Composer and cellist Matthieu Saglio has released a solo album titled El Camino de los Vientos (ACT Music, 2020). Saglio has been making exquisite music…
Interview with Riveting Cellist and World Music Explorer Matthieu Saglio
Tag: Flamenco
The Gypsy Prince Dies from COVID-19
Flamenco singer, actor, composer, lyricist and dancer Enrique Castellón Vargas, better known as El Príncipe Gitano (The Gypsy Prince) passed away on Wednesday, April 22,…
Artist Profiles: Alberto López
Flamenco guitarist Alberto López was born in Baza (Granada, Spain) in 1990. He started taking guitar lessons at the age of 11 and continued his…
Artist Profiles: Paco Soto
Flamenco guitarist Paco Soto was born in Aguilas (Murcia province) in 1991. He grew up in Tanger (also known as Tangier), Morocco where he got…
Artist Profiles: Niño de Elche
Flamenco singer, activist and poet Francisco Contreras Molina, better known as Niño de Elche, was born in Elche, Spain in 1985. A young, multi-disciplinary artist,…
Serranas, Flamenco Hill Songs
La Serrana (hill song), like other flamenco styles, derives from old folk songs, or letrillas, from the second third of the 19th century, incorporated into…
Artist Profiles: María José Pérez
Flamenco singer María José Pérez Rodríguez was born in Almeria, Spain in 1985. She started performing at a very young age. She has appeared at…
Flamenco Guitar Maestro Niño Josele
Flamenco guitarist and composer Juan José Heredia Heredia, better known as “Niño Josele,” was born in Almería, Spain in 1974. Niño Josele grew up in…
Artist Profiles: Yelsy Heredia
Yelsy Heredia was born in Guantanamo, Cuba in 1978. He is one of the finest double bass players of his generation. Classically trained, from an…
Artist Profiles: Rancapino Chico
Alonso Núñez Fernández, better known as Rancapino Chico, was born in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz, Spain) on December 7, 1988. He was born in…