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Duquende
Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965 in Sabadell, Spain), is a Spanish Romani flamenco singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla. Since 1997, Duquende has been a member of the Paco de Lucía Sextet in addition to working as a solo artist. In 1995, Duquende was the first cantaor to be invited to perform at the Champs Elysées theatre in Paris. Discography *''Soy el duende'' (1988) (Divucsa). *''A mi aire'' (1989) (Divucsa). *''Duquende con Manzanita'' (1990) (Divucsa). * ''Duquende y la guitarra de Tomatito'' (1993) (Nuevos Medios). *''Samaruco'' (2000) (Universal), guitars of Paco de Lucía and Juan Manuel Cañizares, the drumm Tino di Geraldo, the bass Carles Benavent. *''Mi forma de vivir'' (2005) (K-Industria), con Chicuelo y Niño Josele the guitars. *''Qawwali Flamenco'' (CD+DVD, 2006) (Accords Croisés), starts in 2003 together Miguel Poveda and Faiz Ali Faiz, with the guitar of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gómez "Chicuelo"
Juan Ignacio Gómez Gorjón, better known as Juan Gómez "Chicuelo", (born 1968) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist from Barcelona, composer and director. Although he worked with a wide range of artists, Chicuelo is usually accompanied by the singer Miguel Poveda and singer Duquende, with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the US and made many recordings with. He has also been musical director of Compagnie de Danse Japonaise Shohi Kojima ("Japanese Dance Company Shohi Kojima") since 1992, and musical director of the Somorrostro Dansa Flamenca with choreographer Javier Latorre since 2003. Early years Chicuelo was born in Cornellà de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain. He grew up in a gypsy family, with brothers who sang and played guitar; his brother Manel (Manuel Gómez), is a percussionist. Chicuelo was a student of Manolo Sanlúcar, and his brother, Isidro. Career In his early career, he worked at the Tablao de Carmen with Mario Escudero, Angelita Vargas, Migue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomatito
José Fernández Torres, known as Tomatito (born Fondón, 1958), is a Spanish roma flamenco guitarist and composer. Having started his career accompanying famed flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla (with Paco de Lucía), he has made a number of collaborative albums and six solo albums, two of which have won Latin Grammy Awards. Biography Beginnings, Camarón de la Isla Jose Fernandez Torres grew up in a musical family, which included two guitar playing uncles: Niño Miguel, a flamenco guitarist, and Antonio, a professional guitarist. Tomatito, who had been playing clubs in Andalucía, became a flamenco sensation when he was discovered by guitarist Paco de Lucía. He accompanied legendary flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla for two decades. With Paco and Camarón he recorded four albums, and had a 1979 hit called "La Leyenda del Tiempo". Their album ''Paris 87'' won a Latin Grammy for best flamenco album in 2000. Their partnership continued until Camarón's death in 1992. Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rough Guide To Flamenco (1997 Album)
''The Rough Guide to Flamenco'' is a world music compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album gives broad coverage to the flamenco genre of Spain. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network. Liner notes were written by Tom Andrews. This was the first of three similarly named albums: the second was released in 2007; the third, in 2013. Critical reception The Album received mixed reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg called it a "nice overview of the tradition", but that for purer forms, listeners should "look elsewhere". Michaelangelo Matos of the ''Chicago Reader The ''Chicago Reader'', or ''Reader'' (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. It was founded by a ...'' claimed it "suffered from compilationitis", losing st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flamenco Singers
The cante flamenco (), meaning "flamenco singing", is one of the three main components of flamenco, along with ''toque'' (playing the guitar) and ''baile'' (dance). Because the dancer is front and center in a flamenco performance, foreigners often assume the dance is the most important aspect of the art form — in fact, it is the ''cante'' which is the heart and soul of the genre. A ''cante'' singer is a ''cantaor'' or ''cantaora''. The cante flamenco is part of musical tradition in the Andalusian region of Spain. Its origins are uncertain but scholars see many influences in the cante flamenco including: The traditional song of the gitanos (Spanish Gypsies), the Perso-Arab Zyriab song form, the classical Andalusian orchestras of the Islamic Empire, the Jewish synagogue chants, Mozarabic forms such as zarchyas and zambra, Arabic zayal (the foundation for the Fandango), and Andalusian regional folk forms, as well as West African and South American influences as seen in the ''cante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco De Lucía Sextet
The Paco de Lucía Sextet is a flamenco music sextet, formed by guitarist Paco de Lucía and other musicians. The band has released three albums. In 1990 Paco de Lucia released Zyryab, an album made with his sextet and also featuring jazz pianist Chick Corea. Personnel 1981 * Paco de Lucía, guitar * Pepe de Lucía, cante (vocals) * Jorge Pardo, flute, soprano saxophone * Carles Benavent, bass * Rubem Dantas, percussion * Ramón de Algeciras, guitar * Rafael Sánchez de Vargas, guitar 1984 * Paco de Lucía, guitar * Pepe de Lucía, rhythm guitar * Jorge Pardo, flute, soprano saxophone * Carles Benavent, bass * Rubem Dantas, percussion * Rafael Sánchez de Vargas, guitar 1997 * Paco de Lucía, guitar * Duquende, cante (vocals) * Jorge Pardo, flute, soprano saxophone * Carles Benavent, bass * Rubem Dantas, percussion * Ramón de Algeciras, guitar Partial discography * '' Sólo quiero caminar'' (1981) * '' Live... One Summer Night'' (1984) * ''Live in América ''Live in América ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Manuel Cañizares
