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Juan Peña El Lebrijano

Interview with El Lebrijano
"Flamenco is one of those sweets that if you try you end up eating whole"

Poster for the Flamenco White Night

Nearly 600 artists will perform for free on 21 June between 10 pm and 7 am
Córdoba Flamenco White Night

Flamenco Pa Tós 2008 Poster

From 23 to 26 June with stars like Pitingo, Pepe Habichuela and Tomatito
Flamenco Pa Tós 2008

Cañizares, Toni El Pelao and Alicia Gil close the Suma Flamenca 2008 festival
Closure
The Suma Flamenca pays tribute to it French fans
Flamenco France
The vocalist from Granada presents "Pablo de Málaga"
Morente sings to Picasso
Suma Flamenca 2008. Luis García Montero and Enrique Morente
Poetic and flamenco Granada
Suma Flamenca 2008. Enrique Morente in Vallecas and Tomatito in Chinchón
Masters in the outskirts
El Lebrijano presents his album dedicated to García Márquez in the Cervantes Institute
"Cuando Lebrijano canta, se moja el agua"
Suma Flamenca 2008. La música de los espejos
Marina Heredia and Aute
Suma Flamenca 2008. "Goyescas" and Juana la del Revuelo
Flamenco light and shade








Interview with José Menese
"Flamenco purity and the flamenco I defend to the hilt is being devalued"
London beats the world record for largest Sevillanas dancing group
Guinness Sevillanas
The young Catalan vocalist confirms his status as the star of Suma Flamenca 2008
Miguel Poveda, unbeatable
Estrella Morente is a hit at the Suma Flamenca 2008 kick off
The Star
"Flamenco" is rereleased in a digitally remastered version
"Sevillanas" by Carlos Saura at last on DVD
Clip from the Manuel Salado learning method
Video: El Zapateado
From personal style to essential technique of flamenco dance
El Zapateado
The legendary choreography returns to the stage untouched since its premiere
Gades’s Carmen turns 25
Pepe Habichuela and Dave Holland fuse flamenco and jazz
Feeling and "duende"
The dancer Mercedes Ruiz debutes on the Gran Vía in Madrid (Spain)
Mercedes made in Jerez
The popular Andalusian pilgrimage ends this year on the 12th of May
The "Rocío" 2008: passion and "fiesta"
The young dancer from Jerez premieres with "Leoléole" at the legendary Madrid "tablao"
Leonor Leal at the Corral de la Morería
From 15 to 17 May in Barcelona
Festival Flamenco Nou Barris 2008
Vicente Amigo, El Cigala and Tomatito head the bill
Festival De Cajón! 2008
Mattel has created a model of this legendary doll inspired in Andalusian and flamenco fashion
Barbie Spain
Interview with Antonio Márquez
"Spanish dance is not the same thing as flamenco dance"
Released in 1996 this album revolutionised flamenco fusing it with rock
Enrique Morente re-releases "Omega"
Urban art is also inspired by flamenco
Flamenco Graffiti
The veteran vocalist releases his thirty-fifth album, "Cuando el Lebrijano canta se moja el agua"
El Lebrijano sings García Márquez
The BBC awards the fusion of flamenco and Cuban son
Son de la Frontera. Best European World Music award
From 17 May to 15 June in the Madrid region (Spain)
Suma Flamenca 2008. Complete programme
The Catalan guitar player is awarded the Best Classical Music Performer Award for "Suite Iberia"
Cañizares picks up the Music Award at the presentation of Suma Flamenca




