Legendary Cantaor ‘Fosforito’ dies at age 93 * el maestro del cante jondo

The Cordoba-born singer, Antonio Fernández Díaz, who lived in Málaga province for many years, died in the early hours of this morning due to an infection after undergoing heart surgery last month.

— Tony Bryant, Málaga

The flamenco world is mourning the death of singer Antonio Fernández Díaz, known artistically as Fosforito, one of the last of the ‘old school’ flamenco singers who died on Thursday in Malaga at the age of 93. The legendary singer and flamencologist underwent heart surgery last month, which he began to recover from, but over the last few days, his condition had worsened, leading to his hospitalization on Wednesday (12 November). The Cordoba-born singer, who had lived in the province of Málaga for many years, died at the Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga due to an infection, according his son, Alejandro Fernández. …

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