The Fool of Flamenco

In the mid-seventies the flamenco He pecked me and made me his, inoculating me with the sweet poison of pellizco. I had just arrived at...

Manolo Sanlúcar, born Manuel Muñoz Alcón in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, in 1943, is one of the greatest guitarists flamencos of all time. Some...

Manuel Vega García El Carbonerillo (Seville, 1906-1937) was born on Calle Sol and died on Calle Don Fadrique, both in Seville. He was a child prodigy of...

Sometimes it's good to review history to understand it better, and that's what I'm going to do in this space. I'll cover one of the contests...

One of the best singers in the history of cantePepe Pinto, somewhat forgotten in his own land, Seville (1903-1969), married the greatest flamenco singer...

There's no doubt that Antonio Mairena was a great singer and enthusiast, although in the end it's a matter of taste: you either like a singer or you don't...

A few days ago, a commotion arose over a 1961 home recording in which Antonio Mairena said that when Niña de los Peines left, his...

Years ago, I conducted an investigation to find out who El Planeta was, about whom nothing was known, except what the Malaga-born writer Serafín contributed...

The day Enrique Morente died, I mourned his passing as a fan and friend. I was at his funeral and the funeral chapel, although I didn't accompany him to the...

One day we'll have to delve into the analysis of that generation of writers from the 1960s, that of Félix Grande, José Manuel Caballero Bonald, Ricardo Molina, and Manuel Ríos...