Ernesto Tamayo (18 September 1971 – 17 October 2014) was a Cuban classical guitarist who toured extensively throughout North and South America and Europe.

He received a full scholarship for advanced studies at The Peabody Conservatory with world-renowned guitarist Manuel Barrueco.

[2] In Cuba, Tamayo studied with world-renowned composer and guitarist Leo Brouwer and Antonio Alberto Rodriguez.

[4] He has also given solo recitals at the Kennedy Center as well as for the classical guitar societies of Baltimore, Miami, Reno, Cheyenne, and Northern Colorado, among others.

On this album, Tamayo features works by Borges, Canonigos, Lauro, Weiss, Sor, Brouwer, Albeniz, Rodrigo, and Tarrega.