Blessed be David Carmona
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Martirio, National Award for Contemporary Music 2016
Singer Martyrdom has been awarded the 2016 National Prize for Current Music, granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and endowed with 30.000 euros. In its ruling, the jury has resolved to grant this recognition to Martirio for «his personal approach to popular music, from his Andalusian roots, showing the value of the copla to the new generations and for promoting a deep approach to Ibero-American music ».
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Jorge Pardo: «This is a recognition of the generation of musicians who opened up to the world»
One more. One more prize. After being designated Best European Jazz Musician two years ago by the French Jazz Academy, Jorge Pardo (Madrid, 1955) is now receiving the National Prize for Current Music granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, another important award that adds to a trajectory marked by good music. «I did not expect it, the truth, well, I do not campaign for these things; I dedicate myself to acting and doing my best, so yes, I am surprised ».
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Seven artists who recorded with Nuevos Medios among the 50 best of Spanish Pop
La Spanish Journal of Sociological Research (Rice, for short) does not seem like a promising place to find revelations about pop music. But its latest issue offers a fascinating study that reveals who are the most valued artists by Spanish music critics. A highly eclectic selection that places Radio Futura, an intellectual rock group, at the top, followed at a short distance by the singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat and, close behind, the singer Camarón de la Isla.
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