See Programming The fourth edition of Vejer Flamenco is about to open its doors, consolidating its position as a benchmark for flamenco culture, and this year, with a special focus on the new generations of artists of this art. Under the motto "Today's tomorrow from the roots," this edition celebrates the connection between tradition and avant-garde, showing how the flamenco It remains a living and inspiring expression for new generations. Vejer Flamenco It is more than a festival, its task is to bring the flamenco in all its facets and nuances through a careful balance of proposals and activities throughout the year, which are aimed at a broad and diverse audience, becoming a space for meeting, learning, and experiences with the aim of ensuring that all who come find the closeness that allows them to feel part of it. The quality that has been offered both in the programming and in the production of the festival together with the magical environment that only Vejer can offer, the perfect fusion between the local heritage and the flamenco are being key to this success. Vejer de la Frontera, considered one of the most beautiful towns in Spain, combining tradition, beauty, and culture, once again becomes the ideal backdrop for this festival. Furthermore, you can find relaxation and numerous sports activities on El Palmar beach and in the surrounding nature. Its gastronomy is another of its great attractions. The Vejer festival flamenco Being one of the most important cultural events, it is the perfect plan to enjoy an unforgettable experience, where the beauty of the place, its rich gastronomy, and our culture combine to create unique moments. The International Festival of Cante The Mines 2025 competition opens with major new features - Competition... Your email address will not be published. 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The Voice of the Flamenco in the World.  Please enter your username or email address to reset your password one of Spain’s finest flamenco singers passed away Friday 2016 at his home in La Puebla de Cazalla (Sevilla) José Menese Scott was born in La Puebla de Cazalla (Sevilla) but it was in Madrid where he started his professional career as a  flamenco artist the most prestigious flamenco nightclub in Madrid he performed every night for more than three years and had the opportunity to meet artists such as Perico el del Lunar José Menese’s first record was released in 1963 in collaboration with the incomparable guitarist Melchor de Marchena he reached fame after competing at the famous Flamenco Art National Contest He was awarded the Honor Prize “Tomás El Nitri” In November 1974 he gave a concert at the Olympia Theater in Paris He also performed at Madrid’s Royal Theater (Teatro Real)  with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española conducted by maestro Odón Alonso José Menese was considered one of the most important singers in recent decades he also received the following accolades: Placa de Plata de Mairena del Alcor (1967) Cátedra de Flamencología de Jerez de la Frontera Popular del Diario Pueblo in Madrid (1968) Famoso de Sevilla y Sevillano del Año (1973) His most recent recordings were A Francisco (2000), La pureza del cante (2002), and A mis soledades voy, de mis soledades vengo (2005) Headline photo credit: José Menese – Photo by Luis Castilla Please enter an answer in digits:5 − three = PUBLICIDAD / ADVERTISEMENT PUBLICIDAD / ADVERTISEMENT Dedication, wisdom, integrity and a long honest career have earned him the admiration of his town and of flamenco followers everywhere. He will be honored at the 52nd edition of the Reunión de Cante Jondo of La Puebla de Cazalla. expansive and bohemian with lots of attitude Many nicknames have reflected this supposed quirkiness… El Chalao El Loco Mateo or the revered Manuel Torre often referred to as the Majareta nicknames which in Spanish affectionately refer to a touch of madness But we need to put all that aside to speak of Diego Andrade Martagón one of the natural resources of La Puebla de Cazalla (1946) mentored and encouraged by painter and poet Francisco Moreno Galván who did the same for José Menese Diego Clavel is best described as discreet knowledgeable and profoundly devoted to the art-form that brings us all together here at Expoflamenco To call him studious would be a gross understatement Among his numerous recordings are monographic masterworks that include the volumes devoted to siguiriya with 17 styles 85 styles of soleá and 33 styles of mining cante all including details of origin and author with the poetic wisdom of Diego’s proviso:  Where do the cantes come from I think that question is impossible to answer gives and will give the best interpretation possible I don’t think there’s any other singer whose identity is so closely linked to a single specific cante but “Señór” Manuel Molina as he was often called Diego worked up a strikingly dramatic version based on a sort of muted scream that has become his trademark Diego Clavel wisely administers his unmistakable