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Artist: Moraito
Spanish guitarist Moraito plays pure, unadulterated flamenco, free of the new age influences that have crept into the most popular (at least on American shores) recent exponents of the style. Moraito was born Manuel Moreno Junquera in 1956 in the Santiago district of Jerez de la Frontera, a town in the Andalusian region; his family was already... [+] Read More
Artist: Enrique Morente
The former lead singer of la Barberia Del Sur and Sabicas, Enrique Morente has continued to set the pace for modern flamenco experimentalism as a soloist. His affinity for lyrics written by modern and classic poets. Morente's album Cantando a Federico Garcia Lorca Y Leonard Cohen, recorded with Lagartija Nick, applies the sounds of flamenco to... [+] Read More
Artist: Manzanita
José Ortega Heredia, known as Manzanita (little apple), was raised in the bosom of a family proud of their gypsy heritage. Troubadour Rafael Ortega García and dancer Trinidad Heredia Jiménez influenced their son to get involved in the rhumba and flamenco scene.
In the early '70s, Amador Losada, Miguel Losada, and Alfonso Gabarre joined him... [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Stubblefield
Californian guitarist/composer Jim Stubblefield is one of the rising stars of the nuevo flamenco movement, joining the passion of traditional flamenco with contemporary elements like South American rhythms and Afro-Cuban jazz. His 1997 debut November introduced his signature blend of worldbeat, new age, jazz, and rock, using electric and... [+] Read More
Artist: Gipsy Kings
The Gipsy Kings are largely responsible for bringing the joyful sounds of progressive pop-oriented flamenco, called Sevillana in Spain, to the world. The band started out in Arles, a village in southern France during the '70s when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned flamenco artist Jose Reyes, teamed up with their cousins... [+] Read More
Artist: Vicente Amigo
Vicente Amigo has been called "the natural continuation of Paco De Lucia". A former child prodigy, Amigo has continued to evolve as a musician and vocalist. In a 1998 interview, Amigo explained, "I believe that flamenco has always been something for adults, not just for children. To understand flamenco, you need maturity. You can learn to play... [+] Read More
Artist: Fernanda DeUtrera
Singer Fernanda de Utrera articulated the anguish and drama of flamenco with supernatural intensity--famed for her mastery of the soleares form, she was nevertheless fluent in all of the music's iterations, communicating the depths of the human heart with a piercing cry that transcends language and culture. Born Fernanda Jiminez Peña in Utrera,... [+] Read More
Artist: Ottmar Liebert
Liebert has said that "flamenco is a music both romantic and dangerous; it is an attitude as much as it is a musical genre." Therein lies the philosophy that catapulted him to fame at the end of the '80s with an engaging mix of subdued flamenco guitar and South American percussion, rock, jazz, and pop influences. Liebert's "attitude" actually... [+] Read More
Artist: Miguel Antonio
San Antonio-born Miguel Antonio has found his musical voice through the flamenco guitar playing of Spain and South America. In addition to performing throughout the world as a soloist, Antonio has toured and accompanied with Jose Greco and His Ballet Flamenco and Maria Benitez's Estampa Flamenca. The son of a concert pianist, Antonio studied... [+] Read More
Artist: Juan Pablo Luna
Singer/songwriter and talented guitar player Juan Pablo Luna settled down in Brazil from 1974 to 1980, taking music lessons while following middle school studies. After returning to Chile, Luna started singing at small local venues called Peñas, where composers used to show their work. In the early '90s, the artist was strongly captivated by... [+] Read More
Artist: Raimundo Amador
The son of a local traditional musician, Spanish contemporary flamenco guitarist Raimundo Amador started playing live in Sevilla's streets under the name of Sargento Platillo at the age of 13. Soon, he began participating in a project called Los Gitanillos, forming Veneno in 1977, who recorded a self-titled album that was released by CBS. After... [+] Read More
Artist: Rafa El Tachuela
An early learner on guitar, Rafa Tachuela began performing on the Berlin club circuits at the age of 15. Within the same basic time frame, he began digging deeper into the study of flamenco, forming the group Yamada for more performances. At the same time, he studied music performance, composition, and analysis at Berlin's University of the... [+] Read More
Artist: Nova Menco
Nova Menco is a quintet of Spanish brothers who moved to San Diego and became one of the city's hottest local bands by updating flamenco music. Comprised of guitarists Samoel, Edmundo and Nardo plus keyboard player Sal and drummer Giovani, the Hanna brothers began traveling around southern and eastern Europe in 1987, playing modern flamenco... [+] Read More
Artist: Carmen
An unique band, Carmen combined flamenco music with progressive rock. Adding to their distinctiveness was the fact that during long instrumental passages, members of the band would dance onstage, adding those sounds to the instrumental mix.
