Niño Josele (born Juan José Heredia, 24 April 1974) is a Spanish guitarist, and exponent of the

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style.

Biography

Nino started playing at the age of six. He comes from a line of singers from Almería, a city on the

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in southeast Spain, and is the son of Josele, a well-known singer from Almeria. Juan has performed with artists from all over the world, including international artists like

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, Joe Lavano,

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, and

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, as well as flamenco musicians like Paco de Luca, Enrique Morente,

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, or Diego el Cigala. His first two albums show a vibrant, pure, modern flamenco style. He then released a tribute to

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' music via his album ''Paz'', showing his versatility as a musician. Having originated in a

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background, Josele adapts to complicated

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themes as well as creating his own mixture of various genres in his own compositions. In addition to receiving his first award at the Flamenco Biennial of Sevilla in 1996, Juan received a 2010 Latin Grammy nomination for his solo CD "''Espanola''." He has participated in the award-winning short film ''Almendros los Plaza Nueva'' and "''La sombra de las cuerdas''" 2009 (By Annabelle Ameline, Benoît Bodlet & Chechu G. Berlanga), a portrait of the guitar genius "El Niño Miguel".

Discography

* ''Niño Josele'' (BMG, 2001) * ''El Sorbo'' with Javier Limon (BMG, 2001) * ''Paz'' (Calle 54, 2006) * ''Española'' (DRO, 2009) * ''La Venta del Alma'' (DRO, 2009) * ''El Mar De Mi Ventana'' (DRO, 2012) * ''Chano & Josele'' with Chano Dominguez (Calle 54, 2014) * ''Galaxias'' (Beatclap, 2022)

References

External links

Flamenco WorldFlamenco Forum
Spanish flamenco guitarists Spanish male guitarists Spanish jazz guitarists 1974 births Living people Flamenco guitarists 21st-century Spanish guitarists 21st-century male musicians Spanish male jazz musicians {{jazz-guitarist-stub