"Tu amor me quema" videoclip
Vídeo: Rey Morao
Interview with Rey Morao
"We start with our flamenco essence and then get dirty with other sounds"
Juan Habichuela wins two Music Awards for his latest album
"Una guitarra en Granada". Best Flamenco Album 2008
From 20 to 25 May at the Centro de Cultura Contemporánea in Barcelona (CCCB)
XV Festival Flamenco Ciutat Vella
The popular Sevillian celebration is held from 8 and 13 April this year
Feria de Abril 2008 (April Fair 2008)
Flamenco guide: listen and dance
Sevillanas, the symbol of the flamenco party
Carmen Linares and Eva Yerbabuena head the bill
The first Brussels Flamenco Festival
54 performances, 25 of the premieres will flood Seville with flamenco art from 10 September to 11 October
The 15th Biennial Flamenco Festival presents its bill
The Spanish dance legend dies at the age of 95
Pilar López’s last dance
A seminar held in Algeciras (Spain) commemorates the 60th birthday of this guitar genius
Paco de Lucía, Así que pasen 60 años
The new, previously unreleased work by the genius from the island has become a true hit
"Reencuentro" by Camarón has gone gold
Interview with Alicia Gil
“Flamenco is on top form"
Interview with La Shica
"There is a lot of rap in flamenco"
Videoclip of the song "Zíngara rapera"
Video: La Shica
The 19th edition of the veteran event will be held from the 25 to 26 April at the San Juan Evangelista (Madrid-Spain)
José Mercé and El Torta the stars of the Festival Flamenco por Tarantos 2008
The largest flamenco festival in the world will be held again this year between the 10 September and 11 October
«Las Músicas del Flamenco» (Flamenco Musics), moto of the 15th Biennial Flamenco Festival in Seville
Antonio Carmona, Rosario, Pitingo and La Negra are performing at the "Flamenco All Star" macrofestival
Flamenco will be present at the Rock in Río 2008
Interview with the vocalist Juan Moneo "El Torta"
"Flamenco song is a lament, a struggle, the expression of a people"
Double bill with "Elegía-Homenaje" and "El Café de Chinitas"
The Spanish National Ballet at the Teatro Real
Just days before a tribute was to be held in his honour Gaspar de Utrera passed away
Flamenco vocalist Gaspar de Utrera passes away
Lamari presents "Con otro aire" around the world
Chambao on tour
Pitingo, El Cigala, Carmen Linares, Juan and Josemi Carmona and La Negra give their tribute to the Spanish poets
Flamenco tribute to the Generation of '27
Juan Habichuela, Duquende, Jorge Pardo and Agustín Carbonell, Cañizares, Falete and Chambao
Nominees for the 12th Music Awards
The famous guitar player is once again a hit in Japan
Tomatito in Tokyo
Interview with the musician and producer Javier Limón
"You have to learn a lot of flamenco to then forget it"
The flamenco guitar player presents his album "Suite Iberia" in nine cities including Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami
Cañizares US tour
Third solo album by the artist that marked an era alongside Manuel Molina
Lole presents her new album "Metáfora"
A look at the new trends in flamenco fashion presented at SIMOF
Especial Moda Flamenca 2008
The flamenco guitar player and the Italian mezzosopranowill be performing until the 6 February in the La Maestranza Theatre
Daniel Casares and Cecilia Bartoli share the stage in Sevilla
Merche Esmeralda, Belén Maya and Rocío Molina dance for poseterity
"Mujeres", the perfect finale to the 16th Caja Madrid Flamenco Festival
El Cabrero, Mayte Martín and Calixto Sánchez at the 16th Festival Caja Madrid
A range of vocals
Enrique Morente and Pepe Habichuela are a hit at the opening of the 2008 Festival Caja Madrid 2008
Creative voice and guitar
Salón Internacional de Moda Flamenca (The 14th International Flamenco Fashion Show), from 31 January to 3 February
SIMOF 2008
A private chat with Martirio
"I think I came into this world to sing"
Esperanza Fernández talks about the tracks on her latest record
Track by track: "Recuerdos"
A chat with Miguel Poveda
"If there is someone in the audience that I like artistically or physically I am more motivated"
Taranto
Video: Melchor de Marchena
Special footage from the show "Dibujos"
Video: Belén Maya
"Bulerías de la Perla"
