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Las Grecas〔http://www.lasgrecas.com/bio.htm〕 was a Spanish musical duo of Flamenco - rock formed in 1973 by two gypsy sisters, Carmela Muñoz Barrull (Valladolid, July 19, 1954), and Edelina Muñoz Barrull (Madrid, February 17, 1957 - Aranjuez, January 30, 1995), better known as Tina. They had a huge initial success with the theme "Te estoy amando locamente" (I love you madly) which sold 500,000 copies. Their career later declined when the Muñoz sisters decided to dissolute Las Grecas. It took two attempts for Las Grecas to resurrect in the 1990s, on both occasions with original singer Carmela: once alongside Alicia Robledo Benavente, better known by the stage name Malicia, and then alongside the eldest daughter of her sister Tina, Saray. In both cases, the relaunch of Las Grecas obtained no impact. Later, in 2007, and after copyrighting the name Las Grecas, Malicia decided to form a second duet alongside Sofia Lozano, who was later replaced by her former partner from the group Las Suecas, Nani. == Origins and early years == Raised in a family connected with the music industry (their father was an amateur flamenco singer) the Muñoz sisters moved to Argentina in 1965, because of their father's job. They began singing at parties in the Spanish community. There, they came into contact with American music, from Jimi Hendrix's rock to George Benson's jazz, in addition to South American musicians such as the Argentinian Sandro or Brazilian Caetano Veloso. They returned to Spain in 1970, specifically to a tablao in Toledo, belonging to an uncle, and here Carmela became seriously interested in the musical art form. Once they had moved permanently to Madrid, Carmela started seeking tablao performances to help with the family's finances, since their father had to return to Argentina. After being rejected in "Las Cuevas de Nemesio" and "Arco de Cuchilleros" tablaos, the locations to which she was not admitted because she was blonde and having a familiar gypsy face. She had better luck in Canasteros, arriving with dyed hair and accompanied by her sister Tina. El tablao Manolo Caracol hired them instantly. They started becoming famous in the music industry and soon after were hired by the singer Lola Flores for her tablao Caripén. It is here that they would be heard by the producer José Luis de Carlos and composer Felipe Campuzano who were attracted by the vocal unison created by Carmela and Tina in their performances. Both signed the Muñoz sisters for CBS. They had to find a stage name for them and thus decided on Las Grecas. The reason was that people spoke of them as "girls who sing in Greek", referring to the way the Muñoz sisters performed the song "Sagapo." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Las Grecas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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