Diego Carrasco
Full name
Biography
Diego Carrasco Fernández was born in Jerez de la Frontera in 1954. He started out as a Flamenco guitarist and was known as "El Tate." During this stage of his life he accompanied artists such as Tía Anica la Piriñaca, El Piki El Turronero, Tío Gregorio "El Borrico", Terremoto de Jerez and Sernita de Jerez; and Flamenco dancers like Alejandro Vega and Antonio Gades.
Then rock music crossed his with Miguel Ríos and the group "Guadalquivir", when he acquired a rock sound which was in keeping with his rebellious personality. This period brought his unforgettable collaborations with Paco de Lucía, Manolo Sanlúcar, Camarón de la Isla, and many more. However, he soon became a singer, adopting an unusual style based on the beat.
He created numbers that have been interpreted by such masters as Camarón and Morente. He adapted popular lyrics and children's songs to be sung as bulerías and received recognition in the Seville Flamenco Biennial when in the La Maestranza bullring he presented his show entitled "Y Sevilla”. He took part in the film entitled "Flamenco" directed by Carlos Saura adding vocals to the guitar played by Manolo Sanlúcar in the "alegrías" on his album "Tauromagia".
Diego Carrasco is continually revitalising his artistic career with new ideas and projects, based on his endless repertoire always enriched with new compositions, for which he is always surrounded by young musicians, most of them “Carrascos”. An example of this is "El Tiempo del Diablo”, a show which premiered in 2008 for the 15th Seville Flamenco Biennial where he also puts some fragments of Don Juan de Zorrilla to music.
Discography
1984 Cantes y sueños (RCA)
1987 Tomaketoma (LP) RCA PL-71528
1991 A Tiempo Polydor 1991 (4 versiones)
1991 A Tiempo (CD, Album) Polydor 849 219-2
1991 A Tiempo (LP) Polydor 849 219-1
1992 A Tiempo (LP) Discos Aspa A1AL 0098
1994 A Tiempo (CD, Album) Nuevos Medios NM 15 643 CDM
1993 Voz De Referencia (CD, Album) Nuevos Medios NM 15 639 CD
2000 Inquilino Del Mundo (CD, Album) Nuevos Medios NM 15 778 CD
2004 Mi ADN Flamenco (CD, Album) Nuevos Medios NM 15 845 CD
2012 Hippytano (CD, Album, Dig + DVD-V) Rumor Records R DVD 026
1987 Tomaketoma (7", Single) RCA PB-41715
1991 El Tino De Un Torero (7", Single, Promo) Polydor 879 906-7
2001 El Gurú Del Soniquete (CD, Comp) Altaya none
2002 Nuevos Medios Colección (CD, Comp) Nuevos Medios NM 15 811 CD