Rafael Riqueni

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riqueni and the second or maternal family name is Del Canto.
Rafael Riqueni
Riqueni performing in 2016
Riqueni performing in 2016
Background information
Birth nameRafael Riqueni del Canto
Born(1962-08-16)16 August 1962
Sevilla, Spain
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1974 (1974)–present
Websitewww.rafael-riqueni.com

Rafael Riqueni del Canto (Sevilla, August 16, 1962), is a Spanish guitar player and composer. He is considered as one of the biggest names or “Maestros” in flamenco guitar history.[1][2][3] At age fourteen, he won the two main national awards for flamenco guitar in Spain.[4] As an adult, he has won the most prestigious flamenco music awards in Spain, including: Premio Andalucía de Cultura, Premio Nacional de la Crítica, Giraldillo a la Maestría de la XVIII Bienal de Flamenco [5][6] y el Premio AIE.[7] In 2017, he was awarded with XXXI Compás del Cante,[8] this award is always referred to by the Spanish media as the "Flamenco Nobel prize".[9][10][11][12]

  1. ^ "Fallados los Premios Giraldillos de la XVIII Bienal de Flamenco". 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ "SGAE. Enrique Morente, El Lebrijano, Antonio Reyes, Farruquito, Miguel Ángel Cortés, Manuel Valencia y Rafael Riqueni, protagonistas de los Premios Giraldillos 2014". Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ Cera Vera, Manuel (2006). "En torno a la guitarra flamenca y la notación musical". Revista del Conservatorio Superior de Música "Rafael Orozco" de Córdoba. Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Educación. pp. 121–122. ISBN 84-688-0474-6.
  4. ^ Blas Vega, José; Ríos Ruiz, Manuel (1990). "See page 649". Diccionario enciclopédico ilustrado del flamenco (in Spanish) (2 ed.). Madrid: Editorial Cinterco. p. 649. ISBN 84-86365-27-9. OL 1768847M.
  5. ^ Alberto García Reyes (22 October 2014). "Riqueni, Farruquito, Antonio Reyes y Cortes, Giraldillos de la Bianal 2014". Diario ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ Bienal de Flamenco. "Fallados los Premios Giraldillos de la XVIII Bienal de Flamenco" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Premios AIE a toda una vida 2015" (PDF). www.filaie.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Rafael Riqueni, premio Compás del Cante". sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. ^ SER, Cadena (14 December 2017). "Rafael Riqueni recibió el Compás del Cante de la Fundación Cruzcampo". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ^ "José Mercé: "El Compás del Cante es el Nobel del flamenco"". sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  11. ^ Internet, Unidad Editorial. "Pansequito pone compás al 'Nobel' del flamenco | Andalucía | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  12. ^ "El tocaor sevillano Rafael Riqueni recibe el XXXI Compás del Cante de la Fundación Cruzcampo". www.guiaflama.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.