Composed of Roberto Amaral (vocals, castanets), David Allen (guitar), his wife Angela Allen (keyboards),... [+] Read More
Artist: Ketama
A trio, featuring brothers Antonio and Juan Miguel Carmona and their cousin, Juan Carmona, Ketama is one of the leading groups of the "new flamenco" movement. Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1985, the trio has directed the evolution of flamenco as a world-savvy music. In addition to their own albums, which fuse flamenco with... [+] Read More
Artist: Juan Jose Carranza
Hailing from Montreal (Canada) but of Costa Rican origins, José Juan Carranza is known for his flamboyant guitar playing. He has developed a highly percussive technique that allows him to incorporate Latin rhythms into his nuevo flamenco. His first solo album, Flamenco de la Costa, came out in 1998, followed by Playa Gitana in 2000.
Carranza's... [+] Read More
Artist: Jesse Cook
Rumba flamenco artist Jesse Cook has blended the exotic Spanish music form with elements of new age, jazz, and easy listening on his releases for Narada Records. Signed to the label in 1994, he produced his debut Tempest one year later. Gravity, released in 1996, hit the Top Ten on the new age charts. Two years following, Vertigo was released... [+] Read More
Artist: Marino de Rosas
Sardinian-born, flamenco guitarist Marino de Rosas first picked up the instrument at the age of 14. By the early '60s, he joined his first band, the Devils, inspired by such hitmakers as the Shadows, the Ventures, and of course, the Beatles. The band released several singles and appeared in the obscure movie Per un Pugno Di Canzoni, but in 1969,... [+] Read More
Artist: Jose Menese
Jose Menese (born Jose Menese Scott) is one of flamenco music's greatest vocalists. More than three and a half decades after the release of his debut recording, with accompaniment by guitarist Melchor de Marchena in 1963, Menese continues to project passion and sensuality with his light-as-air vocals. A native of La Puebla de Cazalla, a small... [+] Read More
Artist: Bidinte
One of West Africa's top singer/songwriters, Bidinte (born Jorge Da Silva Bidinite) has combined Afro-Portuguese rhythms, Guinean gumbe, and flamenco to create his unique sound. A native of Boloma, a small port city in the Bijagos Islands, Bidinte moved with his parents to the neighborhood of Ajada. Inspired by the musically rich neighborhood,... [+] Read More
Artist: Armik
New flamenco guitarist Armik displayed an interest in and passion for music while still a young child. When he was just seven years old, he pawned his watch for a classical guitar, which he hid and practiced on in the basement. Formal music lessons followed and Armik completed the Rudolph Solphege program in two years; at 12, he was a... [+] Read More
Artist: Azucar Moreno
Influenced by disco divas Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor, sisters Toñi and Encarna Salazar used to dream about becoming pop stars. Encarna began singing and dancing at a very young age and Toñi performed live for the first time at the age of 13 in her native Badajoz. After singing backup for Los Chunguitos, a band formed by their brothers,... [+] Read More
Artist: Bella Sonus
A duo featuring soundscape programmer Robert Smith and flamenco guitarist Angel Suarez, Bella Sonus crafts a world-influenced style of lush electronica heavy on ambient tones and low-tempo rhythms. Highly emotive, the duo also works with background vocalists to further their sound to more ethereal heights that often drift toward serene... [+] Read More
Artist: Estopa
Spanish pop duet Estopa, formed by brothers José and David Muñoz, made an impressive debut with the release of their self-titled debut album, released by BMG-Ariola. The group became a top-selling act in less than a year. Playing a mixture of flamenco/pop and rumba/rock, Estopa was voted Revelation of the Year and Best Spanish Band at the 2000... [+] Read More
Artist: Messaoud Bellemou
Affectionately known as 'La Pere du Rai (The Father Of Rai)', Messaoud Bellemou helped user in a new era for Algerian dance music. A trumpet player in a village band, during the 1960s, Bellemou has continued to incorporate western instruments, including saxophone, trumpet, violin, lute and accordion, and influences ranging from jazz and rock to... [+] Read More
