The celebrated guitar maestro Paco Peña and his Flamenco Dance Company return to New York with A Compás!, their mesmerizing program showcasing flamenco’s compelling rhythms. Joining Peña are guitarists Paco Arriaga and Rafael Montilla, singers Immaculada Rivero and Javier Marquez, percussionist Nacho Lopez, and three outstanding dancers: Ángel Muñoz, acclaimed for his “regal, smoldering dancing” [...]
Flamenco Guitarist Paco Pena Performs “A Compas!” at UCLA Live Royce Hall October 8th at 8 pm Paco Pena will lead a stellar group of 3 flamenco guitarists, 3 dance masters, including his wife Charo, along with singer Miguel Ortega and percussionist Nacho Lopez in a show based on his album “A Compás!” Few have [...]
Eva Encinias Sandoval, director of the National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) announced today that after 22 years of continuous production, Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque will be suspended in 2009. The ten-day event features 50 artists from Spain presenting 10 performances and 30+ workshops within all disciplines of the art form. Students from all over [...]
In town for The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership’s Festival of Flamenco Arts and Traditions 2009, Los Farruco “first family of Gypsy flamenco dance” make their Bay Area premier featuring two of the maestro’s younger grandsons –Farruco (“El Farru”) and Barullo (“El Negro”) as well as both of his daughters –La Farruca and La Faraona “la [...]
New York’s annual flamenco celebration, now in its ninth year, features mesmerizing performances with renowned dancers and musicians direct from Andalusia, Spain. The festival, which is dedicated to the vitality of the flamenco arts of Andalusia – the birthplace of flamenco, features the award-winning vocal maestro Arcángel and virtuoso pianist Dorantes with dancer Rosario Toledo [...]
After several years living, teaching and performing in Spain, Yvette is returning to Southern California in late December 2008. La Sole will be available for group & private classes, as well as performances. Group classes start Saturday Jan. 3rd. 2009, in the cities of Glendora & Fontana (more cities coming soon). Group classes include: Beg. [...]
Vicente Griego “El Cartucho†from Embudo, New Mexico has devoted his life to the study of cante flamenco, the art of flamenco singing. In 1992, Vicente began touring the US, Canada and Latin America with the José Greco II Flamenco Dance Company where he was mentored by Caño Roto singer, Alfonso “Veneno†of Madrid, Spain. [...]
Internationally renowned guitarist and composer Alfredo Cáceres will make his Los Angeles debut with 2008 recipient of a Durfee Grant for the arts, artistic director, flamenco dancer and choreographer Karina Del Carmen Velasco along with World renowned drummer and percussionist Joey Heredia, from Barcelona passionate flamenco singer Cristóbal Osorio, Seville’s World Music singer Marta Santamaria, [...]
The Falseta.com Flamenco Forum is back! Countless hours were spent over the weekend to bring the Falseta.com Flamenco Forum back and it is now ready for all of you amazing Flamencos. A few years ago Falseta.com originally launched as only a forum with the idea of meeting people all around the world that shared a [...]
Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos, the longest-running show at ODC Theater, brings their exciting and fiery flamenco passion to the legendary Project Artaud Theater. Known for their innovative and authentic performances which pair the traditions of flamenco with signature programs such as Guitar Fest, Nuevas Caras, and Lo Clasico, Caminos Flamencos gives audiences a unique experience [...]
If you are in the Bay Area and dont have plans for Valentines Day dont miss out on what is bound to be a great set of Flamenco performance starting February 14-16 at Cafe de la Paz. Voted Best of the Bay two years running, Café de la Paz, Berkeley’s original tapas and Nuevo Latino [...]
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 – La Peña Flamenca de Seattle at Winter Worldfest Seattle Center, www.seattlecenter.com, Seattle, Washington. Time: 5:15pm. Under the direction Rubina Carmona, La Peña Flamenca de Seattle will perform at the Winter Worldfest. The Ethnic Heritage Council and Seattle Center present the Eighth Annual Winter Worldfest, November 23-25, in the Seattle Center [...]
Acclaimed dancer Andres Peña, from Jerez, Spain, will be performing with Caminos Flamencos during their 2007 Season performances and will teach 3 days of workshops in San Francisco. Each workshop day is designed to cover different material, in order to accommodate people’s interests and time. Monday, December 17 6:00-7:30pm Beginning/Intermediate Technique 7:30-9:00pm Intermediate/Advanced BULERIAS DE [...]
Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos and ODC Theater present “Jardin de Mis Sueños†featuring guest dancer Andres Peña from Spain. Jardin de Mis Sueños is a re-creation of Spanish nightclubs of past generations in homage to the excitement of the traditional tablao, where dancers and musicians perform impressive numbers in an intimate setting, with the figuras [...]
Music Film Factor has just produced a new flamenco DVD with 2 hours of previously unreleased live performances featuring Seville’s acclaimed maestro José Galván and California’s flamenco dancer Elena Marlowe.