Video: La Perla de Cádiz
Tangos from Málaga
Video: Antonio Mairena
The vocalist from Cadiz sings guajira
Video: Chano Lobato
Merche Esmeralda is grateful for her Flamenco Calle de Alcalá 2008 Award
Showcase of the XVI Festival Flamenco Caja Madrid
Another venue for the most well travelled festival
Flamenco Festival Brussels 2008
Flamenco April with Eva La Yerbabuena, Estrella Morente, Tomatito, Merche Esmeralda and Javier Barón
Flamenco Festival Paris 2008
Flamenco March with María Pagés, Los Farruco and other important artists
Flamenco Festival London 2008
Flamenco February in North America
Flamenco Festival USA and Canada 2008
Brussels joins New York, London and Paris as the new headquarters of international flamenco
Showcase of the Flamenco Festival 2008
The tour will be called "Dulce Estrella" and will alternate between Spanish and Portuguese popular song
Estrella Morente and Dulce Pontes will do a joint tour next summer
From 16 to 19 January Eva La Yerbabuena, Enrique Morente and Miguel Poveda will be performing at the Palau de la Música
XII Festival Flamenco de Valencia
From 28 January to 13 June in Seville, Malaga, Granada, Cadiz, Cordoba and Jaén
Flamenco Viene del Sur 2008
The "La noche española. Flamenco, vanguardia y cultura popular" exhibition holds works from artists like Picasso, Dalí o Modigliani
Flamenco in the Reina Sofía Museum
We talk to Pepe Habichuela and Enrique Vargas about the "Yerbagüena" music score
"Yerbagüena is a classic example of natural and organic flamenco fusion"
The dancer from Madrid receives the recognition of the Asociación Taurina Parlamentaria (Parliament Bullfighting Association)
Bullfighting award for María Carrasco’s flamenco
Images of Óscar Herrero using his own creation
Videos: Flamenco Metronome
17 to 27 January
Festival Flamenco de Nîmes 2008 Programme
Fosforito, Chano Lobato, Miguel Poveda and José Antonio Rodríguez head the bill for this edition
Festival Flamenco de Nîmes 2008
Interview with the guitar player and composer Paco Cepero
"I will die holding a guitar"
From 22 January to 2 February 2008. Madrid (Spain)
16th Caja Madrid Flamenco Festival
From 29 January to 2 February 2008. Madrid (Spain)
16th Caja Madrid Flamenco Festival concert programme
From 22 to 25 January 2008. Madrid (Spain)
Programme of pre-festival activities of the 16th Caja Madrid Flamenco Festival
General Information
Sale of tickets and passes for the XII Festival de Jerez
An opportunity to learn to dance with the best instructors
Festival de Jerez 2008 courses
From 22 February to 8 March 2008
12th Festival de Jerez Programme
The event, held between the 22 February and 8 March 2008 features 50 performances at various venues
XII Festival de Jerez
The Catalan guitar player presents his version of "Suite Iberia" in the USA
Cañizares is a hit in Washington
Flamenco hand-clapping by Jerónimo Utrilla
Learning method
Flamenco hand-clapping by Jerónimo Utrilla
Rhythmic keys
Flamenco hand-clapping, by Jerónimo Utrilla
Types of hand-clapping
Flamenco hand-clapping by Jerónimo Utrilla
The “palos” or styles
The author of "Learn and practise hand-clapping" reveals the secrets of this important flamenco accompaniment for esflamenco.com
Flamenco hand-clapping by Jerónimo Utrilla
The young vocalist receives the National Music Award and the veteran dancer is awarded the dance prize
Miguel Poveda and Manuela Carrasco National Music Award 2007
A complete box-set with the best of the flamenco guitar genius
Listening guide: Paco de Lucía Integral
Interview with the vocalist Esperanza Fernández
"Good flamenco makes your hair stand on end even if you don’t understand it"
"Papeles mojados", first single from "Con otro aire"
New Chambao Video
The dancer from Cadiz is given a standing ovation at the Great Theatre in Shanghai
Sara Baras is a hit China
Important international recognition for the Barcelona based flamenco fusion group
Ojos de Brujo win the Grammy Flamenco 2007
The dancer from Seville presents at the Baryshnikov Arts Centre in New York her show "Autorretrato/Self Portrait "
María Pagés flamenco guest at Baryshnikov
The talented vocalist from Jerez showcased his new album after 15 years silence
"Momentos" by El Torta