Duquende

Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965 in Sabadell, Spain ), is a Spanish Romani flamenco singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla. Since 1997, Duquende has been a member of the Paco de Lucía Sextet in addition to working as a solo artist.

In 1995, Duquende was the first cantaor to be invited to perform at the Champs Elysées theatre in Paris.

Discography

 * Soy el duende (1988) (Divucsa).
 * A mi aire (1989) (Divucsa).
 * Duquende con Manzanita (1990) (Divucsa).
 * Duquende y la guitarra de Tomatito (1993) (Nuevos Medios).
 * Samaruco (2000) (Universal), guitars of Paco de Lucía and Juan Manuel Cañizares, the drumm Tino di Geraldo, the bass Carles Benavent.
 * Mi forma de vivir (2005) (K-Industria), con Chicuelo y Niño Josele the guitars.
 * Qawwali Flamenco (CD+DVD, 2006) (Accords Croisés), starts in 2003 together Miguel Poveda and Faiz Ali Faiz, with the guitar of Chicuelo.
 * Mi forma de vivir (2006)
 * Live in Cirque d´Hiver - París (2007) (Flamenco Producción), direct to París. Disc on direct with de player guitar Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" and the box bye Isaac el Rubio.
 * ''Rompecabezas (2012).


 * Contributing artist
 * The Rough Guide to Flamenco (1997, World Music Network)
 * Unwired: Acoustic Music from Around the World (1999, World Music Network)
 * Juan Carmona (Borboreo, 1996 y Caminos nuevos, 2000)
 * Juan Gómez "Chicuelo" (Cómplices, 2000)
 * Paco de Lucía (Luzia, 1998;  EnVivo,  2011).
 * Jabier Muguruza (Konplizeak, 2007).
 * Vicente Amigo (Vivencias imaginadas,1995).