Name Manuel Torre | Role Singer | |
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Albums Maestros del Flamenco, Vol. 14 Similar People La Nina de los Peines, Antonio Mairena, Antonio Chacon, Manuel Agujetas, Manolo Caracol | ||
MANUEL TORRE - Te fuiste de mi vera - Seguiriya de Jerez de Manuel Molina 1
Manuel Soto Loreto, known as Manuel Torre or Manuel Torres (1878 – 1933), was a Romani (Kalo) flamenco singer.
Contents
- MANUEL TORRE Te fuiste de mi vera Seguiriya de Jerez de Manuel Molina 1
- Manuel torre y antonio chac n rito y geograf a del cante
- Beginning
- Career
- Discography
- References
Manuel torre y antonio chac n rito y geograf a del cante
Beginning
Torre was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in the neighbourhood of San Miguel, which together with the neighbourhood of Santiago, is a traditional centre of flamenco in Jerez. One of the most representative singers of Jerez, he was influenced by singers Manuel Molina, El Marrurro (from Jerez) and Enrique el Mellizo (from Cádiz). He developed his career in the cafés cantante of Seville. In his turn, he was one of the main influences in the work of singers like La Niña de los Peines, Antonio Mairena or Manuel Agujetas.
Career
Torre was an honored guest, singing the siguiriyas, at the Concurso de Cante Jondo held at the Alhambra in Granada. This 1922 music festival was organized by Manuel de Falla to celebrate the flamenco arts.
An encyclopedic singer, he excelled in siguiriyas, soleá, saetas, and fandangos. However, he rarely entered the recording studio, and his recordings are of irregular quality:
The flamenco fans who have only listened to him in recordings only know his shadow, because he made all those recordings in a state of unconsciousness. (Mairena 1976)
He died in Seville, Spain.
Discography
Historic Recordings / Grabaciones históricas 1909-1931, Empresa Pública de Gestión, 1997 (Complete recordings)