Nicolas Castaneda

Pajarillo on solo Llanera harp. No edits, no tricks… just tradition and improvisation moving forward! Enjoy the ride!

I want to start this 2026 year by sharing with you with the release of this unique piece: “An Echo in a Vast Universe.”
This is an intercultural collaboration that calls us to reflect on the meaning of humanity in a world that is geopolitically complex. It invites us to ask what our existence truly means.
Musically, the complexity of this piece was conceived not only through its notation and music collaboration strategies used, but also through its context and a strong emphasis on highlighting the musical and artistic identity that each performer brings to the ensemble. It is a long piece, but I am sure you will enjoy it
Many thanks to the performers:
Mehrnoosh ZolfaghariShafeeq AlsadiMarkus SnellmanAna LazarJoão LuísJavier Navarro Lara
Video recording: Ville Tanttu
Performance at the Musiikkitalo, University of the Arts Helsinki

✨ An Echo in the Vast Universe ✨NEW. VIDEO COMING SOON!
A reflection on humanity’s path amid global challenges and conflict. This intercultural piece began as part of my master’s concert and thesis — now coming to life on video.
Grateful to the amazing ensemble who made this possible:
Snellman
Stay tuned for the release. 🌍✨

New video: Shadows - For solo Llanera harp

This year I’ve been posting my artistic journey of the last 2 years, based on Intecultural music and research, specially on my last masters studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki-Finland. Thanks for the support. “Shadows” is an original piece that represents challenges in life but at the same time, it comes from the exploration of how far I could push the diatonic harp. I ended up discovering multiple approaches of improvisation, on time reharmonization and complex techniques that I wanted to document for future Llanera harpist. Please enjoy this piece!

🎶 Coming Soon!
A new portable, affordable Llanera harp for someone who wants to start learning the llanera harp
Authentic sound and design — soon sound samples of the instrument

Gracias Raúl por creer en mi trabajo! Nos conocimos en en FSU y desde entonces hemos trabajado en clases de en línea. Quiero compartir su experiencia! Si tienes algún interés en aprender el arpa llanera o simplemente seguir mi trabajo visita ncastaneda.com o los link en mi bio!

New Release 🎥“Shadows” — solo llanera harp.
An original piece exploring the edge of sound — where improvisation meets intention.
Textural. Raw. Contemporary.
Let it pull you in.