Performance · Production
El Barrio
El Barrio is credited on 13 releases across 5 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–1992 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
13
Pressings credited
5
Albums
2
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
José Luis Figuereo Franco, better known by the stage name El Barrio, is a Spanish new flamenco singer. He was born on 4 June 1970 in Cádiz, Santa María. Figuereo is known as a multi-artist from Andalucía. He is not only a singer-songwriter, but is also a composer and a poet. In his music, he uses old and new flamenco techniques. His poetic style offers a fresh take on flamenco. The lyrics of his songs define an urban flamenco, with conceptual and emotional subjects. His language is lyrical, youthful, and modern, employing slang and even gypsy expressions into his work. This poetic style is reminiscent of the great Spanish flamenco singers. He has first-class use of his throat when singing. His poetry is evocative of the poetry from the Generation of '27, from the surrealism of Alberti, to the more gypsy Federico García Lorca and the passionate Miguel Hernández. José Luis Figuereo, Selu, El Barrio, is an urban poet of the 21st century for his fans, he has connected very well with them, even more with the young fans who already like flamenco.
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Credited work
13 releases · 5 albums · active 1988–1992
- Performance · 12
- Production · 1
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- East Side Hoods
- Jellybean
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