LA JOSE– SPAIN–

Alicante, 1983. songwriter, singer, teacher.

Her music reflects human passions and social causes. She is both a commited and real communicator woman. She has done many trainings as a soloist and as a collaborator: Ofir, Rapsoda and La Jose, David de María, Tomasito, Víctor Iniesta (Manolo García), Miguel Campello (elbicho), Zagala, José Luis Montón (Maite Martín, Ara Malikian), Eduardo Paniagua, Wafir S. Gibril (Radio Tarifa), Alpargata, Sonia Megias, Julio Castejón (Asfalto), Diego Montoto, Manuel Sanz (Cosmosoul), Luis Pastor… Moreover, she has stepped on stages in Great Britain, UAE, Portugal, France, Italy, Bosnia, Macedonia, Germany, Estonia, Colombia and Cuba in festivals and party halls.

She is qualified as a voice technician and flamenco with several mentors. She plays with different vocal colours in her concerts, combining esthetical resources from different cultures and styles with fluency (from flamenco to jazz, from Sephardic and Andalusian to salsa and soul). This, together with her ability of improvisation and her freshness when dancing, makes of her live show a unique experience. The urban style is raising in her creations, since she has also done rap. Both the contemporary and the root come together organically.

Furthermore, la Jose has been facilitating dissemination and learning processes through the voice in workshops at festivals and different institutions for several years. She is convinced of the importance of making her culture known, as well as the transforming and therapeutic power of music and voice.

LINE-UP:

  • ‘la Jose’: Voice, cajón flamenco and squared tambourine. (pandero cuadrado)

  • Iván Mellén: Percussions

  • Luís Gallo: Spanish Guitar

“A woman who will contribute a lot to the muic world” Pilar Sampietro. RNE

ARTISTIC WORK

2015 “Espiral”, SOLO ALBUM. Selfproduced in 2014 and published by the label “Arc Music”in 2015.

2018 “Zagala”, EP of Traditional Iberian Music;. Selected for Showcase in Womex 2019, Finland.

2018 “De la Bella Durmiente a la Moza Despierta” SHOW by la Jose. Live Poetry, Dancing and Painting performance about Women Universe and Empowerment.

2019 “Leilunar”, MUSIC SHOW. Flamenco and Arabic music.

2019 “Muévete”, SINGLE with a meticulous MUSIC VIDEO with an excelent welcome . By and for women.

2020 “La Niña del Pero”, SINGLE with a funny MUSIC VIDEO feat. la Mare. (Flamenco funk and humour)

2021 “Camino Nuevo” , SINGLE, LIVE music recording and VIDEO.

2021 “Gitanita de la Nueva Era”, SINGLE with an ARTISTIC DOCUMENTARY MUSIC VIDEO about gypsy women.