From the fandango arch, I could see how the soleá arch looked. There, Daniel Mejías The Carqui He brought us the Levante touch. In a corner of the stage, the Mexican guitarist, based in Seville, illuminated our souls with music born from the deep sorrow of the earth. All of this as a prelude to a night full of flamenco, flamenco.
The tables of the Peña Female Flamenco Culture of Huelva They withstand a little over forty-two years of canteMusic and dance, brimming with spirit and artistry, because that's what its founders dreamed of, and we who gather there continue to relive it every Thursday night. Art and spirit are ageless. We all know that, but it becomes even more apparent when we are able to experience it firsthand. There are many occasions when I emphasize the commitment of artists born at the end of the 20th century and during this quarter of the 21st century to a flamenco of a classical style. In that melting pot of artists one finds Yaiza Wheat y Joni TorresAlcalá de Guadaíra -the one from the bakers, the one from Joaquin de la Paula y Manolito from Maria- and Osuna. Joni is a flamenco singer who leaves no one indifferent. From the very first moment, he tells you with his cante who has not come to fulfill a requirement, but to give everything he has inside, a legacy of the flamencoof his lineage, like the singular JoseleroAfter Carqui's guitar solo, he began his performance with tangos, giving us a flamenco a fan reminiscent of bygone rhythms. Next, the canteThe martinete and debla rhythms call the dance of Yaiza. Once again, the arch of the soleá has the joy of seeing the duende enter. A halo of darkness and depth envelops the dance of the woman from Alcaria, whose strength, personality and aesthetic form part of the plastic tableau drawn by the siguiriya of Joni Torres.Yaiza's arms are like the tremolos of Daniel Mejías's guitar strings. The siguiriya plays, the woe that envelop the sorrow and majesty of this cante They are visible in every gesture and every movement.
"Yaiza Trigo is a temperamental flamenco dancer. Powerful, but also aesthetically pleasing. She doesn't forget her arms. Her hands are a latent reflection of the beauty of her dance. And at the climactic moment, when the siguiriya grabs you by the lapel of your soul and shakes you, Yaiza is the one in charge. She and no one else."
Yaiza is a temperamental flamenco dancer. Powerful, but also aesthetically pleasing. She doesn't neglect her arms—something to be grateful for these days when it seems dance was only invented for the lower limbs and chest-thumping. Her hands are a latent reflection of the beauty of her dance. And at the climactic moment, when the siguiriya grabs you by the lapel of your soul and shakes you, in that precise instant that can last from a second to an eternity, where silence can be the beat, the music, the rhythm, Yaiza is the one in charge. She and no one else. The siguiriya's sorrow has gone wild, because canteGuitar and dance have been one and the same. In a microsecond, Yaiza has immersed us in a state of hypnosis and then pulled us out of it. We barely noticed.And yet it has intoxicated us before that catafalque of sorrow that is the cante by siguiriya.
We need to lower our heart rate, and for that, the flamenco singer from Osuna brings us the cante by malagueña and fandango de Lucena, perfectly accompanied by Daniel Mejías's guitar. Then, The bulería por soleá will be the palette of colors flamencoI want Joni to give a gift to Yaiza's dance.Torres is a flamenco singer with enough knowledge to hit the right note at every moment, adapting to the needs of the moment and excelling in this segment of the show. Yaiza handles the rhythm perfectly. She is a true artist, and now her movement adds even more brilliance to the performance. canteJoni takes us to the hills and Lebrija to remind us of the cante through romance popularized by the master Antonio Mairena and the veteran Manuel de PaulaYears later, to further showcase the dancer's talent. We can say without fear of being wrong that Yaiza Trigo was the perfect complement to an exquisite flamenco night.
It is worth reiterating the importance of these artists. Young people who not only love the flamencoRather, their expressive ways lend it an added vitality, partly because they know they are inheritors of traditional, ritualistic, and geographical forms. Furthermore, they understand and can adapt it to their own life experiences. While acknowledging the differences, Yaiza reminded us at times of the incomparable Carmen amayaJoni did the same, recalling classic flamenco singers of the 20th century. And Daniel spared no technique, taking us with his six strings through a clean accompaniment, devoid of superfluous flourishes, to cante and to the dance. Talking about Yaiza Trigo, Joni Torres, and Daniel El Carqui is no longer talking about promises. They are latent realities of a flamenco that has to grow with them, and inseparably alongside them.
Artistic sheet
Yaiza Trigo dance recital
Peña Women's Flamenco Cultural Center, Huelva
December 18th 2025
Dance: Yaiza Trigo
CanteJoni Torres
Guitar: Daniel Mejías 'El Carqui'
Palmas and compass: Eladio Trigo and Joni Torres
