BANDS & ARTISTS
This page is to find blues bands and artists that are playing and active in Spain. All links are live and will be updated regularly.
A Contra Blues from Barcelona. is one of the best bands within the current European rock and blues scene. The band it’s backed up by awards such as the European Blues Challenge 2014 winners award, seven records and fifteen years of musical career.
Alice Soul is an emerging band with touches of jazz, swing, blues, soul and funky.
Aisha Khan & The Rajahs was formed in Spring of 2017 with band members in both London and Barcelona, as we work quite a bit in Spain. The line-up is Vocals, Piano, upright bass, guitar, drums and tenor and baritone sax.
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers
is a trio of blues at its finest.
Combining west coast, jump blues, and traditional blues, this band and its varied repertoire create an authentic blues experience.
Al Dual is artist of extraordinary musicality, Al Dual is also a craftsman who knows how to faithfully bring back sounds from the early days of American music. https://aldual.com/
The Blue Stompers Jump Review are a Malaga based blues band in the south coast of Spain, bringing some low-down dirty blues and roots with their own style
Blueroomess are from Barcelona that celebrates the American Roots Music with a mix of folk, blues, rock, country and Skiffle.
Their music has a vintage sound; the clear influence of American roots music is immediately noticeable.
Edgar García, also known as EDGAR BLUES, is a guitarist and singer born in Barcelona in November 1988. The Edgar Blues Trio is an excellent example of the know-how of this Barcelona musician who has worked on national and international stages.
A POWER BLUES TRIO
Cat Squirrel Blues is Mike Vernons latest band featuring Kid Carlos & Mingo Balaguer they are all looking forward to getting out there to play Their brand of ‘Old School’ BLUES with loads of Attitude!
LOS FABULOSOS BLUESHAKERS Early R&B combo (west coast, chicago, jump, texas) formed by experienced musicians from Valencia (Spain): Their shows give a great dinamic versatility and a knowledge and respect of the music they play.
Dani Nel·lo is saxophonist and plays with the same sextet of musicians who have worked with him since the start of new project, an all-star band that brings together some of the best rhythm and blues, jazz and rock'n'roll musicians of the state scene.
Fede Aguado
Fede Aguado has always distinguished himself for being an urban troubadour, one of those men who only with his voice and his acoustic guitar, are enough to communicate the blues with enormous feeling, entertaining the public with his lyrics that tell us stories of everyday life always sung in Spanish
One of Spain’s leading blues musicians, born in the North African enclave of Ceuta-Cadiz and based nowadays in Brooklyn, New York, Felix Slim is an entirely self-taught multi-instrumentalist and tours Spain regularly every year
The Four Strings band are a group of four individuals from Jaén whose instruments are handmade by their guitarist who were drawn together by love of blues & roots music....and express themselves through it...
Fernando Beiztegui is a Bluesman from southern Spain considered by some media as the Sniper of purity, playing live with pure passion and with authentic Feeling. His mastery with the guitar and his heart breaking voice have made him essential in numerous festivals throughout the Spain.
Gregario de Luxe have been 10 years on stage, stirring the minds and rescuing the pure sounds of Soul and Rhythm and Blues Classics of black music mixed with their own songs that preserve the feel of those anthems and original versions of pop and rock songs as if they had been born in Memphis, Detroit or Philadelphia in the 60s.s.
Flamingo Tours is an independent rock & roll band from Barcelona, which stands out for their own distinctive voice and is difficult to find on the national scene. Their music is an authentic journey to the roots along the of the border, but with the look and expression of the 21st century.
The Hill Frequencies Country are a Blues duo inspired by the Hill Country Blues and formed in Marbella (Spain) arises from the common interest in this style shared by Nacho Mena (Hot Nasho), guitarist and vocalist, and Patricia Cumplido (HF Pat), on drums. His first work was released in 2019 under the name "4000 Miles From Mississippi" recorded live in his own studio.
