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…
The 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held today on 15 November 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The Latin Grammy Nominations in the category of Best Flamenco Album were: Antonio Cort??s Cuando Quieras Paco de Luc??a En Vivo…
The Latin Grammy Awards are a week-long celebration by The Latin Recording Academy and include not only the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, but also the Lifetime Achievement Awards and Trustees Awards. On 14 November 2012 the flamenco guitarist Juan Car…
The Paco Pe??a Flamenco Dance Company is presently touring the UK with Quimeras ending at Sadler’s Wells from 23 November???1 December 2012. Photograph by Cesar Alcocer In this rhythmically energised flamenco show, Paco Pe??a blends, compares and …
The flamenco cantaor Antonio de la Malena has released his first cante por derecho recording: Para ti mi cante…que es mi libertad. This double-CD offers two hours of powerful, expressive and moving flamenco cante, often simply accompanied by a s…
La Copla Andaluza was a song form, which became popular in Spain in the 1920s noted for it poetic verses. The verses of these songs were as important as their melodies and some of the most famous composers of these were: Rafael de Le??n, Manuel L?…
The Llave de Oro del Cante is a cherished award for flamenco singing. The legendary flamenco cantaor Antonio Mairena won the Llave de Oro del Cante in 1962 and to mark the 50th anniversary, a Gala peformance is being held at the Teatro Central in …
The first Semana Internacional del Flamenco will be held in Jerez de la Frontera from 10???16 November 2012. The festival will open with a performance by flamenco guitarist Paco Cepero on Saturday 10 November 2012 at Los Claustros de Santos Doming…
The flamenco guitarist Jos?? Luis Mont??n has just released his first solo recording on ECM Records. ? Daniel Vass, ECM Records On Solo Guitarra he is performing completely solo ??? without even the support of palmas or a caj??n. However, in the f…
Paco de Luc??a last performed in London at the London Jazz Festival of 2010. There were rumours surrounding that performance that it might have been his last, but he has been touring tirelessly throughout 2011 and 2012, so we can all breathe a sig…
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