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This Flamenco fusion style has its roots in the 1980s, when many younger flamenco artists were influenced by other musical genres from around the world.
The most important early pioneers of New Flamenco are the guitarist Paco de Lucia and singer Camarón de la Isla. Between 1968 and 1977 they enjoyed a fruitful collaboration which produced 10 albums, of which many introduced fresh musical concepts into the traditional and somewhat 'dusty' music style, that flamenco had become. After their collaboration Paco de Lucia went on to develop flamenco music into many different directions, even back into the direction of the Moorish music origins of traditional flamenco music.
The group Ketama has a salsa derived New Flamenco style and has become one of the most important New Flamenco groups from Spain.
Saxophonist Jorge Pardo and pianist Chano Dominguez are both Jazz inspired New Flamenco musicians, and can be called acknowledged flamenceros.
More multi-faceted artists such as singers Pata Negra , Alejandro Sanz and Diego El Cigala have fused flamenco with such diverese styles as rock, pop, blues and sonSon can refer to various things: A male direct descendant If referring to the Korean branch of Buddhism, see Seon Son, a commune in the Ardennes departement in France A town within the municipality of Son en Breugel, in the Netherlands A Cuban musical sty.
Outside of Spain, one of the most famous New Flamenco groups is the FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. group Gipsy KingsThe Gipsy Kings are a group of French gypsy (gitane) musicians, best known for bringing rhumba flamenca, a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music, to mainstream audiences. Their debut recordings were Djoba Djoba , Bamboleo and Volare (a rhumba, which developed traditional "Rumba Flamenco" into a popular New Flamenco style.
Flamenco styles