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Flamenco Guitarists
List of notable flamenco guitarists: A * Ramón de Algeciras * Vicente Amigo * Aniya la Gitana * Juan d'Anyelica * Gino D'Auri B * Tonino Baliardo * Miguel de la Bastide * Andrés Batista C * Juan Manuel Cañizares * Agustín Carbonell * Paco Cepero * Charo (María de Rasten) * Moraíto Chico II * Jesse Cook * Duquende, Juan Raphael Cortés D * Gino D'Auri * Diego del Gastor E * El Viejín (José Jiménez) * Mario Escudero F * Eddie Freeman (musician), Eddie Freeman G * Ricardo Garcia (musician), Ricardo Garcia * Diego del Gastor * Feliu Gasull * Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" * Pedro Javier González * Grisha Goryachev H * Pepe Habichuela * Juan Habichuela (Juan Carmona) * Amir-John Haddad * Oscar Herrero J * Antonia Jiménez * Niño Josele K * Robby Krieger * Andrei Krylov L * Michael Laucke * Javier Limón * Paco de Lucena * Ottmar Liebert * Thomas Lorenzo * Paco de Lucía M * Luis Maravilla * Melchor de Marchena * Juan Martín * Pepe Martínez * Robert Michaels * Ricard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón De Algeciras
Ramón Sánchez Gómez, better known by his stage name Ramón de Algeciras, (5 February 193820 January 2009) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and lyricist. He was the most prolific collaborator of Paco de Lucía, his younger brother, recording with him on most of his albums from the 1960s to 1980s and performing with him throughout much of his life as a rhythm guitarist, including the Paco de Lucía Sextet, formed in 1981, which also included his other brother Pepe de Lucía. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1938, he was a brother of Paco de Lucía, flamenco guitarist and composer, and Pepe de Lucía, flamenco singer and songwriter. He was one of five children of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez Pecino and Portuguese people, Portuguese mother Lúcia Gomes. His father Antonio received guitar lessons from a cousin of Melchor de Marchena, Manuel Fernandez "Titi de Marchena", a guitarist who arrived in Algeciras in the 1920s and established a school there. Like Paco, Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Del Gastor
Diego Amaya Flores (March 27, 1908 in Arriate Málaga, Spain – July 7, 1973 in Morón de la Frontera, Sevilla) was a renowned flamenco guitarist. Diego del Gastor was the creator and best known exponent of the guitar playing tradition of Morón de la Frontera, Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula .... Today, this tradition has been inherited by his nephews Diego de Morón, Agustin Ríos Amaya, Paco and Juan del Gastor, several grandnephews and nieces.Pohren, D.E. (1980): ''A Way of Life'' Discography Soloist * ''Misterios de la guitarra flamenca'' (Ariola 10521-A, 1972) * ''Evocaciones'' (Pasarela, 1990) * ''El eco de unos toques'' (book + CD, El Flamenco Vive, 2007), incl. ''Misterios de la guitarra flamenca'' y ''Evocaciones.'' * ''Flamenco y Universidad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Jiménez
Antonia Jiménez (born 1972) is an inland flamenco guitarist and composer, considered to be one of the most prominent Spanish women in that field. She was born in El Puerto de Santa María and studied guitar with Antonia Villar from a young age. She accompanied flamenco singers and dancers in Andalusia, later moving to Madrid. She became an accompanist for the Nuevo Ballet Español and Arrieritos dance companies. She also pursued further studies in guitar with Enrique Vargas. Jiménez has accompanied singers including Carmen Linares and Juan Pinilla and dancers including , Olga Pericet, , Manuel Liñán and Belén Maya. She performed in dancer ' show ''De Flamencas'' and created her own production ''Dos Tocaoras'', where she performed with Marta Robles. On International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Herrero
Óscar Herrero is a Flamenco guitarist from Spain. He was born in Tomelloso ( Ciudad Real) on 12 March 1959. Oscar Herrero has authored several flamenco guitar teaching DVDs and didactic textbooks. Among them:RGB Publishing, Spain Works Text books * Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 1 - Techniques * Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 2 - Advanced Techniques * Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 3 - La Soleá and La Siguiriya * Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 4 - Los Fandangos and Los Tangos * Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Vol. 5 - Bulería * Tratado de la Guitarra Flamenca Repertorio - Various traditional palo pieces by Diego del Gastor, Manolo de Huelva, Perico el del Lunar and Melchor de Marchena. DVDs * Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 1 - Techniques * Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 2 - Techniques * Flamenco Guitar Step by Step. Volume 3 - Techniques * Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá. Volume 4 * Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - La Soleá. Volume 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir-John Haddad
Amir John Haddad (born 1975) is a German-Spanish flamenco guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, based in Spain since 1997. He was the official oud, bouzouki and guitar player for Radio Tarifa for almost ten years and in that role received a nomination for Best Folk Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004. Background Haddad was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany (now Germany) in 1975, to a Colombian mother and a Palestinian father. He began learning the Arabic oud at home from his Palestinian father Rimon Haddad, and at the age of 8 he took up flamenco guitar and gave his first public performance at the age of 12. In 1997, at the age of 22, he moved to Jerez de la Frontera, one of the cultural homes of flamenco, to further his skills among the masters there, and moved to Madrid a year later. There he often performs in clubs such as ''Las Carboneras'', ''Café de Chinitas'', ''Corral de la Pacheca'' and ''Casa Patas''. Haddad has performed worldwide and has played at such ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Habichuela
