Ketama

   Contemporary folk rock group in Spain founded by Ray Heredia, Jose Soto, and Juan Carmona. Later they were joined by Antonio Carmona. Their first recording was issued in 1985. Heredia left the group to be a solo act. Josemi Carmona-a cousin of Jose and Juan-then joined the group. Their third recording, Songhai 1, incorporated a fusion of flamenco and Mali music. In 1992 the sixth recording, Pa gente con Alma, was again fusion, in collaboration with the Dominican jazz pianist Michel Camilo. Soto has now left the group, and Ketama consists of the three Carmonas. In their first disc as a family trio, El arte de lo invisible, salsa predominated over flamenco. Ketama has also played in films such as Carlos Saura's Flamenco. CDs include La pipa de Kif and Aki a Ketama- a mixture of flamenco, jazz, and funk.