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Flamenco Guitarists
List of notable flamenco guitarists: A * Ramón de Algeciras * Vicente Amigo * Aniya la Gitana * Juan d'Anyelica * Gino D'Auri B * Tonino Baliardo * Miguel de la Bastide * Andrés Batista C * Juan Manuel Cañizares * Agustín Carbonell * Paco Cepero * Chuscales * Charo (María de Rasten) * Moraíto Chico II * Jesse Cook * Duquende, Juan Raphael Cortés * Manuel Cano Tamayo D * Gino D'Auri * Diego del Gastor E * El Viejín (José Jiménez) * Mario Escudero F * Eddie Freeman (musician), Eddie Freeman G * Ricardo Garcia (Spanish musician), Ricardo Garcia * Diego del Gastor * Feliu Gasull * Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" * Pedro Javier González * Grisha Goryachev H * Pepe Habichuela * Juan Habichuela (Juan Carmona) * Amir-John Haddad * Oscar Herrero J * Antonia Jiménez * Niño Josele K * Robby Krieger * Andrei Krylov (composer), Andrei Krylov L * Michael Laucke * Javier Limón * Paco de Lucena * Ottmar Liebert * Thomas Lorenzo * Paco de Lucía M * Luis Maravilla * Melchor de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón De Algeciras
Ramón Sánchez Gómez, better known by his stage name Ramón de Algeciras, (5 February 193820 January 2009) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and lyricist. He was the most prolific collaborator of Paco de Lucía, his younger brother, recording with him on most of his albums from the 1960s to 1980s and performing with him throughout much of his life as a rhythm guitarist, including the Paco de Lucía Sextet, formed in 1981, which also included his other brother Pepe de Lucía. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1938, he was a brother of Paco de Lucía, flamenco guitarist and composer, and Pepe de Lucía, flamenco singer and songwriter. He was one of five children of flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez Pecino and Portuguese people, Portuguese mother Lúcia Gomes. His father Antonio received guitar lessons from a cousin of Melchor de Marchena, Manuel Fernandez "Titi de Marchena", a guitarist who arrived in Algeciras in the 1920s and established a school there. Like Paco, Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duquende
Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965 in Sabadell, Spain), is a Spanish Romani flamenco singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla. 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 Champs Elysées theatre in Paris. In 2000, he performed with the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. Discography *''Soy el duende'' (1988) (Divucsa). *''A mi aire'' (1989) (Divucsa). *''Duquende con Manzanita'' (1990) (Divucsa). * ''Duquende y la guitarra de Tomatito'' (1993) (Nuevos Medios). *''Samaruco'' (2000) (Universal), guitars of Paco de Lucía and Juan Manuel Cañizares, the drumm Tino di Geraldo, the bass Carles Benavent. *''Mi forma de vivir'' (2005) (K-Industria), con Chicuelo y Niño Josele the guitars. *''Qawwali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir-John Haddad
Amir John Haddad (born 1975) is a German-Spanish flamenco guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, based in Spain since 1997. He was the official oud, bouzouki and guitar player for Radio Tarifa for almost ten years and in that role received a nomination for Best Folk Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004. Background Haddad was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany (now Germany) in 1975, to a Colombian mother and a Palestinian father. He began learning the Arabic oud at home from his Palestinian father Rimon Haddad, and at the age of 8 he took up flamenco guitar and gave his first public performance at the age of 12. In 1997, at the age of 22, he moved to Jerez de la Frontera, one of the cultural homes of flamenco, to further his skills among the masters there, and moved to Madrid a year later. There he often performs in clubs such as ''Las Carboneras'', ''Café de Chinitas'', ''Corral de la Pacheca'' and ''Casa Patas''. Haddad has performed worldwide and has played at such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Habichuela
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 Manolo Caracol, Juan Valderrama, Fosforito, and Enrique Morente. He was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album 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 Madrid where he performed in various flamenco shows (tablaos flamencos) accompanying Mario Maya. He is the older brother of Pepe Habichuela and the father of Jua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe Habichuela
Pepe Habichuela (born 1944 as José Antonio Carmona Carmona) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He is cited as one of the great flamenco masters and one of Spain's finest contemporary guitarists. He was born in Granada and belongs to a flamenco dynasty of gypsies. The dynasty was started by his grandfather, known as "Habichuela el Viejo" (Old Bean), who took the nickname. It was further continued by his father José Carmona and his brothers Juan Habichuela (1933), Carlos and Luis. In 1964 he moved to Madrid where he performed in several flamenco shows. He shared the stage with artists such as Juanito Valderrama, Camarón de la Isla and Enrique Morente. Pepe Habichuela recorded an album in tribute to singer Antonio Chacón which won the National Prize of discography in 1975. He is the father of José Miguel Carmona Niño and uncle of Juan José Carmona Amaya El Camborio and Antonio Carmona Amaya (sons of his brother Juan Habichuela). The three formed the New Flamenco band Ketama. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grisha Goryachev
Grigory "Grisha" Goryachev () (born 29 December 1977 in St. Petersburg) is a Russian virtuoso flamenco and classical guitarist now living in the United States. A master of both flamenco and classical guitar, he is one of the world's few guitarists to continue the traditions of solo flamenco in concert performances. He is heavily influenced by Paco de Lucía and Sabicas. Goryachev is technically a highly proficient player, testament to his background in classical guitar from a very young age. Biography A native of St. Petersburg, Goryachev began to play the guitar at the age of six, taught by his father Dmitry, a master teacher and player of the classical guitar and learned quickly. He was a child prodigy, performing regularly in the top concert halls of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Riga and other cities in the Soviet Union from the age of nine, receiving wide coverage in Soviet magazines and newspapers. His father was able to obtain copies of recordings of flamenco greats such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Javier González
