Family N
Monje Cruz
Camarón de la Isla
Calé / Gitano — San Fernando, Cádiz
Style: Flamenco
José Monje Cruz, Camarón. Gitano cante from San Fernando. With Paco de Lucía he remade the public ear without leaving the palos.
José Monje Cruz (1950–1992), of Gitano family from San Fernando. Camarón de la Isla remains the measure of flamenco singing in the late twentieth century.
Lineage
Birth and death on a vertical line — generation by generation. Places are listed where we could find them.
Generation 1
José Monje Cruz (Camarón de la Isla)
Voice · 1950–1992
Born 5 December 1950 · San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain — Died 2 July 1992 · Badalona, Spain
José Monje Cruz. Gitano cante. With Paco de Lucía he remade the public ear.
Orchestra years
When the band was founded, when it split, when a new generation took the stand.
1969–92
New orchestra
Cante remade, palos kept
Camarón with Paco de Lucía
San Fernando Gitano. The measure of late-century singing.
Neighbours
Same country or city, but a different way of playing.
- Amaya — Calé / Gitano — Barcelona
- Pavón — Calé / Gitano — Seville
- Montoya — Calé / Gitano — Madrid
- Habichuela / Carmona — Calé / Gitano — Granada