Duquende

Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965), is a Spanish Romani flamenco singer (cantaor). Born in Sabadell, Spain, He is considered a successor 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 1996, Duquende was the first cantaor to be invited to perform at the Champs Elysées theatre in Paris.

• 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).