Emilio Bobadilla de orígen paraguayo nacido en 1942 en una familia de artistas donde la madre Nenequita fué considerada como la primera arpista del Paraguay ya que generalmente los interpretes de este instrumento son hombres!

El padre de EB fué un gran poeta nacional y probablemente uno de los precursores de la escritura de poemas en el idioma guaraní!

El Abuelo materno de EB fué el gran maestro Agustín Pio Barrios "Mangoré", concertista de guitarra y compositor, motivo por el cuál EB fué adoptado en su muy temprana juventud por maestros y concertistas de guitarra de aquel entonces, para que pasara a ser una continuación del abuelo en la ejecución de la guitarra clásica y mantener viva esa invalorable herencia musical y cultural!

EB, influenciado por su inquietud de jóven, eligió su propio camino y estilo musical. A fines del 63 conjuntamente con un elenco de artistas paraguayos, dejaba el Paraguay iniciando así una larga gira a travez de paises sudamericanos para finalmente llegar a Francia en el año 66 y reencontrarse con su madre, quién residía en París hacía un tiempo!!

EB, ha encontrado hoy día su propio estilo y sonido tanto en la guitarra/requinto como en el arpa paraguaya. Además de estos instrumentos también ejecuta el cuatro venezolano, charango, trés cubano etc.

La música de EB, con un gran repertorio internacional, es honesta y sin complicaciones y sin duda alguna, un gran instrumentaista con un reflejo sincero e intenso por su arte!

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ENGLISH

Emilio Bobadilla is a paraguayan musician, guitar and paraguayan harp instrumentalist born in 1942 into a very musical family. His mother was an excellent harpist, probably the first female player in Paraguay.

EB father was a national poet who wrote in pure Guaraní, the native language of Paraguay!

As a young boy, EB was adopted into a circle  of famous  guitar players. Being the maternal grandson of Agustín Pio Barrios "Mangoré", it came natural for him to continue in his famous grandfather's footsteps and to keep the valuable art of playing ghe classical guitar alive!

However, EB wanted to use his strenght to find his own style starting a long musical journey that brought him to different places as some latinamerican countries, France, Norht Africa, The Feroe Islands and finally Sweden where he lives permanetly since 1966.

Now, maybe a little late in life, EB has realized the value of his musical and cultural inheritance. This has inspired him to make an instrumental CD-album including master pieces of Agustín Barrios and other composers'.

Emilio B is still on stage, playing with local musicians and preferently performing alone! He considers that the most important thing concernig his music is to offer to those who are in need of some very special moments in their lives!