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  "slug": "ramon-montoya",
  "name": "Ramón Montoya",
  "description": "Ramón Montoya appears once in our Flamenco list, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/ramon-montoya/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1936,
    "last": 1936
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 6,
    "list": "Flamenco"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "flamenco",
      "name": "Flamenco",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/flamenco/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "ramon-montoya--rondena",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/ramon-montoya--rondena/",
      "title": "Rondeña",
      "year": 1936,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Montoya invented the flamenco guitar solo — before him the instrument accompanied and did not speak. Everything Paco de Lucía did later starts here.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Ram%C3%B3n%20Montoya%20Ronde%C3%B1a",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YHAH5sxoA90",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 6,
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        "slug": "flamenco",
        "name": "Flamenco",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/flamenco/"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}