Pedro Javier González García (born 1962) is a Spanish flamenco, fusion, and classical guitarist, composer, and record producer. He has produced and collaborated with El Último de la Fila, Joan Manuel Serrat, Manolo García and María del Mar Bonet, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Angelo Branduardi. He has also performed at festivals with others such as B.B. King, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Paco de Lucía, John Williams, Tommy Emmanuel, and Tomatito. Tempered and precise, he is one of the most versatile guitarists and composers in Spain. Biography Early work González was born in Barcelona. In the 1980s he studied with A. F. Serra and Juan Trilla and won the Premio al Toque por Bulerías and first prize in the Certamen de Guitarra flamenca. His first steps as a professional guitarist were supporting Toti Soler, Feliu Gasull, and Ovidi Montllor. He then played in a group with classical guitarists Yoshimi Otani, Alex Garrobé, and Xavier Coll. 1990s In 1990 he began wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gómez "Chicuelo"
Juan Ignacio Gómez Gorjón, better known as Juan Gómez "Chicuelo", (born 1968) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist from Barcelona, composer and director. Although he worked with a wide range of artists, Chicuelo is usually accompanied by the singer Miguel Poveda and singer Duquende, with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the US and made many recordings with. He has also been musical director of Compagnie de Danse Japonaise Shohi Kojima ("Japanese Dance Company Shohi Kojima") since 1992, and musical director of the Somorrostro Dansa Flamenca with choreographer Javier Latorre since 2003. Early years Chicuelo was born in Cornellà de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain. He grew up in a gypsy family, with brothers who sang and played guitar; his brother Manel (Manuel Gómez), is a percussionist. Chicuelo was a student of Manolo Sanlúcar, and his brother, Isidro. Career In his early career, he worked at the Tablao de Carmen with Mario Escudero, Angelita Vargas, Migue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliu Gasull
Feliu Gasull (born 1959 in Barcelona) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer. He studied guitar at the Geneva Conservatory of Music and composition at Indiana University Bloomington with a master of music (composition) in 1988. In 1988 he won the Carmichael Competition and collaborated with Pedro Javier González in late 1980s. He has been part of several ensembles, including the New Music Ensemble. In 2007 he released the album ''L'Ull''. His style combines flamenco and classical music, especially chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music .... References External linksOfficial site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Garcia (Spanish Musician)
Ricardo Garcia is a Spanish guitarist, leader of the group ''Flamenco Flow'', who is known for his interpretations of Flamenco blended with other musical forms. Birth and education Garcia was born in France in 1966 of an Andalusian family. Both his father's family and his mother's family moved to France during the Franco era. His family was musical, and he was taught to play guitar by his uncle Antonio when he was very young. He learned to accompany his mother singing Maria del Carmen. Garcia appeared in his first concert at the age of nine, and since then he performed alone or with his aunt and uncle in all parts of France. In 1988 he was selected to represent France on a cultural tour of Uruguay and Argentina sponsored by the Casa de America Latina. Garcia studied flamenco under Merengue de Cordoba, Paco Serrano and Jose Antonio Rodrigues Munoz between the ages of 15 and 18, while also studying classical guitar. During this period, he fronted a Pat Metheny jazz concert in Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Freeman (musician)
Edward F. Freeman (10 November 1909 – 23 November 1987) was a noted English jazz musician of the first half of the 20th century and a transcriber and teacher of flamenco guitar music in the latter half. Born in London, England, the jazz guitarist and flamenco enthusiast spent time pursuing his music career in England, Spain, and the United States, eventually moving to Dallas, Texas, where he lived with his family until his death in 1987. His experience playing the tenor banjo led him to create the "Eddie Freeman Special 4-String Guitar" for the The Selmer Company, Selmer Music Company, and towards the end of his career, he made accurate transcriptions of the music of famous flamenco guitarists, taught flamenco guitar,.and designed and constructed his own flamenco and classical guitars. Biography Eddie learned to play violin at the age of 12 and became a professional violinist in pit orchestras of silent movie houses in England. While playing in movie houses he took up the tenor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Escudero
Mario Escudero (October 11, 1928 – November 19, 2004), was one of a handful of Spanish flamenco guitar virtuosos who, following on the footsteps of Ramon Montoya, helped spread flamenco beyond their Spanish homeland when they migrated to the United States in the early 1950s. Along with others such as Sabicas, Carlos Montoya and Juan Serrano, Escudero helped forge the viability of solo flamenco guitar as a concert instrument, with lauded performances at New York's Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and other venues. Invited to perform at the White House for President John F. Kennedy, Escudero was counted among the best in his era; Ramón Montoya called him "the best flamenco guitarist of this new generation." During the early part of his career, at the age of 15 (1944 - 1954), he began touring extensively with the best known flamenco companies throughout Spain and the rest of Europe (Rosario and Antonio, Vicente Escudero, Estrellita Castro, and Carmen Amaya), playing both as soloist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
