Lole y Manuel

Spanish husband and wife flamenco duo. Manuel Molina (1948-2015), Born in Ceuta, son of flamenco guitarist Manuel Acosta Molina "El Encajero", joined prog-flamenco musicians in 1967 to create Smash. Some years later he and his wife Lole Montoya (born in Seville, 1954 in a renowned flamenco-playing family) began a flamenco-rock band project with friend "Tele" Palacios. They finally quit the idea, when Tele joined Jesús de la Rosa and later formed Triana. Just as a duo, "Lole Y Manuel" would record their first album in 1975. They are the parents of female singer Alba Molina. Discography: * El origen de una leyenda (1975) * Pasaje del agua (1976) * Lole y Manuel (1977) * Al alba con alegría (1980, backed by Imán Califato Independiente) * Casta (1984) * Lole y Manuel cantan a Manuel de Falla (1992) * Alba Molina (1994) * Una Voz Y Una Guitarra / En Directo Desde El Teatro Monumental De Madrid (1995)