El Barrio (singer)

José Luis Figuereo Franco, better known by the stage name El Barrio, is a Spanish new flamenco singer. He was born on 4 June 1970 in Cádiz, Santa María.

Figuereo is known as a multi-artist from Andalucía. He is not only a singer-songwriter, but is also a composer and a poet. In his music, he uses old flamenco techniques, as well as new.

His poetic style offers a fresh take on flamenco. The lyrics of his songs define an urban flamenco, with conceptual and emotional subjects. His language is lyrical, youthful, and modern, employing slang and even gypsy expressions into his work.

This poetic style is reminiscent of the great Spanish flamenco singers. He has first-class use of his throat when singing.

His poetry is evocative of the poetry from the Generation of '27, from the surrealism of Alberti, to the more gypsy Federico García Lorca and the passionate Miguel Hernández.

José Luis Figuereo, Selu, El Barrio, is an urban poet of the 21st century for his fans, he has connected very well with them, even more with the young fans who already like flamenco.