Best Flamenco Album – Latin Grammy Awards
The nominees for the 14th Latin Grammy Awards were announced on 25 September 2013. The Award ceremony will be held …
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Dia del Flamenco – 16 November 2012
The Minister of Culture for the Junta de Andaluc??a, Paulino Plata, has announced that 16 November will be celebrated as el D??a del Flamenco, each year in Andalucia, Spain. That date was chosen as it was the 16 November 2010 when UNESCO added Fla…
Latin Grammy Nominations 2012
The Latin Grammy Nominations in the category of: Best Flamenco AlbumAntonio Cort??s Cuando Quieras This is Antonio Cort??s???s second recording release: Cuando Quieras…, that is, Cuando Quieras, donde quieras, como quieras. Although is has been …
Día del Flamenco – 16 November
The Minister of Culture for the Junta de Andaluc??a, Paulino Plata, has announced that 16 November will be celebrated as the D??a del Flamenco, each year in Andalucia, Spain. That date was chosen as it was the 16 November 2010 when UNESCO added Fl…
2011 Flamenco Latin Grammy – Niña Pastori wins
The nominations for the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards in the category of Best Flamenco Album were: Las Peque??as Cosas Josemi Carmona (Universal Music Spain, S.L.) Piano Ib??rico Chano Dom??nguez (Blue Note/EMI Music Spain) 10 A??os ??? Corriente Vital…
Flamenco on television – Mi primer olé, the Gala Finals
The Canal Sur flamenco talent show, Mi primer ol??, which is specifically for children, had its Gala Final yesterday. The programme first broadcast at the beginning of July this year featured seven dancers, four singers and three guitarists, aged …
Flamenco on television
There have been a number of good series dedicated to flamenco on Spanish television. The Andalusian television station Canal Sur broadcast a weekly programme called Flamenko, which is still available for watching. The ten programmes date from Octo…
Flamenco percussion – castanets
Flamenco rhythms are most often expressed using palmas (hand-clapping) and the caj??n (box percussion instrument); the castanets (casta??uelas or palillos) are used with a few flamenco forms, such as the fandango and sevillanas. In the film El Emb…
Latin GRAMMY Nominations – Best Flamenco Album
The 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Award nominations have been announced. The flamenco singer Jos?? Merc?? has received two Latin GRAMMY nominations for his most recent recording called Ruido (EMI), which was released in May this year. It was nominated …
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