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

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known as Ovejilla. He accompanied some of the most famous singers of the time such as

Manolo Caracol Manuel Ortega Juárez (9 July 1909 – 24 February 1973) was a Spanish flamenco cantaor (singer). Life and family Born in Seville, Spain, he was descended from a long line of flamenco artists including Enrique Ortega (father and son) and Curr ...

, Juan Valderrama, Fosforito, and Enrique Morente. He was nominated for the

Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album The Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the ...

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 Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

where he performed in various flamenco shows (tablaos flamencos) accompanying Mario Maya. He is the older brother of Pepe Habichuela and the father of Juan José Carmona and Antonio Carmona. They formed the musical group

Ketama Ketama is a Spanish musical group in the new flamenco tradition. Fusing flamenco with other musical forms ( salsa, Brazilian music, reggae, funk, jazz), they created a style that lies somewhere between flamenco and pop salsa. Their music drew ...

together with José Miguel Carmona Niño, son of Pepe Habichuela. Juan Habichuela died in Madrid on 30 June 2016.

Discography

* ''Habas contadas''. This is a double disc compilation that consists of 25 flamenco forms ( Toques) recorded between 1962 and 2007. Among the singers he accompanied are Manolo Caracol,

Chano Lobato Chano Lobato (December 1927 in Cadiz – 5 April 2009 in Seville) was a Spanish flamenco singer. Born in the Santa María neighborhood of Cadiz, he began performing at nightclubs in his hometown and later moved to Madrid, where he joined Alej ...

, Rancapino and Jose Merce.

References

External links

Juan Habichuela nieto: 'La guitarra es mi 'sentío', mi vida y mi comer'
19 November 2012, ''El Mundo'' (in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Habichuela, Juan 1933 births 2016 deaths Flamenco guitarists Spanish male guitarists People from Granada Spanish flamenco guitarists Latin Grammy Award winners