The first money Pepe Habichuela ever made with a guitar came from walking up the hills of the Sacromonte with the instrument on his back, looking for a few coins in the zambras —the flamenco gatherings held in the caves of Granada’s gypsy quarter. He was a small...
Some festivals feel like a schedule. Others feel like a place. The Jerez Festival belongs to the second kind: for more than two weeks, Jerez doesn’t simply “host” flamenco—it turns into it. The pace of the streets changes, chance encounters multiply, and the walk from...
If you feel like a “sofa journey” through flamenco— from politically engaged singing and unforgettable voices to the guitar that helped take flamenco worldwide, from the tablao seen from the inside to stories where flamenco meets other arts—this curated selection is...
Throughout the 20th century, Spanish cinema has been a mirror reflecting societal change, and flamenco—with its depth and charisma—has found many ways to appear on the big screen. While artists like Lola Flores or Manolo Caracol built parallel film careers alongside...
