Lucho Hermida

About

Lucho Hermida is a songwriter, producer, and researcher deeply interested in world music. Born in Bogotá and raised in Garzón, Colombia, his music draws inspiration from the sounds of the mountains and rivers surrounding him. His compositions blend soundscapes from Colombian Andean, Latin American, Brazilian, contemporary, and jazz traditions, offering a reflective vision of the world where urban life and nature coexist, all set to Latin American rhythms.

With four albums released, Lucho has been featured on RadioNacional's Top 20 chart five times, with two songs reaching the number 1 spot. His work has earned him over 15 awards at Colombia’s top music festivals. In 2012, he represented Colombia at the «Global Rockstar Rio + 20» event organized by the International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI), where his song «Por el borde del camino» was included in a compilation CD promoted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

As a performer, Lucho was part of the OÍ group, performing at Colombia's leading concert halls and international festivals like the Cartagena International Music Festival and the Cosquín International Folklore Festival in Argentina. He has shared stages with renowned artists like Joaquín Sabina and violinist Alexis Cárdenas. With OÍ, he won more than 15 national music awards in Colombia.

As an audio engineer and producer, Lucho has recorded and mixed over 200 audio tracks, carefully selecting projects that align with his artistic vision. He is currently pioneering immersive audio and 360-degree mixing techniques in music production.

Now based in Winnipeg, Canada, after living in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Portugal, and Spain, Lucho is working on projects that fuse the Canadian prairies with the Colombian Andes. He is currently collaborating with Paulina Gonzalez on "Viento South," a Latin American folk music project where Paulina’s strong and subtle voice meets the ingenious harmony of Lucho’s guitar to awaken listeners' deep emotions through original songs and global repertoire. Viento in Spanish means Wind. ‘Viento South’ is the wind from the South that can hit like a hurricane or caress like a gentle breeze.