The last week of programming Lorca and Granada in the Generalife Gardens, the cycle organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sport through the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions in the Nasrid capital, will celebrate this week the arrival of the Roma people to Spain 600 years ago and will remember the figure of one of the most illustrious Andalusian composers, Manuel AlejandroHe will do so through three recitals scheduled for the end of this week.
Aurora Vargas, Lole Montoya and Lela Soto with his recital Singers will meet on Thursday, August 28 in Granada. It is a meeting between three women who have set the pace of flamenco in recent decades "from truth and dedication." The three artists propose a "living dialogue between generations and between ways of being in the world that they find in the flamenco a language of their own and shared." On this "unique night," Aurora Vargas is accompanied by the guitar of Miguel Salado and palmas de Manuel, Diego and Javi, while Lela Soto will do the same with the guitar of Rubén Martínez and palmas de Reyes Moreno y Juana Gomez. For her part, Lole Montoya arrives accompanied by the guitar of Carlos León and palmas de Porrina Bottle.
The following day, Friday, August 29, the event will feature El Pele, Farruquito and Diego del Moraowith the show Ballads, which combines the flamenco essences of Córdoba, Seville and Jerez through the cante, of dance and of playing. On this evening, Diego del Morao will feature Fernando Carrasco placeholder image as second guitar; the percussion of Ane Carrasco and the cante de Maloko. El Pele will sing accompanied by the guitarist Seve child, palmas de Alberto Parraguilla and palmas and percussion of José MorenoTo close the night, Farruquito will dance the origins and history of flamenco with the guitar of Ramon Amador, cante de Ismael de la Rosa, Manuel de la Nina and Mari Vizárraga and the percussion of Paco Vega.
José Mercé closes the cycle on August 30th with a recital in memory of the composer Manuel Alejandro. Mercé says he has always deeply admired one of his most illustrious countrymen and will perform some of his most emblematic songs, taking them to various venues. palos of the flamenco»
Both this show and the one Singers They are part of the events with which the Ministry of Culture and Sport commemorates this year the 600th anniversary of the arrival of the Roma people to Spain.
As the icing on the cake, the singer from Jerez Jose Merce The cycle will close on August 30 with a recital in memory of the composer. Manuel Alejandro, covering some of his most iconic songs. Mercé says that “he has always deeply admired one of his most illustrious countrymen” and will perform some of his most iconic songs “taking them to various venues.” palos of the flamenco”. He will be accompanied by his usual group of two flamenco guitars, those of Manuel Cerpa y Alvaro Moreno; the choirs and palmas de Manuel Pantoja 'Chicharito de Jerez', Jorge Bautista, Víctor Carrasco and Laura Marchena; the percussion of David Casares, 'David del Gasolina' and the piano and musical direction of Alexander romero.
This performance closes the 24th edition of the cycle inaugurated by the Granada-born choreographer and dancer. Manuel Linan on August 1th with Call me Lorca and through which I recently passed Miguel Poveda with There were a thousand Federicos, his personal tribute to the poet from Fuentevaqueros. The program, run by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, is managed by the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions in collaboration with the Board of Trustees of the Alhambra. It has established itself as one of the must-see events on the Andalusian cultural calendar, commemorating the poet and his work, an inexhaustible source of stage creation since the series began in 2002.
