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http://www.enriquemorente.com 13 december 2010 madrid , spain 1960s -- 2010 granada , spain enrique morente.jpg enrique morente 25 december 1942 solo_singer flamenco enrique morente
 enrique morente cotelo singer , songwriter
enrique morente

enrique morente cotelo -lrb- 25 december 1942 -- 13 december 2010 -rrb- , known as enrique morente , was a flamenco singer and a controversial figure within the world of contemporary flamenco .
after his orthodox beginnings , he plunged into experimentalism , writing new melodies for `` cante '' -lrb- flamenco singing -rrb- and jamming with musicians of all styles , without renouncing his roots in traditional flamenco singing , which he kept on cultivating .
in spite of severe criticism from the most `` purist '' amongst the critics and public , he was perhaps the most influential contemporary flamenco singer , who not only innovated , but it could also be said that he created tradition : some of his `` cantes '' have been performed by other singers such as camarón de la isla , mayte martín , carmen linares , miguel poveda , segundo falcón and arcángel .
he also is the father of flamenco singer estrella morente .
