We had already tasted the sweetness of her throat, pricked with hot pinpricks, listening to her in the background, singing to the dance. It had been fourteen years since she had faced the masters of the temple of flamenco A Sevillian with her heart on her sleeve. And she dug deep, clenched her fists, and spoke her mind, giving absolutely everything she had. She didn't come to prove anything, but to enjoy herself in her own backyard, even though she was trembling like a leaf and sweating profusely. This flamenco icon relaxed her grip and delivered a resounding, flawless recital, brimming with... pellizcoYes, ever since he came out of the dressing room, stirring the hearts of the fans with the corrido of 400 is mine, which he then fastened, cracking the seguiriyas lash of the laments Paco the Light and the scratch from the change of Juanichí The Handler with which she ended up rolling in blood, until the delightful end of the party that culminated the revelry.
Cristina Tovar She is a brave, sincere, and down-to-earth flamenco singer… Very flamenco. She gives her all in the powerful thrusts of the drum, pushing the cante...even rising slightly from her chair, as if helping to raise the gañafón to the height of her left hand. The important thing is to convey emotion or not. And Cristina's presence is overwhelming. She leaves no one indifferent. She delves deeply and shakes the clothesline, leaving your clothes soft and your flesh exposed. Enough to make you cringe with delight. She gave a fantastic recital, I tell you. The kind that people love. flamencostale and understand.
"He gave a resounding, immaculate recital, brimming with pellizco"Yes, since he came out of the dressing room squeezing the hearts of the fans with the corrido of '400 are mine,' which he then finished off with the cracking seguiriyas lament of Paco la Luz and the scratch of Juanichí El Manijero's change, with which he ended up rolling in blood."
He tempered the bass with mastery in the malagueña of The Chato Las Ventas, unusual in the repertoires of most flamenco singers. And lacking the second part, he launched into a series of abandolaos, starting with the fandango from Lucena to show off his melismas with which he tackled the jabera and the jabegote that my friend told me about. Anthony Count which they call the one of Paquito the GasmanThe guajira was evidence that Cristina roams freely through the corners of the rhythm, because between the swaying of each verse, she slipped in and out wherever she pleased without getting lost, combining the melodic molasses of the palo with the depth of her throat, paved with sharp, piercing barbs. She was lustrous and brilliant in the tangos, overflowing with rhythm, with the consequent tribute to PastoraBut he scored a point of singularity when he combined the policaña with soleá apolá and a handful of letters from The Zurraque from Triana. Equally tender when remembering Pineapple, which is spirited and elegant in its cadences and high notes Ramon the PortugueseTo name a few. In the cantiñas and bulerías of Cádiz, she returned to the stage, mastering the son, capturing the rhythm of the sea foam. And then they enveloped her in a signature grand finale, with Jesus Flores, Anabel e Inma Rivero, Juan Cantarote and a few more that you can enjoy in the video.
The tangos split the recital in two, and he returned to the stage alone. Ruben Romero...to tune the guitar to a rondeña tone with a bulerías flourish, the guitar that blended seamlessly with Cristina's musical and skillful playing throughout the night. palmas de Robert Jaen (her little kick afterwards was tremendous) and Daniel Bonilla They marked the paths of the rhythm without any crude embellishments, giving it the right and appropriate foundation for Cristina to soar, breaking the rhythms at will. She knows how to do it, she can, and she wants to, because she's seasoned in dance, but not jaded. She knew how to change registers, singing forward, establishing herself without intending to as one of the singers to be reckoned with, not only as a member of the dancers' troupes, but also to present her own proposal as a singer in her own right for the enjoyment of aficionados.
As my friend said Pastora FiligreeCristina is sincerely the canteAnd I stole the headline.
Credits
recital of cante by Cristina Tovar
Em Cyclepeñatwo for Sevilla, Union of PeñaFlamenco dancers from Seville
Peña Flamenca Torres Macarena, Seville
February 21th 2026
Cante: Cristina Tovar
Guitar: Ruben Romero
PalmasDani Bonilla and Roberto Jaén
