David Carmona – Un Sueño de locura (Nuevos Medios NM 15 929, 2017)
David Carmona is one of the rising stars of flamenco guitar. This young musician and composer from Granada grew up in a family of flamenco artists and studied with maestro Manolo Sanlucar.
On his new album “Un Sueño de locura,” co-produced by Manolo Sanlucar, David Carmona is joined by some of the finest flamenco performers in the current scene.
“Un Sueño de locura” demonstrates that David Carmona is a highly talented guitarist who sticks to the purest tradition on several of the musical pieces, but is also open to more modern flamenco arrangements.
The lineup on “Un Sueño de locura” includes David Carmona on guitars; Estrella Morente on vocals; Arcángel on vocals; Carmen Molina on vocals; Tino Di Geraldo on percussion; Agustín Diassera on percussion; Los Mellis and Carlos Grilo on palmas (handclap percussion); and El Bo, Carlos Grilo, José Cortés “El Pirata” and Ismael Tirado provide jaleos (shouts of encouragement).
“Un Sueño de locura” is a dazzling flamenco guitar album by one of the finest young players in the flamenco scene.
Buy the “Un Sueño de locura” digital version or the CD
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.