Juan Manuel Cañizares (born 1966) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer. He is a winner of the "Premio Nacional de Música" (1982) and "Premio de la Música" (2008) awards. Biography In 1966 Juan Manuel Cañizares was born in Sabadell, Catalonia, and at age 6 started to play guitar with his brother Rafael Cañizares. In 1982, he won the "Premio Nacional de Guitarra de la Peña Los Cernícalos" in Jerez de la Frontera, and then started to collaborate with flamenco and jazz musicians such as: Enrique Morente, Camarón de la Isla, María Pagés, Pepe de Lucía, Joan Manuel Serrat, Alejandro Sanz, Rocío Jurado, Peter Gabriel, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza, Michael Brecker, Marc Almond, La Fura dels Baus, The Chieftains, etc. In 1989 he started to collaborate with Paco de Lucía and during next 10 years, he has performed in "Solo, Duo, Trío" and "Paco de Lucía Septet". In 2011, Cañizares was invited by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra to their Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Poveda
Miguel Ángel Poveda León (born 13 February 1973) is a Spanish flamenco singer known by his stage name Miguel Poveda. Biography Born in Barcelona, Spain, his father is from Lorca in Murcia and his mother from Puertollano ( Castilla-La Mancha). Poveda is a flamenco singer and interpreter of other genres. He has collaborated with artists from various disciplines who were previously unknown to flamenco audiences. In 2003, he moved to Seville. He often collaborates with Spanish flamenco guitarist Juan Gómez "Chicuelo", with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the US. Discography * (1998) * (2001) * (2005) * (2006), with Juan Carlos Romero * (2009), with Joan Albert Amargós & Chicuelo * (2009), with Joan Albert Amargós & Chicuelo * , Live from (2010) * (2010) * (2012) * (2012) * (2013), with Rodolfo Mederos Rodolfo Mederos (born March 25, 1940) is an Argentine bandoneonist, composer and arranger. He lived in Cuba and France; in Argentina, he fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Music Network
World Music Network is a UK-based record label specializing in world music. The World Music Network website features news, reviews, live music listings, and guide sections on world music. It also features an online "Battle of the Bands" competition. History Founded in 1994 by husband and wife team Phil Stanton and Colombian-born Sandra Alayón-Stanton, World Music Network consists of four record labels – Music Rough Guides, Riverboat Records, Introducing and Think Global. Music Rough Guides releases the Rough Guides CD compilations. Accolades include a 2009 Grammy Award nomination for Debashish Bhattacharya – who was also awarded the BBC Best Asian Artist award in 2008 – a WMCE Top Label award and more Songlines (magazine) 'Top of the World’ releases than any other independent world music label. World Music Network, along with Riverboat Records, was presented with the WOMEX Label Award in 2013. In 2019, Phil Stanton died following a lengthy battle with cance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acoustic Music From Around The World
Acoustic may refer to: Music Albums * ''Acoustic'' (Above & Beyond album), 2014 * ''Acoustic'' (Deine Lakaien album), 2007 * ''Acoustic'' (Everything but the Girl album), 1992 * ''Acoustic'' (John Lennon album), 2004 * ''Acoustic'' (Love Amongst Ruin album), 2011 * ''Acoustic'' (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album), 1994 * ''Acoustic'' (Nouvelle Vague album), 2009 * ''Acoustic'' (Simple Minds album), 2016 * ''The Acoustic'', by Ektomorf, 2012 * ''Acoustic'', by Oumou Sangaré, 2020 EPs and singles * ''Acoustic'' (Bayside EP), 2006 * ''Acoustic'' (Britt Nicole EP), 2010 * ''Acoustic'' (Coldplay EP), 2000 * ''Acoustic'' (Lights EP), 2010 * ''Acoustic'' (Second Coming EP), an acoustic version of ''13'', 2003 * ''Acoustic'', by Brandi Carlile, 2004 * ''Acoustic'', by Gabrielle Aplin, 2010 * ''Acoustic'', by Press to Meco, 2019 * "Acoustic" (single), "Follow You Home" and "Refugees", by Embrace, 2014 Companies * ''Acoustic'' (magazine) * ''Acoustic Guitar'' (magazine) * Acous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carmona
Juan Carmona (born 1932) is a Chilean rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References 1932 births Living people Chilean male rowers Olympic rowers of Chile Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Chilean people {{Chile-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabadell
Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia with its textile mills, together with its archrival Terrassa. Thus, in the mid-19th century, it became the most important wool city in Spain, being nicknamed the "Catalan Manchester#Industrial Revolution, Manchester". Today many mills from that period can still be seen, with most of them having been refurbished as residential buildings or other services. Nowadays Sabadell is basically a commercial and industrial city; there are no significant agricultural activities. Sabadell is an important communications point. Two motorways run beside the city: the C-58 (from Barcelona to Manresa) and the Autopista AP-7, AP-7 (from France and Girona to Tarragona, Valencia, Spain, Valencia, and Andalusia), and some roads l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
