ABOUT | elbrujo

About:

"The first thing I remember that had an impact on me was music. Music was everywhere in our home."

D'Santiago "El Brujo" Nava a native of Santa Fe, NM brings an interesting blend of rhythmic sounds from his indigenous culture, childhood love of classic rock, classical guitar training and all eras of blues. D'Santi Nava forte is classic rock, nuevo flamenco, blues and latin music from all eras.

D'Santi has been a musician for over 40 years being self taught since the age of 7, guided by his brother Daniel Nava, studied with Craig Dell, Willy Chills and most recently with Roberto Capocchi. D'Santi Nava has a unique Amadeus quality in composing several original songs and a gifted ear capable of memorizing songs daily.

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D'Santi is an integral part of the New Mexico music scene with the Navas for many years, Tangents for 18 years, Collective Measures, Double D, Los Esmitz, several private gigs with Guitar Shorty among nationwide and worldwide talent that live in NM part time. He completed a 13 state jam tour in 2013 through the Midwest. In 2014, a 6 Southern state jam tour ending with musician friends in Key West. In 2015, he jammed with one of the best South Texas Rocking Band name 4Known and a dream come true to sit in with Ozomatli. In 2016 he returned to Key West where he jammed with Larry Baeder and Bill Blue. August 2017, he sat in with the Iguanas at the Railyard in SF, NM. August/September 2018, he toured in Canada.

He currently is lead guitar to Shelley Morningsong, Underground Cadence, a Cover Band playing Rock, Blues, Funk; Una Mas, a Latin Rock band sharing Santana music among favorite Latin songs; Brujo Trio sharing his original Nuevo Flamenco songs, duo with local vocalists. He is expanding his Soloist repitorie.

Main influences range from Santana, Hendrix, Jesse Cook, Los Indios, Lila Downs, Strunz and Farah to the Gypsy Kings. D'Santi Nava believes playing music brings healing to the soul!