Guitarist |
| Name:José Antonio Carmona Carmona |
| Birth: 1944 Granada |
"His guitar sounds like wood, as if it were a tree crying". Don Cherry
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He belongs to one of the great flamenco dynasties, the Habichuelas, and to the generation of Paco de Lucía, Camarón de la Isla, Enrique Morente, Manolo Sanlúcar... which has opened the way for the current generation of young flamencos and whose work has brought about the enormous popularity that this art form enjoys nowadays. From Pepe´s trajectory, it is possible to perceive the surprising evolution of flamenco in the last few years clearly. He was the first flamenco artist who recorded for the independent record label Nuevos Medios and he passed on his knowledge to his sons and nephews, members of the band Ketama, to Raimundo Amador and to José Soto “Sorderita”.
He took his first professional steps in the Sacromonte caves (in Granada) and he then moved on to the Madrid tablaos. At that time he accompanied Pepe Marchena and Juanito Valderrama. However, his close cooperation with Enrique Morente in the seventies marked a change in direction for his career, and together they discovered a new world of harmonies that found expression in two historic works, Despegando and Homenaje a D. Antonio Chacón. As a solo artist, his first record A Mandeli was distributed worldwide, and his second CD, Habichuela en Rama (1997), was recorded with the cooperation of his son, José Miguel Carmona (Ketama).
Apart from that, Pepe Habichuela also played in a duet with the American trumpetist Don Cherry, a veritable legend of free jazz and one of the first theoreticians of fusion. The last chapter in this innovative career has been the fusion between flamenco and classical Indian music, a development that was born from a project he had with the British-Indian musician Nitin Sawhney and which has taken shape in Yerba Güena, a record that was made between Bangalore (India), Barcelona and Madrid, with the participation of the Indian orchestra The Bollywood Strings. |
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A Mandeli
 Pepe Habichuela
1 CD
Año edición: 1983
The first solo work by the brilliant guitarist in which he is accompanied by Carles Benavent on bass, and Rubem Dantas and Antonio Carmona on percussion. He was
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Price: US$ 20.93
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Yerbagüena
Pepe Habichuela & The Bollywood Strings
1 CD
Año edición: 2001
That the deepest roots of flamenco went all the way to India, was a theory. This record puts the theory into practice. It was recorded between Bangalore (India)
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Price: US$ 25.13
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A Mandeli - Habichuela en Rama
Pepe Habichuela
2 CDs
Two important CDs in Pepe Habichuela’s career. On the one hand, the first solo album by the brilliant guitarist, who was the first flamenco artist who was accom
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Price: US$ 34.99
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Habichuela en rama
Pepe Habichuela
1 CD
Año edición: 1997
The Habichuela family tree, an important dynasty of guitarists, continues to remain faithful to its roots, and in order to show that from the same roots you get
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Price: US$ 20.93
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Flamenco. Esencias (Flamenco. Essence)
Pepe Habichuela
1 book
Año edición: 1997
Pages: 91
Six compositions, in standard notation and guitar tab, from the records A Mandeli and Habichuela en Rama. It includes detailed explanations on Pepe H
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Price: US$ 50.26
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Nuevos Medios Colección
Pepe Habichuela
1 CD
Año edición: 2003
A compilation of themes by guitarist Pepe Habichuela. This record is part of "Nuevos Medios de Colección", the title of a collection of twenty records with whic
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List price: US$ 23.03
Discount: 15%
Price: US$ 19.58
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Techarí
Ojos de Brujo
Price: US$ 27.86
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Ketama
Ketama
Price: US$ 18.06
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A Francisco
José Menese
List price: US$ 15.61
Discount: 20%
Price: US$ 12.49
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Su cante
Carmen Linares
Price: US$ 17.98
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Lorca
Enrique Morente
List price: US$ 18.13
Discount: 20%
Price: US$ 14.50
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Alí-Katí
Salva del Real
Price: US$ 27.29
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