Tony Succar & Pablo Gil – Raíces Jazz Orchestra (Unity Entertainment, 2020) Two of the leading Latin Jazz musicians in the United States got together…
Fantastic Big Band Orchestrations of Latin Roots Music
Tag: Flamenco
The Captivating Latin and Flamenco Jazz of Eva Cortés
Eva Cortés – Todas las Voces (Truth Revolution Recording Collective, 2020) Honduran-Spanish jazz singer, songwriter and composer Eva Cortés has released a splendid new album…
Manuel de Cantarote Wins Prestigious Flamenco Contest “Naranjito de Triana” 2020
Manuel Moreno Peña, known artistically as ‘Manuel de Cantarote’ has won the flamenco song talent contest “Naranjito de Triana” 2020, one of the leading flamenco…
Interview with Guitarist Amir-John Haddad, a Musician on a Mission
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Amir-John Haddad, also known as El Amir, has recorded a superb new album titled Andalucia. The guitar album is dedicated to the…
Interview with Riveting Cellist and World Music Explorer Matthieu Saglio
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…
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…