Spanish flamenco fusion band of the Nuevo Flamenco, formed in Madrid in 1991.
Originally a quartet made up of the flamenco singer Pepe Luis Carmona, son of the flamenco guitarist Luis Habichuela; the flamenco guitarists José Miguel Carmona, son of the flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela, and Juan José Suárez ‘Paquete’, son of the flamenco singer Ramón El Portugués, and the vocalist-percussionist Enrique Heredia ‘Negri’. When José Miguel Carmona joined the group Ketama, he was replaced by El Bola and later by electric guitarist David Amaya. Pepe Luis Carmona embarked on a solo career and the group became a trio. After numerous changes, La Barbería del Sur was formed by Enrique Heredia “Negri” and Juan José Suárez “Paquete”. Before joining La Barbería del Sur, both Negri and Paquete already had an important musical career behind them, in which they had worked with artists of very different characteristics, such as Antonio Canales, El Güito, Enrique Morente, Estrella Morente, Joaquín Cortés, Niña Pastori, Manzanita, Ramón El Portugués, Mecano, Radio Futura or Max Roach.