Antonio Campos débuts with a live album of traditional flamenco cante. The beautiful Al-Andalusian corn exchange whose name entitles the disc was the stage where the Granada-born cantaor decided to record his cante for the first time. ‘Corral del Carbón’ captures the recital which he offered on July 24th, 2007 in the setting of the annual flamenco showcase Los Veranos del Corral. Accompanied only by the guitar of Daniel Méndez and the clapping of Carlos Grilo and Luis Cantarote, he offers a total of seven natural cantes on the album. The romance por bulerías ‘Corral del Carbón’, the malagueñas and abandolaos ‘Juanillo el Loco’, the cantiñas ‘Dos o tres cositas tiene Cai’, the soleá ‘Papa Juan’, the seguiriya ‘Santiago y Santa Ana’, the tientos-tangos ‘Gaspar en la memoria’ and the bulería ‘¡Que ya están aquí!’ are this artist’s letter of introduction solo. Until now, Antonio Campos had focused his career on accompanying baile together with artists like Mario Maya, Isabel Bayón, Merche Esmeralda, Fuensanta la Moneta, Rocío Molina, Antonio Canales and Rafaela Carrasco, among others. He has also collaborated on record projects such as ‘Flamenco Chill’ and Nacho Arimany’s ‘Silence-Light’.

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