His real name is Jose Ferdandez Torres. He is the son of guitarist Tomate and nephew of Miguel Tomate. Because of his shy and somewhat introverted personality, he was given the name Tomatito, which means a dometee. Born in Almeria, Tomatito was surrounded by many guitarists due to the traditions of the city, mainly his […]
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Famous guitarist Vicente Amigo, who was born in Guadalcanal, Seville in 1967, lives in Cordoba. He began studying guitar at the age of eight from masters such as El Merengue (Rafael Rodríguez Fernández) and El Tomate (Juan Muñoz Expósito), and at the age of 15 he became apprentice to the great artist Manolo Sanlúcar, with […]
Perhaps the most universal flamenco artist, Paco De Lucía was born on December 17, 1947, in Algeciras (Cádiz), a port city in Spain’s southern Andalusia region, as the son of Gypsy flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez. Paco De Lucia was subjected to hard work from a very young age by his father. In 1958, he made […]