Buika

Concha Buika is a critically acclaimed flamenco fusion vocalist from Spain. Born in 1972 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, she is the daughter of political refugees from Equatorial Guinea. She made her full-length recording debut with Buika (2005) on Dro Atlantic. She collaborated with accomplished producer Javier Limón for her breakthrough second album, Mi Niña Lola (2006). She collaborated with Limón again for her third album, Niña de Fuego (2008), which garnered a Latin Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Though Buika was frequently acclaimed by critics, the nomination came as a surprise, as she was little known outside the Spanish flamenco fusion scene. ~ Jason Birchmeier