Marcos Coll

He was born in Madrid (1976), and he moved to live in Galicia at 7 years. He began to play the harmonica in a self taught way, and on the contrary that most, his first blues harmonica was not a Hohner, but a Huang!!. he Listened blues musicians like Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Sonny Boy I and II, George Smith, as well as to its "teacher" and great friend (and right now neighbor!) Ñaco Goñi. When he was 14 years he began to form small music bands.

At the 17 he began to live off the harmonica, leading his own band and playing by duet, always in the wave of the rural blues, as well as accompanying diverse groups of rural blues and working regularly (and regularly with something of hunger in the belly), but enjoying any performance fully.

He has been 6 years of work for the whole Galician and Spanish geography, playing in bars, festivals, parties and until some conservatory, as well as accompanying to figures of the size of J. J. Milteau, Johana Connors, B. B. Ernie Hawkins, etc.

In the course 97/98 exercise as harmonica professor in music's school A.V.C.O.

In the 99 fixed his residence in Madrid, and after strolling for the streets, one DAY playing in the meter with Edu Big hands, he receives the call of Tonky to integrate the Tonky Blues Band, ono of the lead bands of the Blues in Spain.  

With this band accompanied to other musicians like Zack Prather, to Amar Sandy or Mick Taylor (ex-Rolling Stones) and even playing with Tom Jones.

His harmonica can hear in albums of different blues groups, rock and Galician folk, as well as in those of Siniestro Total, Tonky Blues Band, Manuel Seixas or Velma Powel.

Serve the summer 2001 with the Tonky Blues Band, besides the regular performances of the national circuit, he accompanied to Amar Sundy and Buddy Miles (battery of J. Hendrix).

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