The town of Montilla, in Córdoba, is preparing for a historic night. On August 30, the Envidarte complex will host the 50th Flamenco TastingOrganized by the Peña Flamenco Culture El Lucero and the Montilla City Council, within the Montilla-Moriles Harvest FestivalA festival with half a century of history that has featured legends such as Camarón, Fosforito, Morente, El Lebrijano or Paco de Lucía.
For this commemorative edition, the stage will bring together some of the most outstanding voices and guitars on the current scene: Antonio Reyes, Carmen Linares, El Pele and Antonio Mejías, accompanied by Paco Cepero, Edu Espín, Salvador Gutiérrez and Niño Seve, in addition to the dance of Mercedes of CordobaThe event will feature the presentation of Antonio Varo.
The event will also have a special connection with La Unión. International Festival of Cante of the Mines wanted to join the anniversary by awarding the Peña The Lucero the award Red the Espadrille Maker, which recognizes the work of the peñas in the defense and dissemination of art jondoThe mayor of Montilla, Raphael FlamesAnd the president of the Peña, Salvador Cordoba, collected the award in a gesture that strengthens the relationship between both festivals.
"For this commemorative edition, the 1st Cata Flamenca de Montilla brings together Antonio Reyes, Carmen Linares, El Pele, and Antonio Mejías, accompanied by Paco Cepero, Edu Espín, Salvador Gutiérrez, and Niño Seve, in addition to dancing by Mercedes de Córdoba."
"It is an important award for the municipality and the Peña"Because from today, Montilla and La Unión are two towns that are much more united," said Llamas, after receiving the award and acknowledging that the Cata Flamenca "is more important now after this recognition."
"It is a pride to collect this award to continue working for our culture and art, and we will take it to our land so that the flame of the cante"," added Salvador Córdoba. Both presented the Foundation's president with their 50th anniversary poster. Cante of the Mines, Joaquin Zapata, who announced that one of this year's contest winners will be present at the Cata Flamenca "to continue strengthening and reinforcing this connection between both festivals."
The 50th anniversary commemorative poster, the work of the Montilla artist Rafael Rodriguez, reflects the essence and history of Cata Flamenca with a very personal style. Tickets will be available at the Antonio Carpio Cultural Center and at giglon.com.
With the support of the Provincial Council of Córdoba, the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Montilla-Moriles Regulatory Council and local cooperatives, the 50th Flamenco Tasting promises an unrepeatable evening, in which the cante, the guitar playing and dancing will pay tribute to five decades of flamenco passion.
