Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965 in

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, Spain), is a Spanish

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singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singer

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. 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

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theatre in

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Discography

*''Soy el duende'' (1988) (Divucsa). *''A mi aire'' (1989) (Divucsa). *''Duquende con Manzanita'' (1990) (Divucsa). * ''Duquende y la guitarra de

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'' (1993) (Nuevos Medios). *''Samaruco'' (2000) (Universal), guitars of

Paco de Lucía Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flame ...

and Juan Manuel Cañizares, the drumm Tino di Geraldo, the bass

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. *''Mi forma de vivir'' (2005) (K-Industria), con Chicuelo y Niño Josele the guitars. *''

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Flamenco'' (CD+DVD, 2006) (Accords Croisés), starts in 2003 together

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) ...

and Faiz Ali Faiz, with the guitar of Chicuelo. *''Mi forma de vivir'' (2006) *''Live in Cirque d´Hiver - París'' (2007) (Flamenco Producción), direct to París. Disc on direct with de player guitar Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" and the box bye Isaac el Rubio. *''Rompecabezas (2012). ;Contributing artist * '' The Rough Guide to Flamenco'' (1997,

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) * '' Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World'' (1999, World Music Network) *'' Juan Carmona'' (Borboreo, 1996 y Caminos nuevos, 2000) *'' Juan Gómez "Chicuelo"'' (Cómplices, 2000) *''

'' (Luzia, 1998; EnVivo, 2011). *'' Jabier Muguruza'' (Konplizeak, 2007). *''

Vicente Amigo Vicente Amigo Girol (born 25 March 1967) is a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist, born in Guadalcanal near Seville. He has played as an accompanying guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers Camarón de la Isla, and Luis de Córdoba, an ...

'' (Vivencias imaginadas,1995).

References

External links

Official site
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