Biography
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Lole Y Manuel
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975 - 2011
Members: Manuel Molina, Dolores Montoya
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 Dolores 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)