Family K
Habichuela / Carmona
Pepe Habichuela · Ketama
Calé / Gitano — Granada
Style: Flamenco
Granada Gitano dynasty. Habichuela el Viejo to Juan and Pepe, then Josemi and Ketama.
The nickname comes from the grandfather, Habichuela el Viejo, who accompanied his daughter Marina in Granada taverns. Father José Carmona taught the sons: Juan Habichuela (1933–2016), Carlos, Luis, and José Antonio Carmona — Pepe Habichuela (Granada 23 October 1944 – Madrid 4 August 2026).
Pepe moved to Madrid tablaos in 1964 and shared bills with Camarón and Enrique Morente. With Morente he recorded a homage to Antonio Chacón. Son Josemi Carmona (b. 1971) formed Ketama with cousins Juan El Camborio and Antonio Carmona — the family into nuevo flamenco.
This is a family of toque. Restaurant violin and pompe are other traditions.
Lineage
Birth and death on a vertical line — generation by generation. Places are listed where we could find them.
Generation 1
Habichuela el Viejo
Guitar, nickname of the family
Grandfather of the family. Accompanied his daughter Marina in Granada taverns.
Generation 2
José Carmona (Tío José Habichuela)
Guitar, father
Tío José Habichuela. Taught Juan, Pepe, Carlos and Luis.
Generation 3
Juan Habichuela
Guitar · 1933–2016
Born 1933 · Granada, Spain — Died 2016
Guitar. Elder brother of Pepe. Father of Juan El Camborio and Antonio Carmona of Ketama.
Generation 3
Pepe Habichuela
Guitar · 1944–2026
Born 23 October 1944 · Granada, Spain — Died 4 August 2026 · Madrid, Spain
José Antonio Carmona Carmona. Madrid tablaos from 1964. Records with Morente. Father of Josemi.
Generation 4
Josemi Carmona
Guitar, Ketama · b. 1971
Born 1971 · Madrid, Spain
Guitar. Ketama with cousins Juan El Camborio and Antonio Carmona.
Orchestra years
When the band was founded, when it split, when a new generation took the stand.
1964
New orchestra
Granada to tablao
Pepe Habichuela in Madrid
Pepe leaves Granada for Madrid tablaos. Later records with Morente.
1980s
Split — new band
The cousins take the family on the road
Ketama
Josemi with Juan El Camborio and Antonio Carmona. Nuevo flamenco from the Habichuela line.
2026
Band ends
Pepe dies in Madrid
Pepe Habichuela
4 August 2026. The toque family continues in Josemi and the cousins.
Neighbours
Same country or city, but a different way of playing.
- Amaya — Calé / Gitano — Barcelona
- Pavón — Calé / Gitano — Seville
- Montoya — Calé / Gitano — Madrid
- Monje Cruz — Calé / Gitano — San Fernando, Cádiz