Guillermo Cano GarcÃa
First prize for Cartageneras.
Guillermo Cano García
Huelva
Age 38
Cante Minera, Taranta, Cartagenera, Siguiriya
Born in 1973, he began his participation in Flamenco events in his native town of Bolullos Par del Condado in Huelva in 2002.
His focus is very much on a purist style and he has already preformed alongside artists such as José Menese, El Lebrijano, Manuel Mairena and "El chocolate" amongst others.
Since 2004 he has performed in Cerdanyola, Granada, Zamora, Marchena, and Ávila, participated in the XIV Bienal de Flamenco in Seville and in 2007 recorded his first album, "Rincón del Pensamiento, " which won the prize for best new artist given by "Flamenco Hoy."
Amongst the prizes won to date are:
First prize in the volaera flamenca de Loja ( Granada).
First prize in the Festival Internacional Cante de las Minas for the group of songs from Córdoba, Granada y Málaga in 2002.
First prize in the Soleá de Triana in Seville, 2003.
First prize for the categories of Taranta and Cartagenera in Cante de las Minas, La Unión in 2003
First prize in the Concurso de Cante Jondo de Antonio Mairena in Mairena de Alcor, Seville, in the category of Malagueñas in 2004.
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