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Edmar Castañeda
Edmar Castañeda is a Colombian harpist. He performs his own compositions as well as tapping into native music of Colombia and Venezuela. He leads a trio with Julian Miltenburger on drums and Birsa Chattergee on tenor saxophone and tabla. He has also been a member of the Andrea Tierra Quartet with Andrea Tierra, Sam Sadigursky, and David Silliman. Castañeda's father was Pavelid Castañeda, a harpist, singer, and teacher. Edmar Castañeda began playing the harp at the age of 13. In the mid 1990s he moved to New York City and studied jazz trumpet before returning to the harp. In 2006 he released his first solo album, Cuarto de Colores. He has performed with Paquito D'Rivera, Simón Diaz, Lila Downs, Giovanni Hidalgo, Joe Locke, Wynton Marsalis, John Patitucci, Janis Siegel, John Scofield, Samuel Torres, Hiromi Uehara, Béla Fleck, Antonio Sánchez, and the United Nations Orchestra. For 2026 Grammy Awards, he received a nomination for the album BEATrio in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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The Elements: Fire (Live)
Hiromi
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Archipelago
Béla Fleck
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Kaleidoscopes
Béla Fleck
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Pellucidar
Béla Fleck
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Countryside
Béla Fleck

Albums

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BEATrio

2025
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Entre Cuerdas

2009
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Family

2021
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cuarto de colores

2005
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Harp vs. Harp

2019
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Live In Montreal

2017
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Double Portion

2012

Singles & EPs

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Walnut and Western

Single • 2025
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Archipelago

Single • 2025
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Barquinho

Single • 2023

Videos

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Edmar Castañeda, Grégoire Maret, Terri Lyne Carrington: "For Jaco" | International Jazz Day 2022

International Jazz Day • 33K views
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Edmar Castaneda's World Ensemble perform Entre Cuerdas

congahead • 86K views
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Hiromi & Edmar Castaneda - Fire (Live in Montreal)

Concord Jazz • 563K views
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Niño Josele – “Caballo andaluz” (¡Feliz 2023!)

RTVE Música • 11K views
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New Jazz Frontiers “ Colibri“ ( Edmar Castañeda)

Orlando "Maraca" Valle • 24K views
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BEATrio Performs "Archipelago" | Skaneateles Festival 2025

Skaneateles Festival • 2.3K views
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Edmar Castaneda Trio - Entre Cuerdas (Live @Bimhuis Amsterdam)

vrije geluiden • 98K views
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(2017) Hiromi Uehara & Edmar Castañeda - Libertango

Expresión Latina • 5.7K views
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UEHARA Hiromi & Edmar Castaneda - Libertango

aagun • 19K views

Live performances