Ezequiel Benitez was born in the district of Santiago, Jerez, in 1980. This flamenco singer has become one of the finest performers of the ancient…
Artist Profiles: Ezequiel Benitez
Tag: Flamenco
Artist Profiles: Fernando De La Morena
Fernando Carrasco Vargas, better known as Fernando De La Morena, is the son of La Morena and brother of Curro de La Morena, both cantaores…
Artist Profiles: Fernando Terremoto
Fernando Fernández Pantoja, better known as “Fernando Terremoto” was born in Jerez de la Frontera on May 11, 1969. The son of the legendary Fernando…
Artist Profiles: Guadiana
Guadiana is a very versatile flamenco artist: he is the cantaor that most dancers prefer, the palmero sought after by Camarón, Morente, and other artists,…
Artist Profiles: El Indio Gitano
Bernardo Silva, born in Miajadas, western Spain in 1940, was known as El Indio Gitano (the Gypsy Indian) or El Moro (The Moor). He was…
Artist Profiles: El Pele
Manuel Moreno Maya, better known as “El Pele”, was born in Córdoba on January 17, 1954. He is a flamenco singer with a sharp intuition…
Artist Profiles: El Polaco
Luis Heredia Fernandez, better known as “El Polaco”, was born in 1950. He started singing professionally at 21, specializing in flamenco tangos and bulerias, performing…
Artist Profiles: El Potito
El Potito Antonio Vargas Cortés El Potito was born in 1976, in Seville. His parents were Gypsy dancers. At the age of six years he…
Artist Profiles: El Torta
Juan Moneo Lara (a.k.a. El Torta) was born in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz, Spain), 1952. He was a Gypsy Flamenco cantaor (singer). His brother…
Artist Profiles: José Jiménez Abadía, El Viejín
José Jiménez Abadía, El Viejín, lives in the Madrid district of Caño Roto, a surprising Gypsy community where several guitarists have their homes (Felipe Maya…