Hermanos Navarro
Pop with flamenco roots
Elda, Alicante, Spain
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When music is part of a family's history, it ends up becoming a shared language. That is the origin of Hermanos Navarro, the project formed by Javier and Juan Carlos Navarro, two brothers from Elda (Alicante) who have turned their passion for music into a proposal with an identity of its own.
Raised in a setting where flamenco and live music were always present, they began singing and playing as children, shaping over the years a style that blends pop with flamenco influences. Their songs stand out for the closeness of the lyrics, the strength of the melodies and a very personal way of conveying emotion.
Their career took an important leap after taking part in programmes with great national impact such as La Voz, an experience that allowed them to show their talent to millions of viewers and to consolidate an artistic project with an increasingly defined identity. Since then they have kept growing as writers and performers, moving towards a more present-day sound without losing the essence that marks them out.
In this new stage they have released singles such as Aire Fresco, Fuiste, No me aguanto, Voltereta and Mi Refugio, works that reflect a natural evolution towards a more contemporary production, always keeping the emotion and the roots that inspire their music.
On stage, Hermanos Navarro stand out for the understanding that can only exist between two brothers who have spent a lifetime sharing songs. That connection turns every performance into a close, sincere experience full of energy, in which the guitar remains the thread of their sound.
With a career built step by step, Hermanos Navarro represent the union of tradition, emotion and artistic growth. Their project shows that live music is still a meeting place where family, steady work and passion make the difference. At admira we are proud to accompany artists like them, for whom the guitar is much more than an instrument: it is the starting point of every song, the bond between two brothers and the voice of a project that keeps growing.
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Interview
admira: Music has always been part of your life and of your family. Looking back, what memories do you keep of those first moments when you started playing and knew you wanted to walk this road together?
Hermanos Navarro: Music has been part of our life practically since we were born. We grew up in the karaoke bar our father had, until we were about 8, so for us it was completely natural: growing up among songs, instruments and people enjoying music.
We also went to the conservatory as children, and we come from a family with a very important musical tradition. Our grandfather on our father's side was the conductor of the Petrer Music Band, so that influence has been with us since we were small. And on our mother's side, our grandfather comes from Triana, where all his family was, and we have lived many experiences and family moments tied to music and to our roots.
In the end, all those memories, those family gatherings and everything we have lived since we were children have gradually shaped what we are today as Hermanos Navarro. We think our story did not really begin when we first stepped on a stage, but many years earlier, inside our own family.
admira: Being brothers gives you a very special connection on stage. Do you think that understanding also influences the way you write and perform each song?
Hermanos Navarro: Yes, completely. Being brothers means we have a connection that is very hard to explain, and on stage it shows a lot. We understand each other with a look; we know when the other is coming in, when to push a song or when to let the moment flow.
And when writing something similar happens. We are different in character, but precisely because of that we complement each other very well. Each of us brings his way of feeling and of interpreting music, and in the end we manage to make the songs have a little of both of us.
We think that understanding is one of the most beautiful things about making music together. We don't just share a stage, we share a whole life, and that inevitably shows in what we do.
admira: What do you look for in an instrument so that it inspires you both in the studio and on stage, and what have you found in your admira Carmen-ECF?
Hermanos Navarro: For us, an instrument has to convey something from the very first moment. We want it to have a sound that inspires us, to be comfortable to play and to respond well both when we are calmly in the studio and when we are on a stage.
With our admira Carmen-ECF we have found exactly that. We really like how it sounds, how comfortable it is and, above all, the confidence it gives us when we play. It is an instrument that feels very much ours and that goes with us perfectly in both settings: when we are writing and looking for new ideas, and when the moment comes to go on stage and enjoy ourselves with the audience.
In the end, when an instrument makes you forget about it and simply focus on making music, you know you have found something special.
admira: After everything you have experienced so far, what dreams are left to fulfil and what would you like the audience to feel every time they hear a Hermanos Navarro song?
Hermanos Navarro: The truth is we still have many dreams to fulfil. We are very ambitious in that sense and we always want to keep growing, writing new songs, reaching more people and, above all, being able to keep living from music for many years. We would love to fill bigger and bigger stages, to travel with our music and to share it with people from many places.
But if there is something we would really like to achieve, it is that every Hermanos Navarro song conveys something. That when someone listens to us they can feel identified, be moved, enjoy themselves, sing or simply switch off for a few minutes.
In the end, for us music is that: emotions and memories. And if we manage to make one of our songs part of a special moment in someone's life, we will feel that this whole road has been worth it.
admira: What would your ideal guitar, the one that does not exist yet, be like?
Hermanos Navarro: Our ideal guitar would be one that brought together everything we look for as musicians: a powerful, warm sound, but at the same time very clean and defined; comfortable to play for hours and responding equally well in the studio and on stage.
It would also have to have that special something that makes you want to play and to write as soon as you pick it up. And of course it would have to be a guitar with personality, one that somehow represents both of us as Hermanos Navarro.
Although, thinking about it, maybe our ideal guitar does not exist yet because it would have to be a mix of all the guitars that have been with us so far… and then add a little bit of magic!
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