Jerónimo Maya, a.k.a. Momo, was born in Madrid in 1977. He belongs to a Gypsy family that has strong Flamenco roots. He is a direct descendant of guitar master Ramón Montoya. His father, Felipe Maya, is a professional guitarist, and his grandfather’s brother is Ricardo Losada el Yunque, a well known cantaor (singer). Both showed young Jerónimo to live and respect Flamenco.
He started to play guitar at age 5 and gave his first concert at 7.
He has accompanied famous cantaores (singers) such as El Cigala, Chano Lobato, Esperanza Fernández, Estrella Morente, and José de la Tomasa.
In May of 1999 he was given the Teatro Pavón award for young artists at Círculo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Center).
His debut album, entitled Jerónimo (Alma100), was named Best New Guitar Soloist 2004 at the Flamenco Hoy awards, given by nearly fifty flamenco critics. The award was given to him at a ceremony held January 27, 2005 at Casa Patas in Madrid.
In 2013, Erdal Akkaya and Jeronimo Maya worked together on album that brought together flamenco and Turkish music. The recordings took place in Duisburg and Madrid.
In 2015 Jerónimo Maya released his album ‘Como Soy.’
Discography:
Jerónimo (Alma100, 2004)
Endülüs & Anadolu – Bulusmalar, with Erdal Akkaya (Ahenk, 2014)
Como Soy (La Sonanta, 2015)
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.