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Duquende
Duquende atWOMEX 2011
Background information
Birth name	Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Sabadell,Spain
Genres	Flamenco
Occupation	Singer

Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known asDuquende (born 1965 inSabadell, Spain^[1]), is a SpanishRomaniflamenco singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singerCamarón de la Isla.^[1] Since 1997, Duquende has been a member of thePaco de Lucía Sextet in addition to working as a solo artist.^[1]

In 1995, Duquende was the first cantaor to be invited to perform at theChamps Elysées theatre inParis.^[1]

In 2000, he performed with theNaumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series.^[2]

• Soy el duende (1988) (Divucsa).
• A mi aire (1989) (Divucsa).
• Duquende con Manzanita (1990) (Divucsa).
• Duquende y la guitarra deTomatito (1993) (Nuevos Medios).
• Samaruco (2000) (Universal), guitars ofPaco de Lucía andJuan Manuel Cañizares, the drummTino di Geraldo, the bassCarles Benavent.
• Mi forma de vivir (2005) (K-Industria), con Chicuelo yNiño Josele the guitars.
• Qawwali Flamenco (CD+DVD, 2006) (Accords Croisés), starts in 2003 togetherMiguel Poveda and Faiz Ali Faiz, with the guitar of Chicuelo.
• Mi forma de vivir (2006)
• Live in Cirque d´Hiver - París (2007) (Flamenco Producción), direct toParís. Disc on direct with de player guitarJuan Gómez "Chicuelo" and the box bye Isaac el Rubio.
• Rompecabezas (2012).

Contributing artist

• The Rough Guide to Flamenco (1997,World Music Network)
• Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World (1999, World Music Network)
• Juan Carmona (Borboreo, 1996 y Caminos nuevos, 2000)
• Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" (Cómplices, 2000)
• Paco de Lucía (Luzia, 1998; EnVivo, 2011).
• Jabier Muguruza (Konplizeak, 2007).
• Vicente Amigo (Vivencias imaginadas,1995).

• Official site

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• 1965 births
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• Spanish male singers
• Flamenco singers
• Singers from Catalonia
• Romani singers
• Spanish Romani people

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