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Alirio Díaz is considered to be one of the greatest guitarist
in the history of the instrument.
He was born in 1923 in the Candelaria near Carora in Venezuela.
Even as a small child he showed an outstanding talent for the
cuatro and the classical guitar which he taught himself.
In 1942 he moved to Trujillo where he studied musical theory.
He also learned the saxophone and the clarinet. In 1945 he decided
to concentrate on the study of the guitar with Raúl Borges.
He also followed classes in harmony with Vincente Emilio Sojo.
He continued his guitar studies in Madrid at the Conservatorio
Real with Regino Sainz de la Maza and in Siena, Italy, with
Andrés Segovia at the Academia Chighiana.
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