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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Tag: Flamenco
Artist Profiles: Razón de Son
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:…
Artist Profiles: Ray Heredia
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…
Artist Profiles: Ramón Montoya
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…
Artist Profiles: Paco 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…
Artist Profiles: Paco De Amparo
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…
Carmen Linares, Flamenco Legend 2017
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…
Artist Profiles: Ojos de Brujo
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…
Artist Profiles: Pepe Habichuela
José Antonio Carmona Carmona, better known as Pepe Habichuela, was born in Granada (Spain) in 1944. The guitar has always been present in the Habichuela…
Artist Profiles: Miguel Poveda
Spanish flamenco singer Miguel Angel Poveda León was born in Barcelona on February 13, 1973. He grew up in the Badalona suburb and started singing…