Rocío Márquez & Bronquio

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Image courtesy of Grec Festival de Barcelona

Flamenco and urban electronic sounds are combined in an album which aims to bring el cante to new audiences, using all possible means.

Rocío Márquez was born in Huelva and is one of the most outstanding and lauded el cante talents on the current flamenco scene. The winner of a “Miner's Lamp” at the 2008 Cante de las Minas Festival in La Unión, Márquez is heir to a tradition of female vocalists such as Carmen Linares, Lole Montoya and many others who have carved out a path in a flamenco scene that is just as male chauvinist as the rest of the society we live in. However, she believes that this is a great time for women in the world of flamenco.

Santi Bronquio better known as Bronquio was born in Jerez and is one of the big names on the electronic and urban music scene. Bronquio had already made remixes of some of Rocío Márquez's songs, but they had never embarked on anything as ambitious as making an album together.

To make her way in a big, diverse world, Márquez shows a determination to progress and experiment, which is why she welcomed the chance to work with Bronquio and bring her music to electronic and urban sounds. She does so in songs which have lyrics by contemporary poets with whose words she sings about the humanity of our times. Her goal is to find new audiences through electronic music, urban sounds and the poetry of our times all enhanced through innovative stage design bringing a dimension to her concerts.

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