Several cantaora sagas from Jerez have come together in the latest Viernes Flamencos show organised mainly by the Peña Flamenca Pepe Alconchel. The Montoya, Rubichi and Mijita showed that DNA does have an influence.
Familias flamencas. Jerez
Yesterday, 4 August, marked the end of the Viernes Flamencos series that the Peña Flamenca Pepe Alconchel has programmed the Caló Festival for a month. And there, representatives of the flamenco nobility of Jerez gathered: Montoya, Rubichi and Mijita. Let’s take advantage of this news to get to know these sagas better.
Flamenco families: the Montoya family
Pedro and Luis from the Montoya family were present. Pedro Montoya Junquera Chanquita’ is one of the latest young voices of Jerez cante. He declares himself a defender of the particular flamenco echo of this land and, among his objectives, is to continue improving every day. He has recently won the prize for the Best Young Saeta in the Peña Buena Gente Contest. “The saeta is for me the most difficult cante and winning this prize has made me very excited”. Luis Montoya Junquera, five years younger than his brother, is the other exponent of this lineage that originated in Calle Nueva.
Flamenco sagas: the Rubichi family
From the house of the Rubichi family, on the stage of the Cloisters of Santo Domingo, the audience could listen to the cantes of Bernardo and Tomás. Bernardo, son of Tomás, is another of the young promises who has already demonstrated his good flamenco skills when he won the Premio Revelación de la Federación Local de Peñas Flamencas for his participation in the cycle De Peña en Peña in one of the last editions of the Festival de Jerez.
Flamenco families: the Mijita
José Carpio and his father Alfonso, patriarch of the house, were the representatives of the Mijita family. José Carpio already has three albums on the market. The last one, entitled Albariza, was a real challenge, as it was recorded like those records of yesteryear, the times when artists would gather in a bodega or peña to record and leave their legacy. It was the third work after the release of La Plazuela en estado puro and Se llama flamenco.
His father Alfonso belongs to the generation of Fernando Terremoto Hijo, José Méndez and La Macanita. He currently combines his work with some stage appearances. His son José blends 5 flamenco lineages: Carpio, Rubichi, Agujetas, Moneo, and Chala. Nothing less…
And to the dance…
There is always dancing at these meetings and this time it was Carmen Herrera. A student of Ana María López, she is a member of the companies of Javier Latorre and Mercedes Ruiz and has participated in several editions of the Festival de Jerez. Domingo Rubichi was on guitar and Ali de la Tota and Javier Peña clapped their hands. A real luxury.
