Miguel de la Bastide is a Trinidad-born Flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist who first appeared on the scene in 1996 on the CD compilation Flamenco: Fire and Grace under the record label Narada Productions[1] that placed him alongside some of Spain's most prominent guitarists, including Paco de Lucía, Tomatito and Rafael Riqueni to name a few.
[4] In Canada, he studied with Allan Torok, David Phillips, Guillermo Rios and Jose Valle Fajardo "Chuscales".
[7] In 1998, the music of the company's second production Flamenco de Ayer y Hoy was to become Miguel's first solo album El Cambio.
Later in 2003, his second solo album Siento[12] was released and in 2005, four tracks were selected by Somerset Entertainment for a three CD compilation Mistica – The Passion of the Spanish Guitar.
In 2008, he toured through the United Kingdom with the International Guitar Night ensemble with Brian Gore (US), Andy Sheppard (Canada) and Cecilia Zabala (Argentina).