Flamenco-world.com, September 2005

The much-awaited new record by Duquende is about to see the light. ‘Mi forma de vivir’ (‘My Way of Living’) is scheduled to come out on the market this October. The album, produced by Chicuelo, will include tangos by Paco de Lucía, as well as bulerías, fandangos, soleares and tanguillos. Collaborating with the Catalan cantaor are musicians such as Carles Benavent, Piraña and Juaneke.

Some of the tracks on this third album, which comes five years after ‘Samaruco’, are going to have an advance premiere on Friday, September 16th, 2005 at the Mercat de Música Viva World Music Festival in the town of Vic near Barcelona. Chicuelo, Juaneke, Miguel Lavis and José Santiago accompany the artist in this performance. Duquende is also scheduled to perform on September 24th at Plaza de la Catedral (Cathedral Square) in Barcelona and on October 1st in the ‘Noches gitanas’ (‘Gypsy Nights’) series at Madrid's Teatro Español (Spanish Theater).

Duquende combines his solo work with Paco de Lucía's tour. The cantaor is a member of the guitar maestro's band and collaborates on his latest album, ‘Cositas buenas’. Their upcoming performances in September are at the Málaga Bullring on Saturday the 17th, in Budapest, Hungary on Monday the 19th, at Madrid's Las Ventas Bullring on Thursday the 22nd and on Friday the 30th in Castellón at the Palacio de Congresos (Convention Center) Auditorium.

magazine@flamenco-world.com