Name El Lebrijano | Role Musician | |
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Albums CUANDO LEBRIJANO CANTA SE MOJA EL AGUA Nominations Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album Similar People Antonio Mairena, La Nina de los Peines, Manuel Jimenez Rejano | ||
el lebrijano con paco cepero bulerias
Juan Peña Fernández (8 August 1941 – 13 July 2016), also known as Juan Peña "El Lebrijano" or simply El Lebrijano, was a Spanish Gitano (Roma) musician.
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- el lebrijano con paco cepero bulerias
- El lebrijano dame la libertad orquesta andalusi de tanger
- Biography
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El lebrijano dame la libertad orquesta andalusi de tanger
Biography
Born in Lebrija, province of Seville, he began to play flamenco guitar as a child, accompanying singers such as La Paquera de Jerez in 1950, but eventually turned to Flamenco singing. In 1964, he won the championship at the Competition of Mairena del Alcor, one of the most important Flamenco music festivals. Within years, he was regarded as one of the greatest voices of flamenco. A few years later, in 1970, he started his collaboration with the guitarist Paco de Lucía.
His later musical works included Andalusi influences, with albums such as Casablanca, Open Doors and Encuentros. There was also a tribute to his friend Gabriel García Márquez.
In 1997 the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded him the Medalla de Oro al Trabajo.
Peña died at his home in Seville, Spain on 13 July 2016, aged 75.
