El Viejín, (born José Jiménez in 1963 in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
), is a Spanish
flamenco guitar
A flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar, but with lower action, thinner tops and less internal bracing. It usually has nylon strings, like the classical guitar, but it generally possesses a livelier, grittier sound compared ...
ist. He is often billed as José Jiménez 'El Viejín'. means "the little old man". He acquired this nickname when very young because listeners were amazed at his talent—thus, the nickname indicated that he played like a much older player.
Influenced by
Sabicas
Sabicas (proper name: Agustín Castellón Campos) (16 March 1912 – 14 April 1990) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist of Romani origin.
Biography
Sabicas was born in Pamplona, Spain, and began playing guitar at the age of five and made his perf ...
like many of his contemporaries, he rose to fame as a flamenco guitarist in the late 1970s and 1980s and is one of the best-known Madrid-based flamenco guitarists.
Transcriptions to his works have been created by a Madrid-based guitarist and
musicologist
Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...
Enrique Vargas and published by VG Ediciones
In 2008 he was reported to be "in the process of founding the Caño Roto school of flamenco guitar with his long-time friend Enrique Vargas."
Discography
Algo Que Decir ("Something to Say", Nuevos Medios S.A., 1999)
References
External links
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Performance of "Rondeña"
1963 births
Living people
Spanish flamenco guitarists
Spanish male guitarists
Musicians from Madrid
Date of birth missing (living people)
Flamenco guitarists
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