The Spanish folk and world music community was in shock this morning when the Spanish press announced the death of timple virtuoso José Antonio Ramos. He was 38 years old and was found dead today (June 4) in the recording studio where he was finalizing his fifth album titled Very Jar. Ramos had been working out on a stationary bicycle and was found dead, apparently of a heart stroke.

The Canary Islander was one of the leading timple players in Spain. The extremely talented Ramos ventured into jazz, flamenco, Celtic music, and classical music, taking his small guitar to uncharted territories as a solo instrument.

José Antonio Ramos was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) in November 10th, 1969. At the age of nine he started his timple studies with Totoyo Millares. Later, he con...
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