Enrique Morente Cotelo, known as Enrique Morente, born in Granada, 1942 is a flamenco singer and controversial figure in contemporary flamenco. After his orthodox beginnings, he plunged into experimentalism, writing new melodies for cante (flamenco singing) and jamming with musicians of all styles, without renouncing his roots in traditional flamenco singing, which he keeps on cultivating.[LINK: http://www.macande.com/en/artistas/enriquemorente.html|] Enrique Morente in macande.com In spite of severe criticism from the most "purist" amongst the critics and public, Álvarez Caballero, Ángel: "Enrique Morente", ''La discografía ideal del flamenco'', Planeta, Barcelona, 1995 ISBN 84-08-01602-4"It hasn't been easy. First came the accusations of corruption of the music, of treachery in his struggle to disfigure what was already perfect

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