For a long time it was not possible for me to perform live for one reason or another. So I started late with that part of my music career and I am so thankful that I am able to do it now. I cherish every moment I'm on stage.
At the age of 10, Patrick Albán began playing his passion of playing the acoustic guitar. By the age of 12, he won in the 3rd Annual Christian Festival in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Competing against some of the best Christian bands in the country, Patrick placed in 1st and 5th place, with two of his original songs. At the young age of 16, Patrick moved to the United States. Attending Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 20, Patrick aspired to become a musical creation in Spanish and Eng
For 2025, Patrick's new Project is call Patrick Albán And His Buena Vista Social, This new band comes from many years of personal musical ideas in Patrick's world. "Many years ago, I was in Quito, Ecuador and heard this group playing in this bar and loved the music they were playing, it was so unique, I just had to know who’s songs were they performing, came back to the US found the group and talked to Juanito and ask him to learn a couple of their songs, people in DC didn’t know the group yet and the latin