Javier Ruibál

b. Cádiz, Spain. Claiming to draw inspiration from a love of life and beautiful women, Ruibal writes ‘poems of love' that have seen him hailed as one of the best singers that Andalusia has produced. He was raised in southern Spain and remains in Puerto de Santa Maria, a centre of flamenco and ‘beautiful women'. Widely regarded as a poet-musician, as opposed to the slightly more mundane sounding singer-songwriter, Ruibal creates a mutant strain of flamenco, with his sublime and bittersweet recordings enlivened by the music drifting in across the sea from North Africa. Music ind...