El Moreno began studying flamenco dance in New Mexico with
Rafael Martos during the María Benitez Santa Fe Flamenco Festival.
Soon after, he was introduced to the flamenco cante (singing) by
guitarist Ives Lucero. Under the artistic direction of Ramona
Garduño, El Moreno began performing as a singer and dancer with group Aire Flamenco in 1998. He studied with many renowned spanish artists such as dancers Joaquin Hidalgo, Joaquin Ruiz, Javier Latorre, Antonio Granjero, Domingo Ortega, Manuel Betanzos, Rafael Campallo and Andres Marín and singers Silverio Heredia, Cristo Cortez, José Anillo and Juan Suarez. In 1999 El Moreno moved to the San Francisco Bay area and has since been performing with many local artists while continuing the dance training with Carola Zertuche and Yaelisa, among others. Since July 2004, Azriel is a member of the Riquezas Flamenco Dance Company.
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Other pictures
of Azriel can be found HERE.
A live recorded
song can be found in:
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/224/the_benjamin_woods_project.html
and click on
"Bulerias Live at Timo's"
or dowloaded from :
**Bulerias**
Credits: Ben Woods (guitar), Melissa Cruz, Liza Thompson, La Monica (dancers), Azriel El Moreno (cante), Timo's (resturant on Valencia SF, CA)
PHOTOS BY MARTY SOHL, copyright 2002
Performances in San Francisco, Berkeley
and all the Bay Area, California
e-mail:
[email protected]
Business Card
Some other info about Azriel's origin: El Moreno's Family
