The world-renowned flamenco guitarist Juan Carmona celebrates four decades of a career shaped by passion and encounters with the release of his new album, Laberinto de luz. This new opus offers a unique experience at the crossroads of flamenco, jazz, and latin rhythms—a vibrant testament to his exceptional musical path.
Juan Carmona picked up a guitar at the age of 10 and never let it go. For this kid, born in Lyon from a Spanish family recently exiled from North Africa, the instrument quickly became a universal key: a tool to shape his own identity and language; a divining rod guiding him back to the Andalusia of his ancestors where, as a young man, he went to study with the greatest flamenco masters; but also a compass leading him to countless paths and encounters, from his gypsy brothers to Al Di Meola, from Gnawa musicians to Uzbekistan and India, from worldwide tours to cinema sets...
