UJose Soto Soto, eyaziwa kangcono ngokuthi UJose Mercé (Isibongo sakhe sobuciko siyisipho seminyaka lapho wayecula ekhwayeni ye-Basilica de la Merced, edolobheni lakubo), wazalelwa eJerez de la Frontera ngo-1955, ikakhulukazi endaweni yaseSantiago. Umzukulu omkhulu kaPaco Luz nomshana kaManuel Soto, uhlale ephefumula i-flamenco kuzo zonke izinhlangothi ezine. Lapho eneminyaka engu-13 kuphela ubudala, waya eMadrid, lapho aqala khona ukuhamba nabadansi abanjengoMario Maya, uCarmen Mora no-El Güito, okwathi ngemuva kwalokho u-Antonio Gades wajoyina inkampani yabadansi ahambela kuyo i-Europe nengxenye enkulu yeMelika. UMercé ubambisene neGades phakathi kuka-1973 no-1987, naye wabamba iqhaza kumafilimu athi "Bodas de sangre" nethi "Flamencos", kaCarlos Saura. Ngo-1983 waqopha “Uhlanga luhlaza"NginoTomatito no-Enrique de Melchor, ozolandela ngo-1987"Imigwaqo yasebukhosini ye cula”. Ngo-1991 wazidlula nge “Izimpande ezijulile", Futhi eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, ngo-1994, washicilela"Kukhumula umphefumulo”. Kodwa-ke, kwakungo-1998 lapho umsebenzi wakhe wobuciko uthatha ithuba elibalulekile, ngenkathi eqopha i-albhamu “Wokusa”Nomshayi wesigingci uVicente Amigo. Leyo albhamu yanikela ngomfanekiso ovuselelwe wobuciko be-flamenco owagcwaliswa ngo-2000 ngo “Umoya"Futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nge"I-Mess"Ku-2002, i-albhamu uMercé uqobo ayichaza ngokuthi" i-albhamu eyenziwe ngenhliziyo ", lapho abe nokusebenzisana, phakathi kwabanye, kuka-Enrique de Melchor. Muva nje, ngo-2004, wethule “Bengimethemba uFuá", I-albhamu lapho akhombisa khona ukubonakaliswa kwe-cantaor mastery ngengxube yezingoma kanye ne-cante eyiqiniso kakhulu.
Impumelelo Emikhulu:
Ngokokuqala ngqá emsebenzini wakhe omude, uJosé Mercé ushicilela i-albhamu enezingoma zonke ezenze i-cantaor eyazalelwa eJerez yaba ngumuntu omkhulu kunabo bonke e-flamenco namuhla ngenxa yekhono lakhe lokufinyelela kuzo zonke izethameli ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yingqikithi noma ukujula kwakhe. I-albhamu ethi Greatest Hits by José Mercé ikhishwa ngoMashi 26 futhi iqukethe izingoma eziyi-17 ezimvumele ukuthi athengise amakhophi angaphezu kwama-600.000 ama-albhamu akhe akamuva eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Izingoma ezifana Umoya, Primavera, Ekuseni, Ngizokupenda, Ngiyakukhumbula Amanda, I-Clandestine, Wokusa, I-Mess, UMammy oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka… Izindikimba nezinguqulo zoqobo ezihlangana okokuqala ngqa ku Impumelelo enkulu kaJosé Mercé, indaba yesenzeko esikhulu kunazo zonke esivezwe yiflamenco eminyakeni yamuva. Kwakungu-1998 lapho uJosé Mercé eqopha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala neVirgin: Wokusa. Ikhishwe ngumshayi wesigingci uVicente Amigo futhi enezingoma ezifana Primavera, UJosé Mercé wafinyelela kuzethameli ezisencane futhi akazange alandele i-flamenco, ethengisa amakhophi we-albhamu ayi-190.000. Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili, wephule irekhodi lakhe nge-albhamu elandelayo, Umoya, Ithengise amakhophi angaphezu kuka-230.000 kufaka phakathi inguqulo ye-Al alba, okudala nguLuis Eduardo Aute. Impumelelo yezinguqulo zabo izophindwa kuma-albhamu I-Mess 2002 (uJosé Mercé uyacula Ngiyakukhumbula Amanda nguVíctor Jara); vula Ngathembela kusuka fuá kusuka ku-2004 (I-Clandestine nguManu Chao) naku- Okunganikezwa kusuka ku-2006 (UMammy oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka Yezihloko ze-Pop).
Zonke lezi zingoma zikwi-albhamu Impumelelo enkulu kaJosé Mercé, kanye namanye athathwe kuma-albhamu akhe amahlanu okugcina: Wokusa, Primavera y Kukuthinta futhi kukushise nge-albhamu Wokusa (1988); Ekuseni, Umoya, Impilo iyahamba y Silindile kudiski Umoya (2000); Ngiyakukhumbula Amanda, I-Mess y IFilarmoney yendawo yaseSantiago a I-Mess (2002); I-Clandestine y Ngathembela kusuka fuá ku-albhamu Ngathembela kusuka fuá (2004) futhi UMammy oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka y Ngizokupenda a Okunganikezwa (2006). Kanye nabo, Isikhala Esimfushane Akekho, ukuzilibazisa kwe-classic kaPablo Milanés kufakwe ku-albhamu Insimu yeFlemish, Inkosi futhi a Solea ngakwesokudla. Yindaba yakamuva futhi ephumelele kakhulu kaJosé Mercé, umdwebi wasezalweni, selokhu azalwa eJerez de la Frontera, endaweni yaseSantiago, esifubeni somndeni wakwaSoto. Uqophe i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala esemncane. Kamuva wacula enkampanini ka-Antonio Gades, wabamba iqhaza kule filimu Umshado Wegazi nguCarlos Saura, wasebenzisana neNational Ballet, wawina iCórdoba National Flamenco Art Contest ngo-1986, wavuswa kwezobuciko ngo-1998 ... Iminyaka yakhe emihle kakhulu ifingqiwe ku Impumelelo enkulu kaJosé Mercé, umculi owazi kakhulu ukudlulisa ukuthi i-flamenco ingeyawo wonke umuntu.
Ukuze ubonge ubuciko bukaJosé Mercé nayi ividyo kliphu ye I-Mess: