Tío Luis el de la Juliana

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Tío Luis el de la Juliana (* around 1750 in Jerez de la Frontera ) was a Spanish singer.

He is the first person to be mentioned in writing in the history of flamenco . Demófilo dated his work to the last third of the 18th century. The information on his life is so sparse that his real existence was doubted and it was assumed that it was a figure of legend. Today, however, its existence is considered certain. Oral tradition says that he belonged to the Kalé people . He was a water seller and got his water from the Fuente de los Albarozones well in Jerez.

His traditional name is probably a stage name. Juan de la Plata believed he was so named because he sang gilianas , a forerunner of today's corridos and romances. The addition Tío , uncle, is a tribute.

He also sang Tonás and probably a number of other song genres of his time. The four oldest surviving Tonás are ascribed to him:

  1. Toná-liviana de Tío Luis el de la Juliana
  2. Toná grande de Tío Luis el de la Juliana
  3. Toná del Cristo de Tío Luis el de la Juliana
  4. Toná de los Pajaritos de Tío Luis el de la Juliana

It is not certain whether he was also the author.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ángel Álvarez Caballero: El cante flamenco . Alianza Editorial, Madrid 2004, ISBN 978-84-206-4325-0 , p. 15 .
  2. ↑ a b Ángel Álvarez Caballero: El cante flamenco . S. 16 .
  3. ↑ Ángel Álvarez Caballero: El cante flamenco . S. 19 .
personal data
SURNAME Tío Luis el de la Juliana
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish singer, forerunner of flamenco
DATE OF BIRTH around 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerez de la Frontera
DATE OF DEATH 18th century or 19th century