Born in the Andalusian city of Cordoba, Paco Peña began learning guitar from his brother at the age of six and made his first professional…
Artist Profiles: Paco Peña
Tag: Flamenco
Artist Profiles: Moi De Moron
Vocalist and percussionist Moisés Cano Rodríguez, better known as Moi De Morón, was born in 1977 in Morón De La Frontera, Spain. Moi began his musical…
Artist Profiles: Paco del Pozo
Flamenco vocalist Paco del Pozo was born April 9, 1975 in Madrid. In 1986, at age 12, Paco del Pozo received his first prize: Mejor…
Artist Profiles: Manolo Sanlúcar
Acclaimed Spanish guitarist and composer Manuel Muñoz Alcón, better known as Manolo Sanlúcar, was born November 24, 1943, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz province), a…
Artist Profiles: Los Losada
The Losadas are a Gypsy family from Madrid with strong roots in the Flamenco tradition for they are related to Antonio Losada, Jesús El Romaní,…
Artist Profiles: Luis el Zambo
Luis Fernández Soto, better known as Luis el Zambo (Jerez, 1949) was born in Taxdirt street (calle La Sangre) in Jerez’s Santiago barrio. He has…
Artist Profiles: La Susi
Because of her passionate style, she was compared to the legendary Camaron de la Isla. La Susi’s early raw and wild energy mellowed a little…
Artist Profiles: La Paquera de Jerez
Francisca Méndez Garrido, beter known as La Paquera de Jerez, was born in Jerez de la Frontera in 1934, the daughter of a Gypsy father…
Artist Profiles: Ketama
Ketama was a Madrid-based flamenco fusion band formed in 1985, taking the name from a Moroccan town famous for growing some of the best “weed.”…
Artist Profiles: José Menese
José Menese Scott was born in La Puebla de Cazalla (Sevilla), but was in Madrid where José Menese made his first contact with the flamenco…