Tomatito

Tomatito
Tomatito in Alhóndiga de Granaditas in 2016
Tomatito in Alhóndiga de Granaditas in 2016
Background information
Birth nameJosé Fernández Torres
Also known asTomatito
Born (1958-08-20) August 20, 1958 (age 66)
OriginFondón, Almería
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
InstrumentFlamenco guitar
Years active1980s-present
Websitehttps://tomatito.org/en/homepage/

José Fernández Torres (born Fondón, 1958), known professionally as Tomatito, is a Spanish roma flamenco guitarist and composer. Having started his career accompanying famed flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla (with Paco de Lucía), he has made a number of collaborative albums and six solo albums, two of which have won Latin Grammy Awards.[1]

  1. ^ Amela, Víctor; Sanchís, Ima; Amiguet, Lluís (October 15, 2010). Guerrero, Laura (ed.). "Soy un gitano que paga sus impuestos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2019.