delivery without shouting or histrionics only releasing the power of his voice at key moments to communicate his personal take on the most classic sort of cante An “aficionado” in the Spanish sense of eagerly delving into the most arcane forms his repertoire includes many little-known or even obsolete cantes Browsing my own chronicles of his performances I see he announced such elite items as “malagueñas of the maestro Ojana which I learned from Vallejo and one of Chacón’s ending with the cante of la Rubia de las Perlas” or the “taranta of Rojo el Alpargatero with verdial of Vélez” in addition to soleá apolá serrana and María Borrico and all the standard forms you would expect from a professional of his caliber I remember the year in La Puebla when Diego arrived on stage with the help of crutches heroically determined to defend the tradition of ending the Reunión de Cante Jondo at 5 or 6 in the morning with a round of tonas He not only delivered his usual high level but was the only singer to show up for that grueling moment Worthy of a chapter unto itself is Diego’s astonishing bulerías dance Who could ever imagine such a reserved elegant artist capable of such authentic country-bumpkin humor Diego Clavel sang for the first time in the Reunión de Cante Jondo of La Puebla de Cazalla That’s a lot of flamenco all bunched up in one place Diego went on to sing in forty editions of the venerable event integrity and a long honest career have earned him the admiration of his town and of flamenco followers everywhere He will be honored at the 52nd edition of the Reunión well-deserved recognition for an impeccable career El cantaor Diego Clavel y el guitarrista Antonio Carrión Sus artículos han sido publicados en numerosas revistas especializadas y es conferenciante bilingüe en Europa and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Knowledge and passion The depth and the grief EXPOFLAMENCO connects Flamenco communities around the world laws and codes protected us from barbarism physical work and the decomposition of the scene to the extreme With this show we want to show the intangibility of dance the cante pure and percussion as a primitive symbol the unreality of art that connects with mysticism… A world full of ambiguous meanings and irrational understanding He won the Desplante Award at the prestigious Las Minas de la Unión Festival in 2013 and the Audience Award at the Jerez Festival in 2017 In 2022 he was awarded the Lorca Male Flamenco Dance Performer Award and has just been awarded the Culture Award of the Community of Madrid in the Dance category in 2024 Eduardo returns once again to the tablao of the Teatro Real accompanied by the guitar of Benito Bernal the cante by Pilar Sierra, The Genet and Anabel Rivera and the percussion of Antonio Carmona Eduardo Guerrero | Dance Pilar Sierra and Al Blanco | Cante Victor Franco | Guitar Antonio Carmona | Percussion See Programming 5 – 12 JULY 2025 XXI INTERNATIONAL COURSES of FLAMENCO La PUEBLA de CAZALLA (Seville) DANCE CANTE ·... OCO The Show is not just a show of flamenco contemporary taken to rock OCO The Show is a tribute to the love of art flamenco and rock by Pino Sagliocco himself dancers such as Belén López and the stellar participation of the legendary Tim Ries and Chanelle Haynes A spectacular cast that will demonstrate that the flamenco and rock and roll are sister arts See Programming See Programming That the flamenco It is undeniable that it transcends all kinds of borders for a reason it is Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Now this artistic genre is moving to Finland which hosts the I Biennial of Flamenco from Helsinki from April 25 to 26 2025 in the Pannu Hall of the Dance House Helsinki The event is a new international festival that will "feature performances of flamenco in its most contemporary form without forgetting its past," he says. official website. The programme includes flamenco performances – as expected – but also films and round tables. Furthermore, during the festival, flamenco fans and professionals will be able to flamenco They will also be able to enjoy workshops led by top-level international performers. This I Biennial of Flamenco of Helsinki was conceived by the Kaari & Roni Martin Company. «This is one of the groups of flamenco "one of the most important contemporary works outside of Spain and has received recognition not only in Finland but also internationally," the organization explains. A wide range of programming, workshops, conferences and more. As part of the Biennial of Flamenco From Helsinki, everyone is cordially invited to the Market Flamenco, which celebrates the flamenco in all its forms. Join us in the foyer of the Helsinki House of Dance for lively encounters, thought-provoking discussions, a taster class flamenco, impromptu performances and a selection of sales and information tables. Lole Montoya poster at the Dance Museum flamenco The Sevillian singer will give two unique concerts at the Dance Museum Flamenco Lole Montoya will pay tribute to her