Ramón Eduardo "Guayo" Cedeño (7 January 1974 – 11 March 2022) was a Honduran musician and producer from La Ceiba, Honduras. He worked with many Garifuna music stars, including Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective and Aurelio Martinez, as well as performing at jazz festivals with his band or in his jazz-rock trio. After a career as a sideman, his first solo album was released in the spring of 2015. His trio performed with Aurelio Martinez at World Music Expo in 2014.[1][2]

Guayo Cedeño
Birth nameRamón Eduardo Cedeño
Born(1974-01-07)7 January 1974
La Ceiba, Honduras
OriginHonduras
Died11 March 2022(2022-03-11) (aged 48)
GenresRock
Jazz
Folklore
World music[1]
OccupationsMusician
guitarist
producer
InstrumentsGuitar
bass guitar
Percussions
Years active1989–2022
LabelsCeibon Studio Pro
Stonetree Records[2]
Websiteguayocedeno.com

In 2014, Cedeño collaborated with COPILOT Music and Sound on a cover of Carlinhos Brown's "Maria Caipirnha (Samba da Bahia)”. The arrangement represented the musical instrumentation and styles of Honduras for Visa's "Samba of the World", a digital campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Cedeño was married to Gaby Flores,[3] and they had one daughter.[4] He died from respiratory failure on 11 March 2022, at the age of 48.[5]

Discography

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  • Coco Bar (2015)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "'World Music' With A Kick". NPR.org. November 20, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Guayo Cedeño & Coco Bar – virtualWOMEX". womex.com. 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Banegas, Gustavo (April 4, 2013). "Guayo Cedeño, una vida al ritmo del rock, funk y jazz". www.elheraldo.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Funes, Eduin (March 12, 2022). "Muere "Guayo" Cedeño, "el mejor guitarrista de Honduras"". Tiempo.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Muere Ramón Eduardo Cedeño, uno de los mejores guitarristas de Honduras (in Spanish)
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