Male flamenco singer |
| Name:José Monje Cruz |
| Birth: 1950 San Fernando, Cádiz |
| Death: 1992 Badalona, Barcelona |
"The only thing that I do, and that I have done in my life is to sing, because it is all I know how to do".
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He was unquestionably the driving force behind the new trends in flamenco, and his personal style conquered the world and started a tradition which has a huge number of followers. It was said of him that his heart didn't fit in his chest, and that his soul 'suffered' in every performance that he gave. His premature death, caused by lung cancer, turned him into a flamenco legend.
He was from a gypsy family and it was his uncle José who nick-named him Camarón, because he was blond and fair-skinned. He studied little and badly, he tried his hand as a bull-fighter with a young bull, and taught himself to play the guitar. Since he was very young, when he was eight, he used to sing in the inns and at tram stops with Rancapino to earn a little money. He already became very famous as a child. When he was twelve, his mother lied about his age to allow him to travel; at fourteen, he took part in the film El amor brujo, starring Antonio Gades; and at sixteen, he won the first prize in the Festival del Cante Jondo (Flamenco Festival) in Mairena de Alcor.
He then went to Madrid with the company of Miguel de los Reyes, and in 1968 he became part of the team of resident artists in the Torres Bermejas tablao. He worked there for twelve years, and it was also where he met Paco de Lucía, with whom he recorded ten albums between 1968 and 1977. After Castillo de Arena, Paco de Lucía embarked on his solo career. Camarón, who was undergoing a period of change, recorded La Leyenda del Tiempo (1979), an innovative record in which Tomatito already appears as his guitarist. From this moment on, he doesn't stop and takes part in dozens of festivals. Potro de Rabia y Miel (1992) was to be his last record. An irreversible lung cancer was to snatch his life away on 2 July 1992 in Badalona (Barcelona). Over 100,000 persons gathered for his funeral. Nine years later, the Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian regional government) posthumously granted him the Llave de Oro del Cante (Golden Key for Singing). |
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París 87- 88 Camarón
 Camarón de la Isla
1 DVD
Año edición: 2002
6 Opinión de los clientes 
Only available in PAL system format, zone 2. Before including this DVD in your order, please ensure that your DVD player is compatible with this format . The zo
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List price: ¥ 2,590
Discount: 40%
Price: ¥ 1,554
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Antología Inédita (Anthology of unreleased tracks)
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 2000
13 Opinión de los clientes
Eight years after his death, and in order to celebrate what would have been his 50th anniversary, producer Ricardo Pachón put together a collection of quality u
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List price: ¥ 1,764
Discount: 30%
Price: ¥ 1,235
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Sus 50 mejores canciones (The top 50 tracks)
Camarón de la Isla
3 CDs
Año edición: 2009
3 CDs featuring the 50 best tracks by Camarón de la Isla. The repertory has been chosen from the best of all his recordings, including all his number ones and h
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List price: ¥ 1,876
Discount: 20%
Price: ¥ 1,501
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Soy gitano (Remasterizado) (I'm a gypsy (re-mastered))
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 2005
1 Opinión de los clientes 
Re-release that has been re-mastered using the latest technological advances. Normal format in a plastic cover.
The highest selling record in the history of fl
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List price: ¥ 1,410
Discount: 30%
Price: ¥ 987
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Pa saber de Camarón (To know about Camarón)
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 2004
It is a foretaste of 'Alma y corazón flamencos', a selection of seven songs to get a taste for it. If you only had one flamenco record in your house, this would
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List price: ¥ 1,179
Discount: 30%
Price: ¥ 825
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Viviré (Remasterizado) (I will live (re-mastered))
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 2005
Re-release that has been re-mastered using the latest technological advances. Normal format in a plastic cover.
As if it were a prophecy, Camarón sang in a bul
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List price: ¥ 1,404
Discount: 30%
Price: ¥ 983
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Camarón Nuestro
Camarón de la Isla
2 CDs
Año edición: 1994
1 Opinión de los clientes
List price: ¥ 1,870
Discount: 20%
Price: ¥ 1,496
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Camarón de la Isla (2 CDs)
Camarón de la Isla
2 CDs
Año edición: 2009
2 CDs with some of the best recordings of Camarón de la Isla at an unbeatable price.
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List price: ¥ 1,121
Discount: 20%
Price: ¥ 897
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Son tus ojos dos estrellas (1971)
Camarón de la Isla con la colaboración especial de Paco de Lucía
1 CD
Año edición: 1971
Camarón de la Isla's third album, which is indispensable for enthusiasts of his singing, because from this work onwards he starts to climb the first rungs that
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List price: ¥ 1,328
Discount: 25%
Price: ¥ 996
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Música de oro (Golden music)
Camarón de la Isla
2 CDs
Año edición: 2004
Camarón de la Isla, as well as El Turronero, La Paquera de Jerez, Agujetas, Terremoto, Curro Malena, Niñas de la Puebla, Jiménez Rejano, Gitana Amadora and Anto
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Price: ¥ 1,398
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Viviré
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 1984
Like a prophecy, Camarón sang in a bulería style: Viviré/ mientras el alma me suene/ Aquí estoy para morir/ cuando me llegue. (I will live/ for as long as I can
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List price: ¥ 1,522
Discount: 25%
Price: ¥ 1,142
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Caminito de Totana (1973)
Camarón de la Isla con la colaboración especial de Paco de Lucía
1 CD
The year 1973 saw the appearance of Camarón de la Isla's fifth record. In it, he was once again accompanied by Paco de Lucía's guitar and furthermore, on this o
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List price: ¥ 1,410
Discount: 30%
Price: ¥ 987
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Arte y Majestad (1975) (Art and majesty)
Camarón de la Isla con la colaboración especial de Paco de Lucía
1 CD
Año edición: 1975
The second record by Camarón, which was released in 1975, and which the cantaor dedicated to the bullfighter Curro Romero. Paco de Lucía's guitar is present, on
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List price: ¥ 1,387
Discount: 20%
Price: ¥ 1,109
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Te lo dice Camarón (Camarón tells you so)
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 1986
1 Opinión de los clientes
This record was first released in 1986. It was the first and only occasion in which the cantaor was responsible for the musical direction of a record. The lyric
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List price: ¥ 1,522
Discount: 30%
Price: ¥ 1,066
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La Leyenda del tiempo
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 1979
3 Opinión de los clientes
A key record that marks a break in Camarón's career, sees him performing with a new guitarist, Tomatito, for the first time, and on which Kiko Veneno and Raimun
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List price: ¥ 1,741
Discount: 20%
Price: ¥ 1,392
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Rosa María
Camarón de la Isla
1 CD
Año edición: 1976
Released in the year when he married Dolores Montoya, La Chispa. The title track, the tango called Rosamaría, won over José el Francés when he was ten years old
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List price: ¥ 1,505
Discount: 25%
Price: ¥ 1,128
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Cositas buenas
Paco de Lucía
List price: ¥ 2,236
Discount: 50%
Price: ¥ 1,118
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