Juan Habichuela (''né'' Juan Carmona Carmona; 193330 June 2016) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist who began his artistic life as a dancer, and later learned guitar from his father and from a guitarist from Granada known as Ovejilla. He accompanied some of the most famous singers of the time such as Manolo Caracol, Juan Valderrama, Fosforito, and Enrique Morente. He was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album in 2000. Habichuela received the Latin Grammy Trustees Award in 2012 for "significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording during their careers". Biography Habichuela belonged to a flamenco dynasty which began with his grandfather, known as "Old Habichuela" and which was continued by his father and brothers Pepe, Carlos and Luis. While very young he moved to Madrid where he performed in various flamenco shows (tablaos flamencos) accompanying Mario Maya. He is the older brother of Pepe Habichuela and the father of Juan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe Habichuela
Pepe Habichuela (born 1944 as José Antonio Carmona Carmona) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist, cited as one of the great flamenco masters and one of Spain's finest contemporary guitarists. He was born in Granada and belongs to a flamenco dynasty of gypsies started by his grandfather, known as "Habichuela el Viejo" (Old Bean), who took the nickname, and continued by his father José Carmona and his brothers Juan Habichuela (1933), Carlos and Luis. In 1964 he moved to Madrid where he performed in several flamenco shows and shared the stage with artists such as Juanito Valderrama, Camarón de la Isla José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla (), was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations ... and Enrique Morente. He recorded an album in tribute to singer Antonio Chacón which won the National Prize of discography in 1975. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grisha Goryachev
Grigory "Grisha" Goryachev (russian: Гриша Горячев) (born 29 December 1977 in St. Petersburg) is a Russian virtuoso flamenco and classical guitarist now living in the United States. A master of both flamenco and classical guitar, he is one of the world's few guitarists to continue the traditions of solo flamenco in concert performances. He is heavily influenced by Paco de Lucía and Sabicas. Goryachev is technically a highly proficient player, testament to his background in classical guitar from a very young age. Biography A native of St. Petersburg, Goryachev began to play the guitar at the age of six, taught by his father Dmitry, a master teacher and player of the classical guitar and learned quickly. He was a child prodigy, performing regularly in the top concert halls of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Riga and other cities in the Soviet Union from the age of nine, receiving wide coverage in Soviet magazines and newspapers. His father was able to obtain copies of recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Javier González
Pedro Javier González García (born 1962) is a Spanish flamenco, fusion, and classical guitarist, composer, and record producer. He has produced and collaborated with El Último de la Fila, Joan Manuel Serrat, Manolo García and María del Mar Bonet, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Angelo Branduardi. He has also performed at festivals with others such as B.B. King, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Paco de Lucía, John Williams, Tommy Emmanuel, and Tomatito. Tempered and precise, he is one of the most versatile guitarists and composers in Spain. Biography Early work González was born in Barcelona. In the 1980s he studied with A. F. Serra and Juan Trilla and won the Premio al Toque por Bulerías and first prize in the Certamen de Guitarra flamenca. His first steps as a professional guitarist were supporting Toti Soler, Feliu Gasull, and Ovidi Montllor. He then played in a group with classical guitarists Yoshimi Otani, Alex Garrobé, and Xavier Coll. 1990s In 1990 he began workin ... [...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] |
Feliu Gasull
Feliu Gasull (born 1959 in Barcelona) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer. He studied guitar at the Geneva Conservatory of Music and composition at Indiana University. In 1988 he won the Carmichael Competition and collaborated with Pedro Javier González in late 1980s. He has been part of several ensembles, including the New Music Ensemble. In 2007 he released the album ''L'Ull''. His style combines flamenco and classical music, especially chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb .... References External linksOfficial site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Garcia (musician)
Ricardo Garcia is a Spanish guitarist, leader of the group ''Flamenco Flow'', who is known for his interpretations of Flamenco blended with other musical forms. Birth and education Garcia was born in France in 1966 of an Andalusian family. Both his father's family and his mother's family moved to France during the Franco era. His family was musical, and he was taught to play guitar by his uncle Antonio when he was very young. He learned to accompany his mother singing Maria del Carmen. Garcia appeared in his first concert at the age of nine, and since then he performed alone or with his aunt and uncle in all parts of France. In 1988 he was selected to represent France on a cultural tour of Uruguay and Argentina sponsored by the Casa de America Latina. Garcia studied flamenco under Merengue de Cordoba, Paco Serrano and Jose Antonio Rodrigues Munoz between the ages of 15 and 18, while also studying classical guitar. During this period, he fronted a Pat Metheny jazz concert in Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
