Potito (singer) explained
El Potito, (born Antonio Vargas Cortés in Seville in 1976) is a Spanish flamenco and new flamenco singer.[1] [2] He has been hailed as a "young singer tipped to be following in the footsteps of El Camaron."[3] Bernard Leblon said he has a "prodigious voice capable of hitting incredibly high notes, [and] was an overnight sensation in the world of flamenco."[4]
From a child at the age of 10,[5] he began acting, singing and flamenco dancing on the tourist boats on the Guadalquivir River. As a teenager, collaborated with acclaimed artists such as Paco de Lucía ("Zyryab").[6] By 1996 he had already released two albums with collaborations with Vicente Amigo and others. He has since performed in a large number of performances internationally, collaborating in performances of Joaquin Cortes and Sara Baras, and is a singer in the Tomatito group. Altogether he has released six albums, the last of which is Macandé.
Discography
- Contributing artist
Notes and References
- Book: Rodgers, Eamonn. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. 23 August 2012. 26 July 1999. CRC Press. 978-0-415-13187-2. 375.
- Book: Broughton, Simon. World Music: The Rough Guide. registration. 23 August 2012. 1994. Rough Guides. 978-1-85828-017-2.
- Book: Broughton. Simon. Ellingham. Mark. Trillo. Richard. World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. registration. 23 August 2012. 1999. Rough Guides. 978-1-85828-635-8. 291.
- Book: Leblon, Bernard. Gypsies and Flamenco: The Emergence of the Art of Flamenco in Andalusia, Interface Collection. 23 August 2012. 1 November 2003. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. 978-1-902806-05-1. 121.
- Book: Billboard. 23 August 2012. 20 November 1999. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 93. 0006-2510.
- Web site: Potito. https://archive.today/20130123174148/http://www.flamenco-world.com/tienda/author/potito/594/. dead. 23 January 2013. Flamencoworld.com. 23 August 2012.
