Timple player and musical innovator
José Antonio Ramos was one of the great renovators of the timple, bridging Canarian tradition, jazz, flamenco and world music.
José Antonio Ramos, born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, transformed the public perception of the Canarian timple. He expanded the instrument beyond strictly folkloric settings and placed it in dialogue with jazz, flamenco, chamber music and world music.
His sonic exploration included the electroacoustic timple, which helped project the instrument into new stage and recording contexts. Ramos did not abandon tradition: he used it as the basis for experimentation, improvisation and contemporary composition.
His legacy is essential to understanding the renewal of recent Canarian music and the rise of the timple as both an identity symbol and a universal instrument.