Hobo Nata is an acoustic blues player of the old days, playing delta & hill country blues with an album out "The Wanderer". A hobo is an itinerant worker or homeless vagabond
Iñaki Moreno and The Blue Trio whose biggest influences are the Chicago Blues of the 50s/60s and African American music.
His repertoire includes versions of American Blues classics (Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, etc).
Surrounded by her backing band The Tonics, the charismatic "Soul Sister" Koko-Jean Davis will quickly raise the temperature by playing soul, blues and funk compositions.
A fiery rhythm section and a very groovy Hammond organ will support Koko-Jean's soul and explosive voice. Composed of 4 key musicians of the Barcelona scene, this combo has not finished surprising you!
The Limboos (Madrid) came about in early 2013 with the aim of bringing a touch of colour to the current music scene. Their passion for exotic food has dictated them to play a brand of Rhythm & Blues rooted in the tropical jungle-inspired rhythms that were so fashionable fifty years ago
The Kid Carlos band led by the Sevillian guitarist Carlos Moreno (Kid Carlos) bases its repertoire on blues classics, reinterpreted and passed through a modern and eclectic filter and on their own songs, which leave clear evidence of the direction that the band has taken in recent years.
Although the band has its roots in American music, especially in the blues, it fuses the musical influences of each of its components, which the band makes it its own.
Lluís Coloma is the ambassador of Blues & Boogie Woogie piano player in Spain, and is also well-known throughout Europe and Asia as one of the masters of these styles. His music is unique, with a special personal touch that makes him an exceptional pianist and composer, combining traditional Blues & Jazz music with his special Spanish and Catalan flavour.
The Deltones from Camargo, Spain. members ,Hendrik Röver - Vocals, Guitars Sergio Rodríguez - Bass, backing vocals Javi Arias - Drums, backing vocals
The Power Blues band returns with strength and in top form with their new album "Craft Rock"
Mama Montse has been strongly committed to the Blues, singing in numerous concerts and festivals. She has coproduced 20 records and a long list of collaborations on albums in which she has participated. In addition, Big Mama's career has been related to educational work, by offering countless concerts to initiate children and adults in the Blues.
Los Mambo Jambo from Barcelona is the instrumental band that created the 'Jambofonic Sound', a wild mix of rock & roll, rhythm & blues, surf and swing interpreted from a contemporary perspective. Part of the success of Los Mambo Jambo lies in their energetic live shows.
Mike Sanchez from the Sierra Gredos near Madrid British singer, pianist and guitarist and is one of the most exciting and charismatic performers of Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n' Roll in the world today. His indelible image as a frenetic front man, pumping powerful boogie-woogie from the piano in a soaking suit,
Mama Paul from Mijas is considered the John Mayall of the Costa del sol. Plus shared the stage with Mud Morganfield, the son of Muddy Waters at the Mijas Blues Festival. A fantastic night of blues. Peaches Staton, West Weston, Lito Fernandez and Big Joe Louis
Mingo Balaguer is one of the most renowned national blues artists in Spain and has been on stage for more than thirty years playing the harmonica and singing with the most prestigious blues musicians of the national and international scene
Mississippi Queen & The Wet Dogs aims to be a revelation band of national black music. Their live shows mix their own songs with versions of classic and current artists in an amalgam of styles: blues, soul, funk and rock.
RAMBALAYA Homemade Rhythm ́n ́blues from Barcelona with the Rhythm & Blues of the 50s and 60s as a base, the group sounds perfectly contemporary in today's blues scene.
US bluesman, Richard Ray Farrell, is now based in Spain. These days some people live and breathe music. They are the "real deal". Richard Ray Farrell is one of them. He has not only mastered the art of singing and playing the blues - he has literally "lived" the blues for years and years.
Sertucha from A Coruña who has been established for years in Extremadura is in love with country, folk rock and the American sound... "For many years everything I listened to was American music, country, folk, 60's, 70's ... that marks my style a bit when it comes to making songs or wanting to approach a sound
El Reverendo has been entrusted with the mission of preaching the Blues and when the twelfth bars had sounded, the voice of a musician was heard saying "come and see", I looked and beheld a pale horse. And the name of his rider was... Reverend Killer Blues, and hell followed.
