The documentary film, El duende y misterio del flamenco, which made in 1952 by Edgar Neville, is an invaluable record of flamenco in the mid-twentieth century, as it was made by someone who understood and respected flamenco, and who aimed to prese…
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 …
One of the most powerful recordings in the modern history of flamenco is Camar??n???s La leyenda del tiempo which was released on Philips Polygram in 1979. A number of the ten tracks were based on the traditional Spansh folksongs collected by Fede…
Now the cover of this ‘flamenco’ version of Mariana Pineda, carries the warning: ‘sobre un idea de Federico Garc??a Lorca’; in other words, don’t expect to see Lorca’s play. The flamenco dancer Sara Baras has used the character of the legendary Ma…
On 3 August 2010 the 50th edition of the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas begins in La Uni??n, Murcia, Spain. This year’s Festival features artists such as Paco de Luc??a, Manolo Sanl??car, Enrique Morente, Miguel Poveda, Israel Galv?…
I have received news from one of my favourite recording companies, Nuevos Medios, that they have released an album by Las Migas called Reinas del Matute. Continuing on yesterday???s discussion, to my surprise they have two flamenco guitarists in t…
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