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Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as
Duquende (born 1965), is a
SpanishSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
flamencoFlamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
cantaor (singer). Born in
SabadellSabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...
, Spain, Duquende is considered a successor to influential Flamenco singer
Camarón de la IslaCamarón de la Isla , was the stage name of a spanish flamenco singer José Monje Cruz who is sometimes also credited as Camarón de la Isla....
. Since 1997, Duquende has been a member of the
Paco de Lucía SextetThe Paco de Lucía Sextet is a flamenco music sextet, formed by renowned guitarist Paco de Lucía and other musicians. The band has released three albums...
in addition to working as a solo artist.
In 1996, Duquende was the first cantaor to be invited to perform at the Champs Elysées theatre in
ParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Discography
- Duquende y la guitarra de Tomatito (1993)
- Samaruco (2000)
- Mi forma de vivir (2006)
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