José Andrés Cortés

José Andrés Cortés, a gipsy guitarist, was born in Barcelona on 6 August 1981. He started learning as a flamenco guitarist at the age of 12, with Manuel Cañizares and Manuel Granados as teachers. He would start in some of Barcelona´s legendary flamenco tablaos, such as Tablao del Carmen and el Cordobés.

He has spread his talent around both Spain and the rest of the world: China, Japan, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and recently on tour in Mexico and the USA as an artist of the Compañía de Rafael Amargo (Rafael Amargo´s flamenco group). After quite an intense experience in the flamenco world, he formed his own music band, Almacalé, where he is the manager and composer. During his artistic career, he has been awarded the 1st Prize in the XV Young Figures of Flamenco Guitar National Contest, as well as the 1st Prize in the prestigious Niño Ricardo Guitar Contest, in Murcia, apart from some other prizes in Minas Singing Festival, held in La Unión. The thing is that, at the age of 27 he had already made a name for himself, both in the world of performances and concerts, and in dancing groups.