The first thing you notice about Raul Midon is his voice – a Stevie Wonder tears-of-joy voice. Then it’s his dazzling guitar style – syncopated, percussive, and slap-happy, combining elements of ...

There’s a stunning purity in his sound, an inspired, jazzlike complexity in his approach. The music — often melodious, sometimes pretty — is always open and free. Raul Midon (that’s mee-DON), a blind ...

Raul Midon is in good musical company these days. He provides the vocals for Herbie Hancock's cover of the 1984 Stevie Wonder hit "I Just Called to Say I Love You." And on Midon's debut CD, State of ...

You can’t blame Raul Midón for feeling he’s been chosen. When a recent press showcase of his music was held, it wasn’t shunted off to the usual dark club or dank rehearsal studio. It was presented in ...

A sometimes funny, more often tedious riff on romantic love, Lillian Groag's new play is a sticky valentine that occasionally veers into hate mail. Starting from the premise that it all began in the ...

In Raul Midón’s new track “The Mirror,” the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso considers the mirror as a metaphor. “I am fascinated with the mirror as a metaphor for how we teach ...

Ask Raul Midon about his musical inspirations, and he will point to the Argentine folk styles introduced to him by his father. Review his touring itinerary and you will find him on the road with an ...

Raul Midon is a badass and blind musician. The title of his ninth album — Bad Ass and Blind — even says so. And if you haven’t seen him in concert yet, then you’re in for a fascinating experience if ...

Singer-songwriter Raul Midon first entered the public consciousness two years ago with his album State of Mind. Audiences and critics alike were drawn to his remarkable guitar chops and his voice, ...

Raul Midón background is an elaborate tapestry of influences. By Sam Tornow Raul Midón’s background is an elaborate tapestry of influences. Born in New Mexico, the Grammy-nominated songwriter is of ...