La Federation of Peñas Flamencos of Cadiz has recently presented the Andalusian Circuit of Peñas FlamencosThe circuit, which will run from September 5th to November 21st, is part of the Collaboration Agreement between the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions and the Andalusian Institute of... Flamenco from the Ministry of Culture of the Andalusian Regional Government and this Federation.
There will be concerts in 33 peñaThe federated flamenco groups of the Province. And in 22 municipalities: Jerez de la Frontera (6), Cádiz (2), Ubrique (2), El Puerto de Santa María (3), Sanlúcar de Barrameda (2), Arcos de la Frontera (2), Conil de la Frontera, San Fernando, Guadiaro – San Roque, Alcalá del Valle, Algeciras, Barbate, Chiclana, Chipiona, Espera, Los Barrios, Jimena de la Frontera, Puerto Real, Vejer de la Frontera, Guadalcacín, La Línea de la Concepción and Ceuta. The entire province from north to south and from east to west.
This circuit organizes 14 recitals of cante and 7 dance performances by artists from the province of Cádiz, and 8 from cante and 4 dance performances by artists from other provinces of Andalusia:
Nino González (Chiclana), Cristina Aldón (Sanlúcar de Barrameda), Elena Arias (El Puerto de Santa María), Jesuli Carrillo (San Fernando), Juan Carlos Avecilla (Chiclana), José Carlos Marchante (Sanlúcar de Barrameda) and Salomé Ramírez (Jerez de la Frontera): seven dancers from the province.
Andrea Prieto (Granada), Carmen Catena (Jaén), Manuel Bellido (Sevilla) and Rafael Campallo (Sevilla): four dancers from other provinces of Andalusia.
Manuel de Cantarote, Macarena de Jerez, Luis Moneo, Zarzuelita de Jerez, Rocío Rosado, Abrahan El Zambo and José Méndez (Jerez de la Frontera), Luis Malena (San Fernando), Anabel Rivera (Cádiz), José Antonio “El Pulga” (Chiclana), Juanito Berrocal (Medina Sidonia), Manuela Cordero (Rota), Morenito de Illora hijo (La Línea) and Perico “El Pañero” (Algeciras): fourteen singers from the province of Cádiz.
Angelita Montoya (Seville), Raúl Montesinos (Seville), María Jesús Bernal (Seville), Alfredo Tejada (Málaga), Luis Heredia “El Polaco” (Granada), Miguel Tena (Badajoz), Paqui Ríos (Málaga) and Manuel Cástulo (Seville): eight singers from outside the province.
The poster concludes with a tribute to an illustrious figure in our culture, Doña María Vargas Fernández, Maria Vargas, who was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on April 1, 1947.
They say that whoever feels the flamenco You really must listen carefully to María Vargas, the Gypsy flamenco singer who possesses the divine gift of rhythm like no other. This artist from Sanlúcar, an icon of jondo The purest and most representative of a brilliant stage of this art, she is a woman who surprised from a very young age with a voice that has always, breaking time, been her strength and the best of her arguments.
A great project to foster, promote and disseminate the flamenco in ours peñas.
"The peñaFlemish birds are a key agent for the conservation of flamenco through the coexistence of members, fans in general and artists, thanks to the anonymous and altruistic work of many people who make up this associative fabric."
peñaflamenco dancers from Cádiz
In a public statement sent to the media, the Cadiz federation expresses that «the peñaThe flamenco traditions of Cádiz constitute the cradle of the vast majority of the initiatives that form the basis of this cultivated music of Andalusia, the flamencoThis led to a pooling of efforts and partnerships. peñaflamenco groups in the province surrounding the Federation of Peña"Flamenco groups of the province of Cádiz, founded on March 3, 1984, with the aim of bringing together this impressive process of generating cultural wealth in the province."
peñaFlamenco societies, considering their statutory aims and the way in which they pursue their fulfillment, constitute a key agent for the conservation of flamenco through the coexistence between members, fans in general and artists, thanks to the anonymous and altruistic work of many people who make up this associative fabric.
peñaThey are the crucible of synergies for all lovers, connoisseurs, creators, and even mere spectators of flamencoThey are frequented by individuals and enthusiasts. peñaand artists, public and private entities. In short, any lover of flamenco who wishes to make their contribution for study, defense or dissemination.
El flamencoAs an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it is one of the most important cultural references in the province of Cádiz, and within the geography of the province, with great roots in Cádiz and the Ports, Northwest Zone, Jerez, Campo de Gibraltar, the Sierra and the Janda there are currently 52 peñaflamenco groups associated through the Federation of PeñaFlamenco dances in the province, including Ceuta.
In the peñaFlamenco is where you can truly savor the flamenco as a culture. It's where new artists are respected and supported in their early stages. It is, ultimately, where the flamenco really.
