Raúl Rodríguez Quiñones, born 8 January 1974 in Seville, Spain, is a musician, composer, and cultural historian. After initial training in blues and rock, he embraced flamenco guitar under the influence of Diego del Gastor, joining Kiko Veneno’s band and contributing to albums such as Punta Paloma (1997) and Dice la Gente (2010). Rodríguez expanded his work in the 2000s with the trio Son de la Frontera, producing Son de la Frontera (2004) and Cal (2006), the latter earning a nomination for a Latin Grammy in 2007. In 2013, he released De un Mundo Raro. Cantes por Chavela with Martirio, a project that toured Spain, Latin America, and the United States. His solo trilogy-Razón de Son (2014), La Raíz Eléctrica (2017), and La Razón Eléctrica (2023)-explored flamenco’s Afro‑Caribbean roots and has received critical acclaim in world‑music circles.