Armed with a Bible, a guitar and a harmonic, I tell everyday stories with which more than one will feel identifiable.
Shake soul & roll from Barcelona: think about late 60's soul artists from Stax and Atlantic records, high energy northern soul, primitive rock & roll and punk-rock attitude on stage.
The Sick Boys, the band founded in Barcelona in 2013 by young lovers of classic Rock n' Roll and Rhythm and Blues, return to the fray with a new album: So Hot!, an authentic album of how to filter and refresh the influences of Ray Charles, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino or Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
A great passion for the music led Susan Santos to learn, in a self- taught way, how to play guitar and sing. Step by step the lefty guitarist and singer was creating her own songs and her particular style of understanding the music. sharing scene with very important artists as Billy Gibbons.
Susan won The Best Musician Performance 2018 in The European Blues Awards & Best Female Album 2019 in The-LA Critics Awards
Born in the States, lived in Canada for 20 years, this singer songwriter with a real affinity for roots and blues has been living in Spain for the 22 years. His music resonates with the roots of the blues, maintaining a contemporary feel provided by the ever-growing repertoire of original Jack songs.
Travellin' Brothers in its true essence. Bass, guitar, drums, piano, sax, vocals and two backing vocalists. The combo in its original formation. Attitude, energy and complicity in its purest form. With this format they have traveled the world, visited all kinds of clubs and stepped on hundreds of stages. Always starting the journey in the blues to enter without complexes or limitations in all the music of American roots.
Sra Robinson since their first full-length "Nada en la Nevera" (Visualsonora, 2008) Mrs. Robinson has traveled many kilometers his music throughout Spain. Energetic, sincere songs .., in short, Rock & Roll. His fourth studio album will be released soon.
The Trouper's Swing Band from Orihuela translates and transforms songs in the neo-swing style the great classics of swing and rockabilly of the 30's, 40's, and 50's, as well as covers purely in neo-swing songs from the 90's the particularity is that the band writes its own words in Spanish.
Angela Hoodoo is a Singer & Composer from Granada who plays Blues, Folk, and Country
Working on her new solo album: 'COYOTE' All original music composed by Angela
Sara Gee & Ramblin Matt were formed in June 2013 when they first met in Valencia and ever since have performed over 300 gigs and published six long play CD's and feature in two compilations, also their music is played regularly on several radio stations and have been interviewed by media and press both from Spain and international.
Vargas with over 30 studio recordings and eight platinum albums, international tours and performances with the greatest; In almost three decades of his career, Javier Vargas has earned the merit of being a living legend on the electric guitar as well as in his homeland of Spain and across the globe.
Noa & The Hell drinkers is formed in Donostia-San Sebastián in 2016, in these years it has published two works independently, in 2018 Noa & The Hell Drinkers and in 2020 Craft Blues. The formation has participated in numerous blues festivals nationwide making a name for themselves within the current and fresher blues scene. Noa and the band will be going to the European Blues Challenge 2023 in Poland after winning the EBChallenge.Spain.
Uncle Sal are a little ol' rock and roll band from Ibiza. Uncle Sal, have a new album, Darken my door, on sale. The album can be obtained through the Milanamúsica Records website and Power Records in the city of Bilbao. Darken my door is the fourth album from this quartet composed, of Soulman Sal as guitarist and singer, Ferran Nogués on guitar, Francis Fastfingers on bass and Artimus Gabe on drums. Their debut was in 2015 with Little Cabin Music and then followed, two years later, You ain't no blues man and The American Dream, the latter car edited by themselves in 2019.
Ster Wax and David Giorcelli have been able to capture the true spirit of African-American traditional music in an exceptional way and turned it into their own means of expression. They master the language of black music in a rich and varied way. Ster and David surf easily and confidently on the different waves of the genre.