What are flamenco guitarists known as?

Flamenco is an artform native to the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations), palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping). Flamenco guitarists are known as tocaores (from an Andalusian pronunciation of tocadores, "players"). The Flamenco guitar employs a vast array of percussive and rhythmic techniques that give the music its characteristic feel. Even swung notes are commonly mixed with straight notes, and golpes (hits) are employed with the compas (beat) of different types of rhythms i.e. bulerias, soleas, etc.., as is strumming with the strings damped for long passages or single notes. In recent years, flamenco has become popular all over the world and is taught in many non-Hispanic countries, especially United States and Japan. In Japan, there are more flamenco academies than there are in Spain.