Carmen Linares
Full name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Biography
María del Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez was born in Linares, Jaén, in 1951. She is one of the most relevant singers of the present.
She started in the flamenco world in the midst of her family, since her father was an amateur guitarist from Linares called Antonio Pacheco. In 1965 she moved to Madrid, where she entered in contact with her first teachers: Juan Varea, El Gallina, Pepe el de la Matrona and La Perla de Cádiz, amongst others.
In her record debut in 1970 she was accompanied by the guitar of Juan Habichuela. Fosforito adopted her, whose influence is evident in her voice, since this has been her main source. In 1972 she went to work in Torres Bermejas sharing stage with Camarón, Enrique Morente, los hermanos Habichuela, La Perla and El Güito. Afterwards she went to Café de Chinitas and in 1978 she won in La Unión.
Her talent has permitted her to participate in all types of shows, such as Fallas "El amor brujo". She has also performed the words of García Lorca recorded by La Argentinita and in 1996 she released her most important record and perhaps the most relevant of all the recent flamenco albums: Carmen Linares en antología, la mujer en el cante, where she journeys through all the creations that have made women in flamenco. Later she put her voice to Manolo Sanlúcar´s production Locura de brisa y trino and she has worked in innumerable other projects, which demonstrate that she is the most important singer of our times.
Discography
The discography of Carmen Linares comprises projects that involve her musical creativity, her devotion to 'cante jondo' singing and her fondness of poetry.
Álbum
1988 - Cantaora. Flamencos Accidentales (3 versions)
1988 - Cantaora (CD, Album) Flamencos Accidentales
2003 - Latin Essentials (CD, Album, RE) Warner Music Latina
Cantaora (LP, Album) Flamencos Accidentales
1991 - La Luna en el Río. Auvidis Ethnic (2 versions)
1991 - La Luna en El Río (CD, Album) Auvidis Ethnic
2003 - La Luna en El Río (CD, Album, RE) Naïve
1994 - Spain: Desde el Alma (Cante Flamenco En Vivo) (CD, Album) Network Medien
1996 - Antología La Mujer en el Cante. Mercury (2 versions)
1996 - Antología La Mujer en el Cante (2xCD, Album) Mercury
2007 - Antología. La Mujer en el Cante (Edición Limitada 10 Aniversario 1997-2007) (2xCD, Album, RE+ DVD + Box, Ltd) Universal Music Group
1996 - Su Cante (CD, Album, RE) Hispavox
2000 - Manolo Sanlúcar Con Carmen Linares - Locura de Brisa y Trino (CD, Album) Mercury
2002 - Carmen Linares Con Gerardo Núñez Trío - Un Ramito de Locura. Mercury (3 versions)
2002 - Carmen Linares Con Gerardo Núñez Trío - Un Ramito de Locura (CD, Album) Mercury
2002 - Carmen Linares Con Gerardo Núñez Trío - Un Ramito de Locura (Cass, Album) Mercury
2008 - Un Ramito de Locura (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Boo) El País
2008 - Carmen Linares & Juan Carlos Romero - Raíces y Alas (CD, Album) Salobre, Salobre
2011 - Remembranzas (CD, Album, Dig) Salobre
2017 - Verso a Verso
Singles y EPs
1996 - Antología (CD, Single, Promo) Mercury
Recopilatorios
2000 - Carmen Linares, La Susi & Remedios Amaya - Las Reinas (CD, Comp) Altaya
2010 - El Flamenco es... Carmen Linares (Vive El Arte Y El Sentimiento) (CD, Comp) Universal Music Group
2014 - Lo Mejor de... Carmen Linares (CD, Comp) Universal Music Group
2015 - Antología (2xCD, Comp) Universal Music Group
Further information
Most significant prizes and awards:
Academy of Music Premio a Toda una Vida (2011)
Gold Medal for Fine Arts (2006)
National Music Award (2001)
Compás del Cante (1999)
Silver Medal from the Junta de Andalucía (1998)
ICARO Award (1988)
