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).
"One of the best cantaores, thanks to his ability to innovate, his mastery of all the palos (forms), both festive and solemn, and his "magnificent vocal chords made of excellent flamenco metal" (José Manuel Gamboa).
Algerian singer Akim el Sikameya, with his syncretic blend of arab-mediterranean-gypsy-jazz-rai-flamenco-klezmer-ska, is sure to surprise you with his very high voice and his mission to fight against fundamentalism - and for a common Mediterranean culture - with his art.
A musical odyssey between Montreal and Mumbai melds the ancient tradition of Indian ragas with contemporary jazz with forays into flamenco, funk and gamelan. Duniya, which means 'world' in several Asian and African languages
Cameron's voice had everything that is gypsy and this is evident in his early work with Paco de Lucía where his voice is a shattering cry, a gypsy echo without limits and unreachable depth.
"The rembetika are Greek songs associated with an urban low-life milieu frequented by rembetes or manges, street-wise characters of shady repute, may of whom smoked hashish. ... This would explain the affinity between rembetika and flamenco, which both are ultimately rooted in ...
Roma music is highly varied among the diverse communities of the Roma (aka Gypsies). By far the most popular form of Roma music among outsiders is flamenco, which developed in the Spanish Roma community. In all the places Roma live, in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and northwest India, they are known as musicians.
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