Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez, better known as Carmen Linares, was born in 1951 in Linares, a small village in Jaen province, Spain. She has earned by her own merit, a privileged place among the current flamenco singers, being one of the most in demand artists in contemporary flamenco.
The voice of Carmen Linares is full of nuance, musicality, and versatility. She is constantly searching for new expressions, combining deep flamenco with Symphonic and Chamber Orchestras. She was one of the first flamenco artists that was invited by the Philarmonic Orchestra of New York and performed at Lincoln Center.
She has performed “El Amor Brujo” at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires with conductor Rafael Frunbech de Burgos, and also “La Vida Breve” at Opera Theatre in Sydney with conductor Josep Pons. She was also invited by the Spanish Embassy to participate in a concert-homage to Plácido Domingo in Washington DC.
Carmen Linares’ recordings have been acclaimed by music critics and received important prizes (French Academy and Silver Medal of the Junta de Andalucía).
Some of her iconic works include “Canciones Populares Antiguas”by Federico García Lorca (Auvidis, 1994) and “Antología de la Mujer en el Cante”(Polygram, 1996).
The great film director Carlos Saura featured her in his film “Flamenco”.
In 2018 she toured with the show “Tempo de Luz” with vocalists Arcangel and Marina Heredia.
Carmen Linares won the National Music Award from the Ministry of Culture of Spain.
Discography:
Cantaora (Flamencos Accidentales/Gasa, 1988)
La Luna En El Río (Auvidis Ethnic, 1991)
Canciones Populares Antiguas (Auvidis Ethnic, 1994)
Spain: Desde El Alma (Cante Flamenco En Vivo) (Network Medien, 1994)
Antología – La Mujer En El Cante (Mercury, 1996)
Su Cante (Hispavox, 1996)
Locura De Brisa y Trino (Mercury, 2000)
Un Ramito De Locura (Universal Music Spain, 2002)
Raíces y Alas (Salobre, 2008)
Remembranzas (Salobre, 2011)
Verso A Verso – Canta A Miguel Hernández (Salobre, 2016)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.