing and academic composition.