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]
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^Blas Vega, José; Ríos Ruiz, Manuel (1990). "See page 649". Diccionario enciclopédico ilustrado del flamenco (in Spanish) (2 ed.). Madrid: Editorial Cinterco. p. 649. ISBN84-86365-27-9. OL1768847M.