What are the flamenco “palos” and how many of them exist?

What are the flamenco “palos” and how many of them exist?

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Flamenco began with singing, which is why flamenco palos (forms) tend to have characteristics more related to singing than to instruments or dance. But everything evolves, and...
What happened to Los Canasteros, Manolo Caracol’s tablao

What happened to Los Canasteros, Manolo Caracol’s tablao

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Manolo Caracol opened Los Canasteros in 1963 to safeguard true flamenco. “No mixed artists”, would say this Sevillian singer. Today there is nothing left of what was...
Bulería: the most joyful flamenco palo

Bulería: the most joyful flamenco palo

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL The bulería has not always been a flamenco palo (form) well regarded for its party character, but with Paco de Lucía’s Entre dos aguas, it took on a brutal relevance....
5 curious stories of singers, tablaos and flamenco fashion

5 curious stories of singers, tablaos and flamenco fashion

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Singers who got along badly, the history of the first tablaos or flamenco fashion according to Ikea, are stories that are part of the anecdote of flamenco before and now....
How are the new flamenco tablaos

How are the new flamenco tablaos

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL The tablaos are no longer what they were, at least, the newest. For better or worse. If you cannot compete with tradition, what path have you chosen? Vamos a visitar a los recién...
Bodegas Alfaro: flamenco tavern of traditional Madrid

Bodegas Alfaro: flamenco tavern of traditional Madrid

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Bodegas Alfaro is the most flamenco of the traditional taverns in the centre of Madrid. Rancapino, Chocolate and El Torta have sat at its zinc bar for tapas. For decades, the...