Kiyoshi Shomura recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of his career as a guitarist, with a series of recitals throughout Japan and the release of his album Milonga del Angel, the latest of his many recordings for the Toshiba EMI Label.
One of the most influential, innovative flamenco singers of the 20th century, his cante helped flame the flamenco nuevo movement, although his career precedes this movement, spanning a period from the 1960s-1992 (dying of lung cancer at 41).