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Ángel Barrios
Person · male · Spain · Granada · born 1882 · died 1964 · recording since 1998
Spanish composer (1882-1964)
Also known as Ángel Barrios Fernández
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1880s
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ángel Barrios Canciones
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography56 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1320379079
Biography
Ángel Barrios (Granada, 1882–Madrid, 1964) was a Spanish composer and concert guitarist.
He was the son of Flamenco guitarist Antonio 'El Polinario' Barrios, and after himself starting with the violin soon himself turned to the guitar.
His work "Arroyos de la Alhambra" is known thanks to Pepe Romero performing it for Guitar Salon International's YouTube channel.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -34 | 7.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1998 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 16 tracks · 51:23
1"La Lola se va a los puertos": Preludio3:202"La Lola se va a los puertos": Petenera2:513"La Lola se va a los puertos": Ojitos de terciopelo4:404"La Lola se va a los puertos": La canción de la fragua4:415La novia del aire3:076Hechizo y nostalgia3:597"Aben Humeya": Danza árabe2:588"Aben Humeya": Trova2:339"Aben Humeya": Villancico1:4610Con puñales de cariño2:4811Sin estrella y sin cielo2:1212Elisita2:4613Dices tu (chotis)2:5914Noche4:4315Mañana de luz y fuego3:3616Recuerda2:24Ángel Barrios Obras para Piano Canciones
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:49
1Volandero (Bulerías)3:022Alcaiceria (Farruca)2:433En las Cuevas del Darro2:054Guajiras2:545Suite "La Suerte"7:126Suite "Seguidilla Gitana"6:367Albaycinera (Danza Andaluza)3:128Angelita (Tango)3:489Juanelete (Garrotín)2:2210Los Telares del Albaycin7:1011La Ronda3:0812La Danza de la Cautiva3:5013El Madroño (Bolero Andaluz)2:0514Amanecer en Granada7:1115Zambra3:4316Tango2:48
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ángel Barrios head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -34 | 7.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1922-04-02%2C_La_Novela_Teatral%2C_Maestro_Barrios%2C_Tovar.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8259e6da-52b5-42a5-9b3b-96d1be2b8230discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8259e6da-52b5-42a5-9b3b-96d1be2b8230core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9098263genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9098263seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Barriosbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Barrios
Why this artist is in the database
- List of composers by name
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Manuel Tovar Siles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q9098263 · MusicBrainz: 8259e6da-52b5-42a5-9b3b-96d1be2b8230
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