XXIV Flamenco Biennial

EZEQUIEL BENITEZ

What no one sees

Sing: Ezequiel Benitez

Guitar: Paco León.

Palms and choirs: Naim Real, Edu Gomez, Diego Montoya, Tate Núñez and Manuel Soler.

What no one sees

What no one sees, seventh album published by the Jerez singer, It is a journey through hidden emotions, what is not said, what is sung. A tribute to deep silences. Each topic is a window to the soul, where flamenco becomes a mirror.

What no one sees It is the reflection of everything that happens behind life and human blindness. It's the invisible fight, the constant sacrifice and deep love that moves every note, every step. Ezequiel Benítez invites you to follow him into that hidden world, where art is not only creation, but also cause.

This album is not just a sample of his music, It is also his personal history. The traces of a path traveled with effort and dedication are intertwined with the purest sounds of flamenco. A journey that is forged by hand, in which perseverance and sacrifice are not seen, but they resonate in your complaints and your present.

What no one sees It is a sincere cry from the depths, a testimony that, behind the art, there is much more than what is visible. In this work the weight of each moment is collected, the passion of each struggle and the beauty of authenticity.

Ezequiel Benitez Dominguez (Jerez, 1979) He was born in the Jerez neighborhood of Santiago into a family of artists.: His father is the flamencologist Alfredo Benítez, so his contacts with flamenco were very early. He debuted with 14 years and since then his presence has been constant on national and international stages.

He began to build his career based on important distinctions in competitions. In 1997 won the First Prize of Young Values ​​of Jerez, a year later that of Cante by Livianas de Puerto Real and in 1999 the Yunque Flamenco of Catalonia. Also collected in 2012 the Award for Best Latin American Author in Miami at the Song Music Festival for Best Song in 2012.

Ezequiel Benítez is an orthodox artist and, both, very committed to the time he has had to live. The creation of lyrics and the personal imprint that he gives to his interpretations, they make him a very original singer, with very personal flamenco bets.

His discography has the trilogy as its basic reference Chimeras of time, composed of my song (2015), Remember2 (2018) e Illustration 3 (2020), for which he was nominated for the Latin Grammys. His recording career began with I got through (2008) and also includes This is Christmas 2.0 (2019), Dukkha (2022) and What no one sees (2026). He has also made recording collaborations with David de María and Israel Paz..

To his facets as a singer, composer and lyricist, adds record production for other artists. Currently he is considered a reference for short and direct singing to the soul., safeguarding and renewing the most orthodox with a dedication and originality well recognized in different areas. He shares his knowledge and experience in his teaching activities.. For more than a decade, teaches at the Ifi Jerez International Institute, within the Jerez Festival, and runs his own flamenco singing school, attended by students from several continents.

His orthodox song, framed in the purest Jerez school, with a wide repertoire in which he demonstrates his mastery of the different styles of flamenco, has been requested for collaborations by artists such as Paco Cepero, Gerardo Núñez or Juanito Valderrama. But his breadth of records has also allowed him to get on stages like those at Escárrago Rock., in Jerez, o Sea and Music, in Alicante.

His creative capacity has been demonstrated as a composer of ballads and songs of various styles for well-known voices on the national scene such as Israel Paz., Little one, Radio Macande, India Martinez, Alex Ortiz, Child from Elche, or for the show The Bethlehem of the encounter and the movie The Spirit of the Horse.

Thursday 24 September 2026 – Alameda Theater: 22:30 hours