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El Viejín

El Viejín, (born José Jiménez in 1963 in Madrid), is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He is often billed as José Jiménez 'El Viejín'. El viejín means "the little old man". He acquired this nickname when very young because listeners were amazed at his talent—thus, the nickname indicated that he played like a much older player. Influenced by Sabicas like many of his contemporaries, he rose to fame a…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Spain
Born
1963
Labels
Nuevos Medios
Last updated: July 22nd, 2016

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