Moraito Chico
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Manuel Moreno Junquera, Moraíto Chico (Jerez de la Frontera
, Cádiz
, Spain
, September 13, 1956 - Jerez de la Frontera, August 10, 2011) was a Flamenco
guitarist.
He was known as one of the greatest and most in-demand accompanying guitarists of his generation, and was the regular accompanist for José Mercé
, Diego Carrasco and other popular flamenco singers. He also played regularly for such stars as La Paquera de Jerez, Camaron de la Isla and Manuel Agujetas. Moraito was particularly renowned for his powerful, full and round sound, driving rhythm and exceptional rasgueos. He was one of the finest exponents of the buleria and can be seen and heard paying in this style on Carlos Saura's influential 'Flamenco' and "Flamenco, Flamenco' films.
He was the nephew of the original Moraíto (Manuel Moreno a.k.a. Manuel Morao), and son of the original Moraíto Chico (Juan Moreno). His son, Diego Del Morao, is one of the best known of the current generation of Flamenco guitarists.
He died on 10 August 2011, after a long struggle with cancer.
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had 208,896 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia...
, Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, Spain
Spain
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, September 13, 1956 - Jerez de la Frontera, August 10, 2011) was a Flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco 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....
guitarist.
He was known as one of the greatest and most in-demand accompanying guitarists of his generation, and was the regular accompanist for José Mercé
José Mercé
José Mercé is a flamenco cantaor .He is the great-grandson of nineteenth-century seguiriya maestro Francisco Valencia, who received the nickname Paco la Luz....
, Diego Carrasco and other popular flamenco singers. He also played regularly for such stars as La Paquera de Jerez, Camaron de la Isla and Manuel Agujetas. Moraito was particularly renowned for his powerful, full and round sound, driving rhythm and exceptional rasgueos. He was one of the finest exponents of the buleria and can be seen and heard paying in this style on Carlos Saura's influential 'Flamenco' and "Flamenco, Flamenco' films.
He was the nephew of the original Moraíto (Manuel Moreno a.k.a. Manuel Morao), and son of the original Moraíto Chico (Juan Moreno). His son, Diego Del Morao, is one of the best known of the current generation of Flamenco guitarists.
He died on 10 August 2011, after a long struggle with cancer.