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Tag: Flamenco

Awards

Vicente Amigo’s Memoria De Los Sentidos Wins Best Flamenco Album Latin Grammy Award

World Music Central News Room November 17, 2017 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarVicente Amigo

  Memoria De Los Sentidos by renowned flamenco guitarist Vicente Amigo won the Best Flamenco Album award at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards.   Buy…

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Spain Forever Wins Best Instrumental Album Latin Grammy Award

World Music Central News Room November 17, 2017 No Comments FlamencoLatin jazzMichel CamiloTomatito

Spain Forever, the most recent collaboration between Dominican jazz piano master Michel Camilo and legendary flamenco guitarist Tomatito won the Best Instrumental Album at the…

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Stirring Afro-Flamenco Explorations

Angel Romero November 13, 2017 No Comments FlamencoRaul Rodrigueztres guitarworld fusionworld music

Raúl Rodríguez – La Raíz Eléctrica (Fol, 2017) Spanish multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher and inventor Raúl Rodríguez has released another impressive recording titled La Raíz Eléctrica.…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Razón de Son

Angel Romero November 10, 2017 No Comments FlamencoRaul RodriguezRazón de SonSpain

Razón de Son is a creative research project that investigates the intercultural origin of early flamenco music. The research uses a double method of investigation:…

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Artist Profiles: Ray Heredia

Angel Romero November 10, 2017 1 Comment FlamencoRay HerediaSpainSpanish music

Ray Heredia was one of the most charismatic of the “young flamencos”. He combined Flamenco and Gypsy rumba with Caribbean salsa and jazz. He died…

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Artist Profiles: Ramón Montoya

Angel Romero November 7, 2017 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarRamón MontoyaSpainSpanish music

Ramón Montoya Salazar is considered a genius by most Flamenco guitarists. He was born November 2, 1879. Some biographies mention he was born near Toledo…

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Artist Profiles: Paco Fernandez

Angel Romero November 2, 2017 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarPaco Fernandez

Francisco Fernández Vargas “Paco Fernández” was born in Triana (Sevilla) in 1967. He grew up in a family of singers, guitar players and dancers. At…

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Artist Profiles: Paco De Amparo

Angel Romero November 2, 2017 No Comments FlamencoPaco De AmparoSon de la FronteraSonAires De La FronteraSpanish music

Flamenco guitarist Paco De Amparo was born in 1969 in Morón de la Frontera, Spain, into a family with a long lineage of great flamenco…

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Carmen Linares, Flamenco Legend 2017

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2017 No Comments Carmen LinaresFlamenco

Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez, better known as Carmen Linares, has received the 6th Flamenco Legend Award. The award is bestowed by Venta de Vargas, La Fragua…

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Artist Profiles: Ojos de Brujo

Angel Romero October 15, 2017 No Comments FlamencoOjos de BrujoSpainworld fusion

Ojos de Brujo was a flamenco roots band based in Barcelona, Spain. The band caused a stir in international music circles in 2003-2004 with its…

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