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Under the direction of bassist Juanlu, one of founding members of the world-renowned flamenco fusion group Ojos de Brujo, Calima pushes the flamenco fusion ideal further, employing a large international collective of musicians who together create a musical experience that won them immediate accolades, including a Latin Grammy nomination for their 2007 debut album, Azul. Along with guitarist Ramón Giménez, Juanlu (aka El Cani) founded Ojos de Brujo in 1990 in Barcelona. The group evolved over many years to become an internationally adored flamenco group, in part because of their willingness to tour relentlessly but also because of their fusion of musical styles, particularly their knack for hip-hop beats and rapping. Juanlu, who was born in Barcelona but lived for a time in both Los Angeles and Brazil and who is a veteran of several bands, left Ojos de Brujo after Techarí (2006), their most popular album to date. Upon leaving Ojos de Brujo, Juanlu proceeded to regroup Calima and make ...