Juan Carmona

Born in Lyons, France, 1963, France, Juan Carmona, belongs to dynasty of Granada guitarists like his distant cousins of the Habichuelas family. Juan Carmona got his first guitar from his father and his virtuosity became quickly apparent to professional musicians and it was only a matter of time before he began gathering international acclaim

For more than eight years he accompanied the greatest names in flamenco, the singers Agujetas, Duquende, Terremoto Hijo, Capuyo de Jerez, Rubichi, Antonio y Manuel Malenas, Jesus Monje (Camaron de la Isla brother), Jose Mendez… ; the dancers Joaquin Grilo, Maria del Mar Moreno, Ana Parilla, Angelita y Joselito Vargas, Joselito Fernandez. Juan Carmona also recorded with Chano Dominguez, Rubem Dantas, Manolito Soler, Tino di Geraldo, …

In 1988, he awarded first prize in the Jerez de la Frontera International Competition and soon obtained a diploma from the Jerez Flamenco Foundation, awarded by the guitarist Manolo Sanlucar. In 1990.

In 2003 Juan Carmona was nominated to Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album. He composed Sinfonica Flamenca which has been performed by orchestras worldwide and the Juan Carmona Grupo.

Artist website: http://www.juancarmona.com

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