El Taranto and its (almost) 60 years of history

El Taranto and its (almost) 60 years of history

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Antonio Mairena said of the headquarters of the Almerian peña El Taranto that it was “the Sistine Chapel of Flamenco”.. But its location, in an Arab cistern, is not...
José Menese, the voice of committed flamenco

José Menese, the voice of committed flamenco

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL It was in the summer of 2016 when the great cantaor José Menese said goodbye to us at 74 years of age. With this, as with other greats, the legend was born. And not just any one:...
Three months of flamenco in Malaga, from peña to peña

Three months of flamenco in Malaga, from peña to peña

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Around 45 peñas from Malaga have come together to fill the Andalusian province of Malaga with flamenco. Under the name “See you in your rock”, more than 60 artists...
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...