Diego Clavel

Biography

Diego Andrade Martagón, Diego Clavel, born in La Puebla de Cazalla (Seville) in 1946. Like José Menese, it was the poet and landscape painter, Francisco Moreno Galván, who introduced him to the intricacies of the cante art. His enormous pulmonary faculties allowed him to succeed in a great number of contests and festivals in the 1960s. He has participated in many shows and performed in many theatres.

Considered one of the best experts of malagueñas alive, and singer of extreme strength and knowledge of the oldest and purest styles, seguiriyas, soleá, cantes del levante, fandangos...

In 1970 he obtains the First Prize in Seguiriyas and Tonás in the 8th Festival of Cante Jondo “Antonio Mairena” in Mairena del Alcor (Seville) followed by the Catavino de Oro given by the Peña El Lucero in Montilla, during the festival of La Cata de Montilla, competing with Juan Peña "El Lebrijano", José Menese, Curro Malena, El Camarón de la Isla and Antonio Fernández Díaz “ Fosforito”. Another of his awards has been the prize Saeta de Oro de Radio Nacional de España in Seville in 1971. In 1972, he wins the Second Prize in the contest of the first 50th anniversary Cante Jondo Competition in Granada

Discography

1971 - (7", EP) "Diego Clavel Tientos Seguiriyas Soleares Martinetes" Te Llamo y No Vienes / Un Bien Tenía / Tienes Un Nombre Soano / Llevando Las Mismas Penas (7", EP) RCA Victor 3-21133
1972 - (7", EP) "Diego Clavel" Siempre lo han dicho/ Techito no tengo/ Andas reclamando moños/ Me han hecho cambiar los tiempos. Second single with the guitar of Manolo Brenes and lyrics by Francisco Moreno Galván. RCA Víctor 3-21145
1973- LP “Cantes Vividos”with the guitar of Manolo Brenes and lyrics by Moreno Galván and Caballero Bonald. Ariola 82235 
1974 - Single "Saetas" with lyrics by Francisco Moreno Galván, producer Caballero Bonald. Ariola 11660-A
1975 - LP “La Raíz del Grito” with the guitars of Manolo Brenes and Pedro Peña and lyrics by Caballero Bonald. Ariola 88219-I
1976 - LP “Encuentro” with the guitars of Pedro Peña and Enrique de Melchor and lyrics by Diego Andrade, Caballero Bonald and Emilio Jiménez Díaz. BASF 30 53905 
1981 - LP “Cantes y Pensamientos” with the guitars of Juan Carmona “Habichuela” and Pedro Peña and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Columbia
1987 - LP “A Golpes de Corazón” with the guitars of Pedro Peña and Pedro Bacán and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Pasarela
1988 - LP "Antonio Mairena, Joselo de Morón, Rafael Romero, Agujetas, La Periñaca, Manuel Mairena, Negro del Puerto, Diego Clavel, El Lebrijano - ROMANCES, GALIANAS Y ALBOREAS FLAMENCO 1" Sarpe FD1
1990 - LP “Mi Sentir” with the guitars of Pedro Bacán and Fernando Rodríguez and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Pasarela PSD -5061-00
1992 - CD “Sentir Navideño” with the guitars of Paco Cortes and Fernando Rodríguez and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Cambayá Records CD - 006-F
1992 - Double LP “La Malagueña a través de los Tiempos”. 31 styles of Malagueñas where Diego Clavel includes his own personal style, accompanied by the guitars of Manolo Franco, Paco Cortes and Fernando Rodríguez and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Provincial Government of Malaga. Canoa
1995 - CD  “Por Derecho”. Commemoration of the 25 years of his singing career. With the guitars of Pedro Peña, Pedro Bacán and Fernando Rodríguez and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Cambayá Records CD-008-F
1996 - CD “Poemas del Toreo”. Contains 10 poems by Gerardo Diego. With the guitars of Pedro Bacán, Antonio Carrión and Fernando Rodríguez. Antequera Records CD-009.F 
1997 - CD "Diego Clavel y Cañadú - De Blanco y Oro" (Poema Sinfónico-Flamenco A Manolete). Cambayá Records, Antequera Records CD-011F 
2000 - CD  “Cante, Jondo, Arte, Morisco, Flamenco". Diego Clavel with Manolo Franco.
2001 - Double CD “La Malagueña a través de los Tiempos”. Reedition of the 31 malagueñas already recorded, and including 16 new styles, where Diego Clavel incorporates two personal styles of Malagueñas with the guitars of Paco Cortes, Manolo Franco and Fernando Rodríguez and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Cambayá Records CD.012.F.2  
2003 - Doble CD  “Por los Rincones de Huelva (Sueño cumplido)”. Compilation of 60 styles of Fandangos of Huelva with their origins and creators, with the guitars of Antonio Carrión and Paco Cortes and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Cambayá Records BB462 
2005 - Double CD “Diego Clavel por Solea”. Diego compiles 85 styles of solea, with its creators and the precedence of all of the styles. With the guitars of Antonio Carrión and Paco Cortes and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Cambayá Records KAR7712 
2007 - Double CD “Diego Clavel por Levante” where Diego compiles 33 styles of cantes from Levante including Tarantas, Mineras, Cartageneras, Levanticas, Tarantos, Fandangos Mineros, Murcianas and for the first time records two styles of Malagueñas from the Canary Islands. With the guitars of Paco Cortes and Antonio Carrión and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Karonte KAR-7719
2008 - Double CD “Diego Clavel por Seguiriyas” where Diego compiles 54 styles, indicating their creator and origin of the cantes by seguiriyas. With the guitars of Paco Cortes and Antonio Carrión and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Karonte KAR-7722 
2011 - CD  “Diego Clavel por Sevillanas”. Diego records 14 sevillanas with his own lyrics and music. With the guitar of Antonio Carrión. Cambayá Records, Karonte KAR 7727 
2014 - Double CD “ A mis Hermanos”. Diego decides to conclude his recorded works, compiling a total of 24 songs: Alboreá, peteneras, jaleos extremeños, guajira, bamberas, fandangos from Huelva, romance, aires de Alosno, malagueña del Caribe, villancico por cantiñas, liviana-serrana-seguiriya- by María Borrico, cantes de trillas in CD number 1. In CD number 2: martinete and debla, fandango del Niño León, bulerías, tangos del Chaqueta, abandolao, fandango del Niño Gloria, alegrías, bulerías por solea, fandangos del Peluso, fandango valiente de Huelva, tientos and debla-toná. With the guitars of Antonio Carrión and Manuel Herrera and lyrics by Diego Andrade Martagón. Cambayá Records, Karonte KAR 7739

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