He called Carmona, like his distant cousins of the dynasty of Granada Habichuelas all guitarists. His ancestors were masters blacksmiths in Malaga, but his family will emigrate to North Africa and that he will be born in Lyon in 1963, one year after the exile.
Juan was just 10 when his father gave him his first guitar.
He rubs and supports for over eight years the biggest names in flamenco, soaking up their knowledge: the singers Agujetas, Duquende, Terremoto Hijo, Capuyo Jerez Rubichi Antonio y Manuel Malena, Jesus Monje (brother of Camaron de la Isla), Jose Mendez ...; dancers Joaquin Grilo, Maria del Mar Moreno, Ana Parilla, Angelita Vargas y Joselito Joselito Fernandez and records with Chano Dominguez, Rubem Dantas, Manolito Soler, Tino di Geraldo ...
He won the grand prize in the International Jerez de la Frontera in 1988, is a finalist in Guitar Competition of the Union and Cordoba receives 1989, graduated from the Jerez Flamenco Foundation awarded by the guitarist Manolo Sanlucar, won in 1990 the price of the Villa Medicis Hors Les Murs and the trophy awarded by Don Antonio Chacon Peña's flamenco, price becomes the holder of Notes in 1992 and finally ultimate accolade: he won first prize in Madrid Paco de Lucia in 1994.
In his stay in Spain will be born his album "Borboreo (shock of World Music in 1996) in tribute to the town of Jerez, under the musical direction of Isidro Muñoz, exceptional artist, and" Entre dos barrios with singer and guitarist Jose Mendez Moraito Chico. On his return to France in 1996, Juan Carmona continues series of recordings and concerts. Having worked with many artists from different musical cultures: Mino Cinelu, Birili Lagren Larry Corriel, Babik Rheinhart, Philip Catherine, Christian Escoudé, Raphael Fays to name a few in the jazz world; Subramanian for Indian music, the Matlubeth singer (Uzbekistan) and participated ... on numerous film scores (The Beautiful Story, Kitchens and Dependencies, quicksand), Juan Carmona created his own training: the Juan Carmona Grupo. Since then, he travels the French and international scenes clasping an international musical career: USA, Germany, Italy, England, Morocco, Russia, Holland, Hungary ... performing in major festivals like the Jazz Festival in Vienna (2007) or the Montreal Jazz Festival (2007). A show dedicated to him on Arte in October 1998 by Lord Yehudi Menuhin master Juan Carmona who is an exceptional guitarist.
Disc " Nuevos Caminos "published in 2000 followed by" Orillas "in 2002, nominated for Latin Grammy Awards (2003) for Best Flamenco Album and critical acclaim.
His new work "Sinfonia Flamenca," also nominated for Latin Grammy Awards 2006, is now performed by orchestras around the world: the Russian Philarmony, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre de Tunis Orchestra
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