Juan Manuel Cañizares (born 1966) is a Spanish

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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

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, 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

and

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, María Pagés,

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, etc. In 1989 he started to collaborate with

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and during next 10 years, he has performed in "Solo, Duo, Trío" and "Paco de Lucía Septet". In 2011, Cañizares was invited by

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to their European Concert at the

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, and played ''

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'' with the Orchestra conducted by Sir

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. Since 2003, Cañizares is a professor of flamenco guitar at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya. In 2016 Cañizares gave a recital in homage of his teacher Paco de Lucía. "Al Andalus" was performed at the National Auditorium with the National Orchestra of Spain. In 2016 he participated in '' J: Beyond Flamenco'', a film by Spanish director Carlos Saura, performing "Jota de Tárrega". In 2019 he was the winner of the MIN award for 'Best Flamenco Album' for his album “''El Mito de la Caverna''“.

Discography

As a soloist

* '' Noches de Imán y Luna'' (1997). * '' Original Transcription of Isaac Albéniz'' (1999). * '' Punto de Encuentro'' (2000). * '' Suite Iberia - Albéniz por Cañizares'' (2007). * '' Cuerdas del Alma'' (2010). * '' Goyescas - Granados por Cañizares'' (2012). *'' El Sombrero de Tres Picos - Falla por Cañizares Vol.1'' (2013) *'' La Vida Breve - Falla por Cañizares Vol.2'' (2013) *'' El Amor Brujo - Falla por Cañizares Vol.3'' (2014) *'' Sonatas - Scarlatti por Cañizares'' (2014) * ''Danzas Españolas - Trilogía de Granados por Cañizares Vol. 1'' (2017) *'' Valses Poéticos - Trilogía de Granados por Cañizares Vol. 2'' (2017) *'' Goyescas - Trilogía de Granados por Cañizares Vol. 3'' (2017) *'' El Mito de la Caverna (2018)''

Other contributions

* El Último de la Fila: '' Cuando la pobreza entra por la puerta, el amor salta por la ventana'' (1985). * El Último de la Fila: '' Nuevas Mezclas'' (1987). * El Último de la Fila: '' Como la Cabeza al Sombrero'' (1988). *

: '' Autorretorato'' (1990). * Jesús Heredia con Juan Manuel Cañizares: '' Una Antigua Voz sin Hora'' (1991). * Morenito de Illora con Juan Manuel Cañizares: '' Morenito de Illora con Cañizares'' (1991). * Diego Carrasco: '' A tiempo'' (1991). *

: ''

'' (1991). * El Potito: '' Macandé'' (1992). * '' A Week in the Real World Part 1'' (1992). * Marelú: '' Fiesta en el Cielo con Camarón'' (1992). *

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: ''

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'' (1992). * Albert Pla: '' No solo de Rumba Vive el Hombre'' (1992). * '' La Lola se va a los Puertos'' (Banda sonora de la película) (1993). * '' Jazzpaña'' (1993). * '' Los Jóvenes Flamencos vol. III'' (1994). * Sal Marina: '' Callejón de los Trapos'' (1995). *

: ''

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'' (Banda sonora de la película) (1995). *

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: '' Entre Dos Puertos'' (1995). *

: '' Tú me Camelas'' (single) (1996). * Enrique Morente: ''

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'' (1996). *

: '' El Orgullo de mi Padre'' (1996). * '' Los Jóvenes Flamencos vol. V'' (1996). * salvador Niebla: ''Azul'' (1997). *

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: '' Aprendiz'' (1998). * '' Los Jóvenes Flamencos vol. VI'' (1996). * María Serrano: '' Mi Carmen Flamenca'' (1998). * Enrique Morente: '' Morente Lorca'' (1998). *

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: '' Por tu Ausencia'' (1998). * Enrique Morente: '' De Granada a la Luna'' (1998). *

: '' Eres Luz'' (1998). * Carlos Núñez: '' Os Amores Libres'' (1999). * : '' De lo Perdido y Otras Coplas'' (2000). * '' Es Flamenco Es'' (2000). *

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: '' Samaruco'' (2000). *

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: ''Maren'' (2001). * Estrella Morente">Allmusic ...

Biography

Discography

As a soloist

Other contributions

References

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