Amparo Sanchez is the Spanish female counterpart to Manu Chao. From 1996 to
2008, her artistic life was intertwined with that of the group Amparanoia, which
is also her nickname. Amparo Sanchez mixes jazz, rumba and reggae, putting them
at the service of a committed song in Castilian. The 2010 album Tucson-Habana
marks the start of her truly solo career. In 2013, Amparo Sanchez places Alma de
Cantaora under the banner of encounters and diversity. In 2014, Espiritu del Sol
was recorded in Tucson (Arizona) with Joey Burns and John Convertino from
Calexico.