El Cabrero (singer)

El Cabrero
El Cabrero in 2016
Born
José Domínguez Muñoz

(1944-10-19)19 October 1944
Died13 May 2026(2026-05-13) (aged 81)
Seville, Spain
OccupationSinger

José Domínguez Muñoz (19 October 1944 – 13 May 2026), better known by the stage name El Cabrero, was a Spanish flamenco singer.[1]

Life and career

Born in Aznalcóllar on 19 October 1944,[2] Domínguez grew up as a goat farmer, which he continued to practice even after his rise to prominence as a singer.[3] He began his artistic career in 1972 when he joined the group La Cuadra and began touring across Spain and broader Europe.[2] In 1975, he released his first album and was honored at the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco.[2] Aside from his musical career, he also engaged in politics, participating in anarchist and left-libertarian groups.[4]

El Cabrero died in Seville on 13 May 2026, at the age of 81.[5]

Discography

  • Diálogo sin artificios
  • Sin Remache
  • Como el viento de poniente
  • Por la huella del fandango
  • De La Cuadra a La Carbonería
  • Encina y cobre
  • Le sigo cantando a Huelva
  • Dale alas
  • Que corra de boca en boca
  • Luz de luna
  • A mí me llaman Cabrero
  • A paso lento
  • Tierras duras
  • A esta tierra que es mi mare
  • Así canta El Cabrero
  • Por los caminos del viento
  • Paris 94 Live
  • Pastor de Nubes

References

  1. ↑ Lobatón, Fermín (13 May 2026). "Muere El Cabrero, un icono flamenco de rebeldía". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Apuntes biográficos". El Cabrero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "El Cabrero, El canto de la sierra". YouTube (in Spanish). 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Marmande, Francis (14 January 2010). "Le flamenco rouge du "Cabrero"". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Cabanillas, Fermín (13 May 2026). "Muere 'El Cabrero', la voz que pisó la cárcel por nombrar a Dios y no cambió París por su campo". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.