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...
Paco de Lucía: The Montreux Years (2023)

Paco de Lucía: The Montreux Years (2023)

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL Remastered edition (June 2023) of the eight performances (eight) that Paco de Lucía gave at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland) between 1984 and 2012. Classic songs and some...
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....
Guitar books that teach you

Guitar books that teach you

Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Whatsapp Share On Telegram Share Via Email Copy URL  Recommended in flamenco guitar books In-depth analysis A two-volume collection that should be among the flamenco guitar books that should not be missing in your library. They...
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...