Al Cantar a Manuel

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Based on the works of Andalusian poet Manuel Alcantara, Al Cantar a Manuel is the sixth studio album from influential Barcelona cantaora Mayte Martin. Released in 2010, the follow-up to De Fuego y de Agua features 12 intimate and emotive flamenco and bolero tracks which showcase her effortlessly rich and smooth vocal tones. The disc includes "Excusas a Lola" and "Manuel."
by Jon O'Brien


"A born artist. [...] An important number of cantaores of the younger generation have been influence by her. Her image is closer to that of Camarón or José Mercé than that of a typical woman cantaora, and she sings flamenco with moving sweetness and deep knowledge of the essence." (José Miguel Gamboa and Pedro Calvo, Guía libre del flamenco, 2001)

"The best female flamenco voice of her generation, undoubtedly, the most complete 'cantaora'. She sings everything, and she sings everything well. At this rate, this 'cantaora' [...] will add her name to the great ones in history." (Ángel Álvarez Caballero, La discografía ideal del flamenco, 1995)


Discography:
Muy Frágil, K-Industria Cultural, 1994
Free Boleros, K-Industria Cultural, 1996
Querencia, Virgin, 2000
Tiempo de Amar, Virgin, 2002
De fuego y de agua, KLM, 2008, with the sisters Katia and Marielle Labeque
Al cantar a Manuel, Nuevos Medios S.A 2009
Cosas de dos, 2012