Gino d'Auri

Gino d'Auri (born 1937, Rome, Italy; died 26 January 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA) was a classical and flamenco guitarist. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967. He met Stephen Hill in 1980 who produced his debut album Nuevos Caminos (later reissued as Passion Play). He also played in support of Keiko Matsui on two of her albums in the 1980s. While his is known primarily as a flamenco guitarist he also mixed Indian, Middle Eastern and Latin rhythms and styles into his compositions.