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…
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 …
It is with great sadness that I write of the death of the flamenco cantaor Enrique Morente in Madrid on Monday 13 December 2010. Enrique Morente Cotelo was born in Granada, Spain in 1942. He will be remembered not only for his superb voice but als…
It is almost 60 years since the flamenco singer Camar??n de la Isla was born (Jos?? Monje Cruz, 5 December 1950), so it seems fitting to talk about the film made about his life by Jaime Ch??varri called Camar??n, la pelicula. Camar??n was played b…
Miguel Poveda is a relatively young flamenco singer, however, he is already concerned about the legacy to be left for future generations and so has started an admirable scheme to help young artists in their careers. Miguel Poveda himself had to st…
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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