Tomatito

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Jose Fernandez Torres better known as Tomatito was born in Almeria in 1958, in the Pescaderia neighborhood. His family is associated with Almeria since many generations back and has an inherent musical tradition.
Jose grew up in an environment closely linked to music and especially, to flamenco. He learnt his first chords from his father and grandfather and showed strong musical talent and almost innate ability from an early age.
Right at the start of his career in the 1980s he formed what was to become the most famous of flamenco duos with Camaron, and then, taking the path prepared for him by Paco de Lucia, performed with accompanists such as Antonio and Juan Carmona (Ketama), Antonio Canales and El Duquenque. He is now surrounded with gypsy artists in his groups who represent the more ethnic aspect of group flamenco as initiated by Paco. Tomatito can therefore be seen as the bridge between Paco and Camaron's generation and what the media have incorrectly labeled “Nuevo flamenco.”

Official website: www.tomatito.com

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