Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965 in

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, Spain), is a Spanish

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singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singer

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. 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

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. In 2000, he performed with the

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, 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

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'' (1993) (Nuevos Medios). *''Samaruco'' (2000) (Universal), guitars of

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and Juan Manuel Cañizares, the drumm Tino di Geraldo, the bass

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. *''Mi forma de vivir'' (2005) (K-Industria), con Chicuelo y Niño Josele the guitars. *''

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Flamenco'' (CD+DVD, 2006) (Accords Croisés), starts in 2003 together Miguel Poveda and Faiz Ali Faiz, with the guitar of Chicuelo. *''Mi forma de vivir'' (2006) *''Live in Cirque d´Hiver - París'' (2007) (Flamenco Producción), direct to París. Disc on direct with de player guitar Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" and the box bye Isaac el Rubio. *''Rompecabezas'' (2012). ;Contributing artist * '' The Rough Guide to Flamenco'' (1997,

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) * '' Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World'' (1999, World Music Network) *'' Juan Carmona'' (Borboreo, 1996 y Caminos nuevos, 2000) *'' Juan Gómez "Chicuelo"'' (Cómplices, 2000) *''

'' (Luzia, 1998; EnVivo, 2011). *''Jabier Muguruza'' (Konplizeak, 2007). *'' Vicente Amigo'' (Vivencias imaginadas,1995).

References

External links

Official site
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