Íkaro Valderrama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Íkaro Valderrama

Colombian Writer and Musician

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1984

Place of Birth: Sogamoso, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Profession: songwriter

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Íkaro Valderrama Ortiz (born July 17, 1984 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian singer, writer, composer and multi-instrumentalist.
His musical and literary work has influences from Siberia, India and Latin America.
He defines himself as a kind of modern nomad, open to explore different geographies, traditions and rhythms.
Therefore, his art is an intersection of multiple influences and experiences.
Since 2009 he has been living in a transit between many countries of Latin America and Siberia, assimilating the cultural heritage and developing a unique style of music.
Íkaro has studied different kinds and techniques of singing, and he plays a wide range of musical instruments from different countries.As a writer, his anthology of short stories and short shorts Cuentos de minicuentos undoubtedly establishes him as a master of the genre in recent Colombian literature.