About Emilio Maya
In Granada’s flamenco history the surname Maya shines brightly in the person of Juan Maya “Marote”, the guitarist who transformed the panorama of flamenco guitar in the nineteen-sixties with his extraordinarily flamenco and personal style. In an interview with Marote shortly before his death I asked him about currently noteworthy Granada guitarists. He named but one, Emilio Maya, with whom he shares no family ties despite the name.
Emlio Maya was born in the coastal town of Molvízar in Granada province near Motril and Almuńécar into a gypsy family of itinerant merchants. At the age of 8 he began to play guitar and at 12 won his first contest in Lanjarón where he was the youngest contestant. In his lengthy career, in addition to performing at Spain’s most noteworthy tablaos and flamenco clubs, he has accompanied Enrique Morente, Marina Heredia and Estrella Morente as well as the dancing of Antonio Canales, Carmen Ledesma, Juan Andrés Maya, Juan de Juan and Carmen Montoya among many others.
There have also been collaborations with musicians from other fields such as Jorge Pardo, Rubém Dantas, Frank Holder and the Orquesta Andalusí from Tangiers, important influences that have enriched the musician without altering the innate flamenco quality of his artistic personality.
Following the release of his first recording “Temple”, the Deflamenco team went to Granada to interview Emilio Maya in the Andalamúsica recording studios located in the Albayzín where the work was recorded
Emlio Maya was born in the coastal town of Molvízar in Granada province near Motril and Almuńécar into a gypsy family of itinerant merchants. At the age of 8 he began to play guitar and at 12 won his first contest in Lanjarón where he was the youngest contestant. In his lengthy career, in addition to performing at Spain’s most noteworthy tablaos and flamenco clubs, he has accompanied Enrique Morente, Marina Heredia and Estrella Morente as well as the dancing of Antonio Canales, Carmen Ledesma, Juan Andrés Maya, Juan de Juan and Carmen Montoya among many others.
There have also been collaborations with musicians from other fields such as Jorge Pardo, Rubém Dantas, Frank Holder and the Orquesta Andalusí from Tangiers, important influences that have enriched the musician without altering the innate flamenco quality of his artistic personality.
Following the release of his first recording “Temple”, the Deflamenco team went to Granada to interview Emilio Maya in the Andalamúsica recording studios located in the Albayzín where the work was recorded
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