Toti Soler

Toti Soler (born 1949, Vilassar de Dalt, Spain) is a Catalan guitarist, composer and singer. His recording career started with a "nova canço" band named Els Xerracs, and later founded a pop group, [a=Pic-Nic] in 1967. He also began recording solo singles in the late '60s under his given name, Jordi Soler. After Pic-Nic broke up he co-founded the psychedelic rock group OM in 1969. In 1971 Soler met [a=Taj Mahal] and the two performed a number of concerts together. Soler's first solo album, Liebeslied, was released by [l=Edigsa] in 1972. Since then Soler has released a long string of solo albums and collaborations. Son of [a=Jordi Soler (2)] and brother of [a1569586] Influences in Soler's music include world music (particularly Arab and Asian influences), traditional Flamenco guitar, classical and contemporary jazz.