Manuel Torre

Manuel Soto Loreto, known as Manuel Torre or Manuel Torres ( born December 5, 1878 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, † July 21, 1933, Seville, Spain) was a Romani ( Kalo ) flamenco singer.

Loreto was born in the area of ​​Jerez de la Frontera, in the district of San Miguel. He was influenced by singers such as Manuel Molina, El Marrurro from Jerez and Enrique el Mellizo from Cádiz and began his career in the café cantante of Seville. In his time, he had a great influence on singers such as La Niña de los Peines, Antonio Mairena or Manuel Agujetas. As a versatile singer, he mastered many Palos, such as Siguiriyas, Soleá, Saetas or Fandango. However, he rarely entered a recording studio and his recordings are of varying quality.

Discography

  • Historic Recordings / Grabaciones históricas 1909-1931, Empresa Pública de Gestión, 1997 ( Complete edition )
Singing Palo (Flamenco)
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