Daniel Casares (born 1980) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer. He has recorded six solo albums, such as ''Duende flamenco'' (1999), ''La Madrugá'' (2001), ''Corazón de tu alma'' (2004), ''Caballero'' (2007), ''El Ladrón del Agua'' (2010) and ''Picassares'' (2015).

Early life

Daniel Casares was born in 1980 in

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Career

He started his music career by participating in the project ''A la Guitarra de Estepona'', a recording on which he appeared along with other artists. Daniel Casares produced his first solo CD, ''Duende Flamenco'' in 1999, followed by ''La Madruga'' (2001) and ''Corazón de tu alma'' (2004). He released his fourth solo album, ''Caballero'' (2007), which was recorded in

, Spain and has collaborations with Pitingo and El Güito. In 2010, Daniel Casares was the only artist chosen to represent

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at the media launch gala at

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, held in Shanghai, China. In 2014, Casares released his album, ''La Luna de Alejandra'' (2014), which includes his version of "El concierto de Aranjuez", by

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, and his first symphonic composition, "La Luna de Alejandra", dedicated to his daughter. Daniel Casares has recorded with the

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, directed by Arturo Diez Boscovich, who has also collaborated in "La Luna de Alejandra", together with José Miguel Ébora. He has collaborated with artists such as

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. He also composed music for the 2010 Spanish film ''El Discípulo'', by

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Discography

CD's and albums

Filmography

* ''Cecilia Bartoli: The Barcelona Concert'', (2008) * ''El Discípulo (The Disciple)'', (2010) * '' Buenafuente'', (2011) * ''

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'', (2016)

Awards and recognition

Casares won the National Bordón Minero Guitar Prize at the age of 16 years. He is the recipient of Nacional del Primer Concurso de Guitarra in

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, the 37th Festival del Cante de las Miñas de la Union in

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and the Thomson Music Best Artiste of the Year Award in 2000. Casares was awarded the Ace Award from the

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, New York City after his performance at the Thalia Spanish Theatre in New York in March 2004.

References

External links

Official website
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Daniel Casares
on

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