Atlántica was formed in 1988, months after Marcos Bárcena and Kate Gass met in France, at the Saint Chartier International Traditional Music Festival. After that,…
Artist Profiles: Atlántica
Tag: Spain
Artist Profiles: Anxo Lorenzo
Anxo Lorenzo was born in Moaña (Spain) in 1974. He commenced his musical life at the age of 5 and 3 years later he entered…
Artist Profiles: Arcángel
While in his early twenties, Arcángel became part of a select group of flamenco singers. He maintains this position because he wants to, because he…
Artist Profiles: Amparo Sánchez – Amparanoia
Amparo Mercedes Sánchez Pérez was born in Alcalá la Real (Jaén) on September 24, 1969. She grew up in Granada. While in Granada, Amparo Sánchez…
Artist Profiles: Aljibe
Aljibe plays contemporary folk based on the traditional music of Castile, La Mancha and other parts of Spain. Aljibe has been working since 1985, investigating…
Artist Profiles: Aliara
Aliara was formed in November 1978 with the aim of recovering and promoting the traditional folk music of the Valle de los Pedroches, a region…
Artist Profiles: Alboka
The year 1994 saw the founding of the group Alboka by three well-known Spanish Basque musicians and one Irishman. Aside from their personal musical projects,…
Artist Profiles: Vicente Soto “Sordera”
Vicente Soto “Sordera” was born in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) in 1954. He belongs to one of the most important Flamenco families “Los Sordera”.…
Flamenco Vocalist and Innovator Perrate
Tomás Fernández Soto, initially known as Tomás de Perrate and later as simply Perrate, was born June 6th, 1964 in Utrera (Sevilla province), Spain into…
Artist Profiles: Tito Alcedo
Antonio Alcedo Gil, “Tito Alcedo” was born in 1958 in Barbate (Cádiz province), in southern Spain. He is a self-taught guitarist since the age of…