Prominent Artists
Rumba flamenca became very popular in Catalonia in the 1950s and '60s with pop stars like Peret, Carmen Amaya and El Pescailla, generating a sub-style called Catalan rumba. It is also very popular in the Camargue region of France, home of Manitas de Plata, José Reyes & Los Reyes and the Gipsy Kings.
In recent years, rumba flamenca has become increasingly popular in the United States and other parts of the world. The following artists have all gained fame for playing music based loosely on rumba flamenca, often called Nuevo Flamenco.
- Alex Fox
- Antonio Cobo
- Armik
- Behzad (Behzad Aghabeigi)
- Benise (Roni Benise)
- Eric Hansen (guitarist)
- Gerhard Graf-Martinez
- Govi
- Guido Luciani
- Jason McGuire (guitarist)
- Jesse Cook
- Johannes Linstead
- José Luis Encinas
- Kevin Laliberte
- Lara & Reyes (Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes)
- Lawson Rollins
- Luis Villegas
- Luna Blanca (German group)
- Miguel "Mito" de Soto
- Nino Mekouar
- Nocy
- NovaMenco
- Oscar Lopez
- Ottmar Liebert
- Pavlo
- Robert Michaels
- Shahin & Sepehr (Shahin Shahida and Sepehr Haddad)
- Strunz & Farah (Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah)
- Wayne Wesley Johnson
- Willie and Lobo (Willie Royal and Wolfgang "Lobo" Fink)
- Young & Rollins (Dan Young and Lawson Rollins)
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