Flamenco guitarist, composer, musician, and vocalist,  Miguel Mito de Soto hails from a long line of musicians of various musical genres.   There are many talented musicians in Mito’s lineage; out of respect for his heritage, Mito has made it his goal to pursue music professionally. Presently, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mito has the great fortune of being surrounded by Flamenco guitarists, musicians, Flamenco artists, performers and Flamenco dancers.   He prides himself in being not only a Flamenco guitarist but also a Flamenco vocalist, “there are few Flamenco guitarists who sing and play simultaneously, not even in the Santa Fe or the New Mexico music scene,” says Mito.   Mito utilizes his voice and plays various percussion instruments on all three of his Flamenco CD’s.  On his CD Flamenco III, Mito also plays transverse wooden flutes and a "Dobro” tuned to a harmonic minor scale, which alters and sets the emotion of this particular CD apart from standard Flamenco music.   Old World Classical Guitar is the only CD of Mito's that is solely classical guitar, i.e. no vocals.  Mito performs most of his compositions live.

The first selection from Old World Classical Guitar "Rambla" is a composition by Mito.   Mito's trademark as a trained classical composer is personified in his ability to mask complex chord structures under a searing melody line.  That is to say that, many of his orchestral compositions contain this subtle element of complex chords while the melody/harmony instruments maintain a revisited minor third-major sixth in a memorable theme.   Mito has never taken a lesson in classical guitar but performs difficult pieces, such as, Leyenda, Sevilla, Recuerdos de La Alhambra and many more with proficiency in compás (rhythmic grace).   Although Mito has had, and continues to have, many of his classical compositions performed publicly, he professes his enduring love and desire for FLAMENCO MUSIC.

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PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

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Mito & el Zoot video of "Dos gatos"

(ORIGINAL NUEVO FLAMENCO)

Mito & el Zoot video of a Sevillana

(3 coplas de CAMARON de la Isla Y 1 de MITO de Soto)

Mito & el Zoot video of "No encuentro la salida"

(Bulerías por DUQUENDE y TOMATITO)

Mito & el Zoot video of "Ser un humano"

(ORIGINAL SEGUIRIYAS)

Mito's DVD on YouTube (produced by D Bocaz)