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

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, Juan Valderrama,

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, and

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. He was nominated for the

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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

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where he performed in various flamenco shows (tablaos flamencos) accompanying

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. He is the older brother of Pepe Habichuela and the father of Juan José Carmona and Antonio Carmona. They formed the musical group

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together with José Miguel Carmona Niño, son of Pepe Habichuela. Juan Habichuela died in Madrid on 30 June 2016.

Discography

* ''Habas contadas''. This is a double disc compilation that consists of 25 flamenco forms ( Toques) recorded between 1962 and 2007. Among the singers he accompanied are Manolo Caracol,

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, Rancapino and Jose Merce.

References

External links

Juan Habichuela nieto: 'La guitarra es mi 'sentío', mi vida y mi comer'
19 November 2012, ''El Mundo'' (in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Habichuela, Juan 1933 births 2016 deaths Flamenco guitarists Spanish male guitarists People from Granada Spanish flamenco guitarists Latin Grammy Award winners