SINGER-SONGWRITER SOLO ACT
José Pino
Book a live performance featuring José Pino on vocals, guitar, and electronics as he presents an enchanting repertoire of original songs and gems from the Latin American tradition.
A voice, a guitar, a signal—José Pino’s solo performance unfolds as an intimate yet expansive sound world, where acoustic warmth meets electronic resonance. A singer-songwriter, sound artist, and composer, he creates music that moves between song and atmosphere, storytelling and abstraction.
Born into a family of artists in the Chimbacalle neighborhood of Quito, José grew up immersed in street theatre, painting and music. His uncle, the renowned street poet Bruno Pino, left a lasting imprint on his artistic sensibility, grounding him in language, rhythm, and the power of words as music.
Rooted in the Latin American tradition yet unbound by it, his repertoire weaves original compositions with reimagined fragments of collective memory. Here, songs are not fixed forms but living gestures—shaped by rhythm, space, and subtle experimentation.
In Cangrejo Capitán, playful syncopations carry an undercurrent of irony, tracing a line between the political and the everyday, where humor and tension coexist. Aida, in contrast, unfolds with quiet intensity—a poetic meditation on presence and absence, where the voice lingers delicately within space and silence.
His performances are both intimate and layered: voice and guitar at the core, expanded through looping, ambient textures, and contemporary harmonies. The result is a shifting sonic landscape where each piece breathes, repeats, and transforms in real time.
Having begun his musical path in Quito, José draws from the rich traditions of Ecuador while resonating with influences from Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil. This interplay of roots and movement shapes a language that feels at once familiar and exploratory—anchored in heritage, yet open to constant reinvention.
Whether in a listening room, an art space, or a festival setting, his solo act invites audiences into a space of attentive listening—where rhythm, memory, and poetic expression converge. Music not only to hear, but to inhabit.
José Pino Singles
Bold atmospheres, soulful vocals—tune in.
