José Menese: the Cantaor Who Sang Against Franco

José Menese: the Cantaor Who Sang Against Franco

A painter walked into the bar Central in La Puebla de Cazalla and heard the shoemaker’s son singing. The painter was Francisco Moreno Galván, a communist from the same village, and he urged the boy to take up cante for a living. The letter that opened Antonio...
Antonio Mairena: Who He Was and Why He Defined Flamenco Singing

Antonio Mairena: Who He Was and Why He Defined Flamenco Singing

In the forge at Mairena del Alcor where Rafael Cruz worked the iron, his eldest son hammered and listened. Manuel Torre and Joaquín el de la Paula, friends of his father, came through the house, and the boy heard them sing without anyone setting out to teach him...
Cancanilla of Malaga, a genius of the compass

Cancanilla of Malaga, a genius of the compass

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL He belongs to that generation of artists who moved in the 70s between the tablaos for tourists and the defense of cante jondo. Cancanilla de Málaga is considered to be one of the...
Manolo Sanlúcar, master of the guitar

Manolo Sanlúcar, master of the guitar

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Every music lover knows who Manuel Muñoz, better known as Manolo Sanlúcar. Born into an environment of love for the guitar, his innate talent foreshadowed that he would become...
Manolo Caracol: Who He Was, How He Sang and His Story With Lola Flores

Manolo Caracol: Who He Was, How He Sang and His Story With Lola Flores

In the Alameda de Hércules, in Seville, there is a bronze statue with its face lifted and one hand on its chin, in the exact gesture of a man listening to something inside himself before he starts to sing. It stands a few steps from the tenement yard where the man it...