La Macanita | |
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 At the 2013 Festival de Fès in Barcelona | |
| Born | Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco 13 June 1969 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Musical career |
| Genres | Flamenco fusion |
| Labels | Twin Records, Nuevos Medios S.A. |
| Years active | 1989–present |
La Macanita is the artistic name of Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco (born 13 June 1969), a Spanish flamenco singer.
Known by a nickname derived from that of her father, the palmero and accompanist El Macano, this Jerez-born singer is considered one of the most prominent figures of today's flamenco. At age 4 she appeared singing and dancing on the television series Rito y Geografía del Cante . Since then she has toured prestigious tablaos in Spain and participated in international festivals. [1] [2]
Linked to figures such as Manuel Morao and Manolo Sanlúcar, La Macanita stood out early in her career for bulerías, siguiriyas, and villancicos like the one she plays in the 1995 Carlos Saura film Flamenco .
Her first performances were in Jerez de la Frontera, in the children's choir España-Jerez directed by the guitarist Manuel Morao. He organized the Jueves Flamencos with Manuel Carpio and Manolito Parrilla, which then formed part of the Villancico Choir of the Chair of Flamencology. Thanks to the Jerez Savings Bank she recorded several albums, some as soloist.
In 1983, at age 14, La Macanita performed her first recital, together with guitarist Ramón Trujillo, at the Hotel Jerez. In 1985, at 16, she performed at the Madrid tablaos Los Canasteros and Zambra , along with Ramírez, El Torta , El Capullo, and Moraíto Chico.
Her great promoter, Manuel Morao, made her a member of the company Manuel Morao y los Gitanos de Jerez in 1988, participating in the flamenco production Esa Forma de Vivir, and Manolo Sanlúcar incorporated her into the recording of Tauromagia, considered by some theorists to be the definitive flamenco guitar album. [3]
In 1989 she recorded her first album A la Luna Nueva with the Twin Records label (now defunct).
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