A meeting in schools to introduce students to the cajón, a documentary conference, a popular cajoneada and a flamenco mass are the first activities organized as a preamble to the IX Art Biennial Flamenco from Malaga, Organized by the Provincial Council of Malaga and will officially open on Tuesday, May 27 at 20 p.m.
On Friday the 23rd, the celebration took place in the courtyard of the Miguel de Cervantes school. Drawer in the classrooms, an educational and artistic project of Pepe Zapata y Marco Oliveros which brings the richness of percussion closer to schoolchildren.
Furthermore, the Isabel Oyarzábal Room The Provincial Council will host the documentary conference on Friday evening, the 23rd. The Cajon. Craftsmanship of Rhythm, which highlights the importance of percussion as intangible cultural heritage and the need to preserve the traditions and craft techniques associated with instrument making.
The presentation is provided by Antonio Bueno y Antonio Katho, and then two round tables will be held: History of La Cajoneada, with Marco Oliveros, El Guille and Pepe Zapata, and Peru – Spain co-production, with Lucho Quintana and Pepe Zapata. Finally, the documentary will be screened The Cajón. Craftsmanship of RhythmThe event begins at 20.00:XNUMX p.m. and admission is free until capacity is reached.
"The cajoneada has gained popularity recently. In 2023, King Felipe VI spontaneously joined a popular cajoneada held in Cádiz, in front of the Falla Theater."
Popular Cajoneada
On Saturday the 24th, from 11:30 a.m. to 13:1 p.m., a popular "cajoneada" (a traditional street party) will take place in the Plaza de la Merced, with the participation of one hundred students from the public schools Miguel de Cervantes, Nuestra Señora de Gracia, Las Flores, Prácticas nº XNUMX, and Lex Flavia Malacitana.
The students will be led by the musicians Diego Guerrero, El Guille, Nasrine Rahmani, Ernesto Hermosa and Marco Oliveros (considered one of the pioneers in the direction of the first large-scale cajoneadas in Peru), under the coordination of Pepe Zapata.
The show will travel through the rhythms of the cajón from its Peruvian origin to flamenco. The guitarist Paco de Lucía He discovered the Peruvian cajón and urged his percussionist, the Brazilian Rubem Dantas, to incorporate the instrument into their repertoire. In this way, there is a musical connection between Latin America and Andalusia through the flamenco.
The cajoneada has gained greater popularity in recent times. In 2023, the king Felipe VI He spontaneously joined a popular cajoneada that was taking place in Cádiz, in front of the Falla Theatre.
“This cultural and musical project has transcended borders, bringing the unique experience of playing the cajón to cities such as Lima, Madrid, New York, Oran, Fez, Rabat, and Sibiu,” said producer Pepe Zapata, who explained that this project, currently touring Spain with more than 20.000 attendees, “has established itself as a unique participatory event where people of all ages come together to interpret musical rhythms.”
Flamenco mass
On Sunday, May 25, a flamenco mass will be celebrated in the Church of the Divine Pastora from Malaga. The canteliturgical songs will be interpreted in different ways palos of the flamenco by the singer Antonia contreras, accompanied on guitar by Juan Ramon Caro. Cane, tientos, granaínas, Colombians and cantes of Malaga are some of the cantes chosen for the mass.
The religious ceremony will be officiated by the priest Rafael Pérez Pallarés, diocesan delegate for the Media and presenter and director of the program Words for life, which is broadcast every morning on Canal Sur Radio and Radio Andalucía Información (RAI). He is also a columnist for the newspaper SUR and the parish priest of the Divina Pastora and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
The mass will be broadcast on Canal Sur starting at 10:XNUMX a.m. In the minutes leading up to the mass, three experts on the flamenco mass will speak: the flamencologist and promoter of the early flamenco mass Gonzalo Rojo, who will receive this year's Art Biennial award Flamenco from Malaga; the priest Francisco Castro, parish priest of the church of Santa Inés and scholar of flamenco, and criticism of flamenco Lourdes Galvez del Postigo, expoflamenco.
More information in https://www.malagaenflamenco.com
