Leonard Cohen has been honoured with the Premio de las Letras in the Pr??ncipe de Asturias 2011 awards in Spain. During his moving acceptance speech he spoke with humility about the art of creating poetry and of how, only after reading the poetry …
This week three concerts have been organised in hommage to the flamenco guitarist Manuel Moreno Junquera ???Mora??to Chico???, who died in August this year. The first will be held on Friday 18 November 2011 in Jerez de la Frontera, followed by two…
Manuel Moreno Junquera, ???Mora??to Chico??? was one of the finest flamenco guitarists of his generation. Born in the barrio of Santiago in Jerez de la Frontera in 1955, he was the son of Juan Morao ‘Mora??to’ (Juan Moreno Jim??nez, 1935???2002) a…
The flamenco guitarist Tomatito, ???Jos?? Fern??ndez Torres???, performed ???Luz de gu??a (El Destello Eterno)??? at the Teatro Maestranza on Saturday 25 September 2010 during the 16th Bienal de Flamenco in Seville; his concert was in homage to th…
UPDATE: Ca??izares plays with the Berlin Philharmonic The flamenco guitarist Juan Manuel Ca??izares will be performing the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaqu??n Rodrigo with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, at the Teatro Real in…
In last Friday’s film Los Tarantos I mentioned that Andr??s Batista was one of the guitarists who was accompanying Carmen Amaya as she danced. I thought I would share one of my favourite photographs of Andr??s Batista with you to help you identify…
When flamenco guitarist Vicente Amigo released his first recording De mi coraz??n al aire with Sony in 1991, he made his mark as an individual voice in flamenco. He had already won a number of prestigious prizes, including gaining First Prize for …
The flamenco guitarist Tomatito recorded his first album Rosas del Amor in 1987. He has made so many excellent recordings since then but I do like to revisit early albums. The first track, Dedicado a Camar??n has full strings and was arranged and …
Last night Paco de Luc??a played a concert at the Plaza de Toros (bullfighting ring) in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. There is always excitement when Paco de Luc??a plays anywhere in the world, however, this was an extra special concert because it …
As I work on my Pepe Habichuela interview, it is of course essential to pull out his recordings and listen. What a luxury job! I was listening to Habichuela en Rama (Nuevos Medios NM 15 73-03). His playing is so uncomplicated, so unpretentious and…
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