NIÑO JOSELE EN CONCIERTO

 

FLAMENCO EN LA FRONTERA
The Hungarian Embassy in Spain has collaborated with Suma Flamenca, facilitating the presence of the incredible voice of Márta Sebestyén on the ocasión of the end of Hungarian Presidency of the European Union. In this double concert, the magnificent guitarist Niño Josele will present his new CD in the first half and Márta Sebestyén will perform in the second half. Finally, to close the evening, they will combine their art and perform together.

This is a great artistic moment for Niño Josele as is shown by the large number of concerts he is offering this year and also his collaboration with other famous musicians, as was the case with Paco de Lucía’s tour.

Niño Josele new repertoire originates from flamenco, but he is open to influences from jazz and Latin sounds, as can be heard on his latest disc Española, for which he was nominated for the Latin Grammys in 2010. He adheres to the purest jondo in pieces such as the rondeña Camino de Lucía, Zapateado para Bebo or the seguiriya Balcón de luna. The bulería and the tumbao are found in other pieces and there is even a tribute to Bill Evans.

These things are veyr good for flamenco, and the show that I’m bringing is certainly a fusion of these two genres. I’ll play my music, soleá, bulerías... and also themes by Bill Evans, for example. It will be a journey through what I have learned over the course of my career.

Niño Josele has developed a deep understanding with Israel Suárez “Piraña” over the years. With just a glance they understand each other perfectly. Alaín Pérez, one of the great musicians to be found today, adds the jazz note with the electric bass to a concert that is completed with the voice of David Maldonado and the zapateado of Juan de Juan. Niño Josele takes his inspiration from Paco de Lucía and Enrique Morente, his great maestros. With Paco de Lucía he experimented the range of the flamenco guitar, not just at a technical level but also at a historic level through the wisdom which the Cadiz maestro has accumulated in the many years he has been involved with flamenco. So much so that Niño Josele is considered by critics as a worthy successor to Paco de Lucía

Jazz had made Niño Josele recognize flamenco: If I want to do a rondeña I like it to have an air of Ramón Montoya, or if I play for soleá I wnat to recall the old musicians, Sabicas and all those people.

For Josele, music is a language that evolves constantly. His way of feeling music doesn’t change but he likes to look for different ways of expressing it.