Before María José Llergo could say the word “flamenco,” before she had an inkling of the music’s lineage, the Spanish singer knew what it sounded like, thanks to her grandfather. From the time she was ...
María José Llergo’s first EP opens with a knock on a sheet metal door. Recorded on her iPhone, a voice answers: “Who is it?” Llergo responds, “It’s me, grandpa.” Her grandfather asks, “Are you coming ...
María José Llergo, a new artist from the south of Spain, is giving Flamenco even more visibility via her new album. R&B themes and electronic beats flow together with flamenco in Ultrabelleza. A new ...
In the moment that María José Llergo took her place behind the Tiny Desk, those of us lucky enough to be in the audience (and now anyone who watches the video documenting it — lucky you) were ...