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His album, Travesuras (“Pranks”), recorded in Jérez de la Frontera, Spain, is considered by flamenco aficionados to be one of the best recent discs. Díaz has performed in Japan, China, Denmark, Germany, Argentina, Switzerland, Louis Flamenco Society, the Flamenco Jondo Festival in Vancouver, the Theater d’Iouille and the Festival d’Avignon in France, the Caja Negra and Peña Niño Alfalfa in Sevilla, the Teatro Greco and El Aventino in Rome, and by the Embassies of Spain in Canada and El Salvador. His performances have been presented by numerous prestigious organizations and at international venues, including the St. He has toured with prominent artists such as: Andrés Marín, Alejandro Granados, Pastora Galván, “La Tania,” Jesus Montoya, Marisol Encinias, Timo Lozano, Vicente Griego, Jose Anillo, Carola Zertuche, and Mónica Bermúdez. He is also artistic director of the Alma Flamenca dance company of Canada. Díaz performs not only in festivals and tablaos all over the world, he also works with renowned American and international dance companies, such as Flamenco Vivo/Carlota Santana of New York City, Teatro Flamenco of San Francisco, Caterina Costa of Rome, Flamenco Sur of France, and Yjastros Dance Company, Albuquerque. Born in Argentina and currently a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, he studied in Spain with “El Entri,” “Canito,” José Luis Rodrigues, and “El Viejin.” building on the legacy he is heir to, he is creating his own universe.Ricardo Díaz is one of the top flamenco guitarists in the world, both as an accompanist to dancersĪnd singers and as a solo artist. “This great artist has now developed into an artist of enormous proportions. His most recent CD “Solo Flamenco” brings the focus back to the cante, flamenco singing itself, which is at the heart of flamenco. Now in his early 40s and using his real name, José Valencia, he has had years of experience singing for some of Spain’s top dancers such as Antonio Canales, Eva Yerbabuena, Belén Maya, Joaquín Grilo, Manuela Carrasco, Andrés Marín and Farruquito. In his teens he was a featured singer in Pedro Bacán’s group “El Clan de los Pinini” and his uncle, Manuel de Paula’s projects Chachipén and Majarí Calí. He started out singing cante jondo when he was only 5 years old with a sensibility that made people feel they were listening to an old man in a child’s body. Originally known as Joselito de Lebrija, his family tree includes such Gypsy flamenco luminaries as Juanichi, Tío Borrico and the Parrillas. He is also one of the few internationally recognize flamenco singers who has not crossed over into other genres or experimented with fusions. He is one of the few artists to have received three of the most prestigioius awards in the flamenco world: El Giraldillo of the Bienal de Flamenco. José Valencia is known for his outstanding voice, his intense delivery and his deep knowledge of the Gyspy flamenco-singing traditions. She has issued several Cds including her premier release “Esperanza Fernández,” which has become a classic among flamenco aficionados, “Recuerdos,” which was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2009, and her most recent release “Mi voz en tu palabra” (2013) based on the poetry of José Saramago. She has starred in numerous renditions of El Amor Brujo with symphony orchestras throughout the world and has lent her rich, soulful voice to many other musical styles in collaborations with international greats. She has since collaborated with many of flamenco’s greats such as Dorantes, Riqueni and the late Paco de Lucía. After her debut at age 16 as the lead singer in Mario Maya’s production Amargo, she went on to record with Camaron de la Isla and later appeared with Enrique Morente in A Oscuras. Deeply rooted in the singing traditions of Lebrija and Triana, she is noted for her unmistakably flamenco voice. Born in Triana into a family of Gypsy musicians, she is the daughter of singer Curro Fernández and sister of guitarist Paco Fernández. Esperanza Fernández is one of Spain’s leading Gyspy flamenco voices.