John Harp - How Can I Lose What I Never Had (2019)

John lived in the northern California mountains for 11 months accompanied solely by his inseparable harps. He tirelessly played and practiced his craft until he met the renowned West Coast blues producer Christoffer “Kid” Anderson; “Jonh Harp “,released his first album, “How Can I Lose What I Never Had” after more than 10 years of living, breathing and becoming the blues.

Bio:
Born in Ribeirão Preto in the interior of São Paulo, João da Gaita began to take an interest in music at the age of 11, playing with his stepfather’s records. At age 14 he was influenced by a great friend to listen to blues ever since his passion for the same only increased.

He began to play in local bars and festivals, at the age of 16, with sideman accompanied by some local bands. Influenced by the great masters of harmonica, owner of a powerful voice self-taught João developed his own phrasing, mixing the traditional with the modern and has been growing in the blues scene.

In 2006 João stopped with the song and stayed until 2012 working in another area, in March 2012 he returned with his new project and since there he has not stopped, there were almost 800 concerts in the last 5 years. In those years toured by some countries of South America and USA taking his music.