artistic origins recalling her beginnings as a dancer with 'Yo Empieza Bailarina' (I started dancing) The singer will be accompanied by guitarist Carlos León Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime show See Programming we can’t afford confusing or overwhelming these three kids who may give us many days of glory I wasn’t able to go to La Puebla de Cazalla to listen to those three kids who are causing a commotion wherever they go: Manuel de la Tomasa who were joined by the guitars of Antonio García and Rubén Lara although it was a benefit festival organized by Hermandad de los Dolores I’ve already publicly supported these three young cantaores with a bright future we have to be careful and not lose our heads because they are teenagers and need space to grow and improve sometimes calling them geniuses or revolutionaries They are just three kids with the gift of cante jondo because they all like traditional cante and it comes to them naturally although they have an understandable tendency to imitation which is characteristic of young artists One day I was chatting with a childhood friend of Manolo Caracol who was with him in Granada when he took part in the celebrated 1922 Concurso de Cante Jondo  I asked him how Caracol sang in those days and he told me he sang like a 12-year-old child which was indeed Caracol’s age at that time who was the one who brought Caracol to that contest son of his friend Manuel Ortega El del Bulto I think it’s a miracle that these three young artists sing the way they sing with such amazing voices and a deep knowledge of flamenco Their combined ages barely add up to fifty years but it seems as if each had already lived two centuries and we should not give them an unbearable responsibility so we have to be careful with these things This happened with Caracol and other genius It had happened before with Niña de los Peines and Manuel Torres Hopefully there will more kids wishing to follow the footsteps of these new three musketeers of cante jondo because that would guarantee a new generation of cantaores interesa más que hacerlas” (roughly “go slowly allow them to find out which path they’d like to take 40 años de investigación flamenca en El Correo de Andalucía Autor de biografías de la Niña de los Peines The exhibition 'Francisco Moreno Galván: Affiches de la Reunión de Cante Jondo' is part of the programming of the Bruselas Flamenco Festival at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels (BOZAR) and it will be open to the public between  March 6th and March 10th at the BOZAR (Centre for Fine Arts) in Brussels as part of the 2019 Bruselas Flamenco Festival The exhibition is curated by María José Sánchez Gago and Miguel Ángel Rivero March 10th in the Terarken Room of the Bozar Cultural Center in Brussles The program of the Bruselas Flamenco Festival this year focuses on five topics: protest songs (‘La Protesta’) flamenco dynasties (‘Dinastías Flamencas’) and children (‘Día Familiar’) The first day of the festival focuses on social activism in flamenco with a tribute to three poets: Miguel Hernández Rafael Alberti and Francisco Moreno Galván In parallel with the tribute to Francisco Moreno Galván the show La Protesta will be performed by Ana Ramírez La Yiya Manuel Herrera (guitar) and David Pérez (baile) giving voice to poems and flamenco lyrics with a heavy social and ideological content facing Franco’s dictatorship La Puebla is also represented by Miguel Ángel Rivero José Miguel Arranz and Bart Vont in the round table The importance of the antifascist poets in flamenco and Spanish culture Setting up the exhibition (Photo: La Puebla de Cazalla City Council) It was about time they remembered the great cantaor Diego Andrade Martagón, better known by his stage name Diego Clavel. The ‘Reunión de Cante Jondo’ festival will honor him in its upcoming edition. which used to be a great festival when it was directed by Francisco Moreno Galván The first time I listened Clavel perform was on occasion of the opening of the Hielotrón an ice-skating rink located in what is now Montequinto Diego almost fell from his chair singing Manuel Molina‘s cambio seguiriyero together with fellow cantaores José Menese and Manuel Gerena who grew up in Morón and for whom I have a weak spot Puebla has been a town with a long tradition in cante as can be attested by the likes of La Yiya One of the things I always liked about Diego Clavel is that he never imitated anyone And I also loved his commitment and passion It was impressive to see him singing on stage giving it all particularly in hard palos such as seguiriyas a palo he performed with intense flamenco depth Diego is such an honorable man that he started feeling uneasy in his profession and decided to retire when he was at his peak because he always took care f his earnings he also left behind a very interesting discography which sets him apart among the greatest cantaores this is a very well-deserved honor for this maestro from Puebla de Cazalla the baile of Farruquito y and the guitars of Manolo Franco