List of finalists and winners of the critics' prizes «Flamenco Hoy» for the year 2012, to be presented November 6th in «Cantares», the refurbished tablao formerly known as Corral de la Pacheca.
On November 6th the winners’ gala and presentation of the prizes “Flamenco Hoy” for 2012 will take place. The prizes for 2011 will also be presented since last year’s prizes were not awarded.
This year was not easy either, as the original plan was to stage the awards ceremony in Lorca, but the municipal government of that city cancelled the agreement less than two weeks before the date.
Finally it was the recently opened tablao “Cantares”, formerly “Corral de la Pacheca” that will be the venue.
The “Flamenco Hoy” prizes have been celebrated since the end of the 90s and are chosen by 50 critics with the coordination of Jose Manuel Fernandez.
This year DeFlamenco.com won in the category of Mejor Labor de Difusión del Flamenco (best distribution of information), and we wish to share the prize with our colleague Manuel Moraga who was a finalist with his radio program 'El Callejón del cante' broadcast by Radio Exterior de Espana, with the web Aireflamenco.com, also a finalist, and with all our readers who passionately follow flamenco day after day.
DeFlamenco has been publishing via Internet since November of 2000, so we are now celebrating our thirteenth year thanks to our collaborators, Estela Zatania, Manuel Moraga, Pablo San Nicasio, Silvia Cruz Lapeña, Antonio Conde, Gonzalo Montaño Peña, Paco Manzano, Rubén Gutiérrez and Ana Palma who one way or another have been with us throughout the years. Thank you everyone.
FINALISTS ‘FLAMENCO HOY’ 2012
(Winners appear in bold type)
1. BEST FLAMENCO PROMOTION
– Bienal de Holanda
– ‘Teatro de la Zambra’
– ‘Corral de la Morería’
2. BEST DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION IN THE MEDIA
– Aireflamenco.com
– Deflamenco.com
– Manuel Moraga
3. BEST BOOK
– “Israel Galván. Imaginación en libertad” – JOSÉ LUIS NAVARRO y EULALIA PABLO
– “La Repompa de Málaga” – PACO ROJI, RAMÓN SOLER DÍAZ y PACO FERNÁNDEZ
– “El Flamenco a la luz de García Lorca” – AGUSTÍN GÓMEZ
4. BEST DVD.
– “Extremo jondo” – FUENSANTA ‘LA MONETA’
– “Juncá” – MERCEDES RUÍZ
– “Real” – MIGUEL POVEDA
5 . BEST MALE DANCER
– Manuel Liñán
– Rafael Estévez
– Marco Flores
6. BEST FEMALE DANCER
– Mercedes Ruíz
– Concha Jareño
– Rosario Toledo
7. BEST RECORD PRODUCER
– JOSÉ QUEVEDO ‘BOLITA’ – “Un viaje por el cante” de Argentina
– PEDRO SIERRA – “Dame la mano” de Toñi Fernández
– JOSÉ LUIS GARRIDO – “Claridad” de Rocío Márquez
8. BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORD
– “Huellas” – JORGE PARDO
– “Sin Muros!” – DAVID PEÑA DORANTES
– “Las idas y las vueltas. Músicas mestizas” –ARCÁNGEL & FAHMI ALQHAI
9. BEST GUITAR ACCOMPANIST
– Miguel Ángel Cortés
– Juan Ramón Caro
– José Quevedo ‘El Bolita’
10. BEST DEBUT RECORDING
– “Dame la mano” – TOÑI FERNÁNDEZ
– “De paso en paso” – GEMA CABALLERO
– “Sólo Flamenco” – JOSÉ ‘VALENCIA’
11. BEST SOLO GUITAR RECORD
– “El Toque Flamenco” – PEDRO SIERRA
– “Travesía” – GERARDO NÚÑEZ
– “Cambio de sentido” – DANI ‘DE MORÓN’
12. BEST CANTE RECORD
– “Un viaje por el cante” – ARGENTINA
– “Claridad” – ROCÍO MÁRQUEZ
– “Artesano” – MIGUEL POVEDA
FINALISTS ‘FLAMENCO HOY’ 2011
(Winners appear in bold type)
1. BEST FLAMENCO PROMOTION
– Peña ‘Juan Breva’
– Festival de Flamenco ‘Bankia’ (Cajamadrid)
– UNESCO
2. BEST DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION IN THE MEDIA
– Alfredo Grimaldos
– Deflamenco.com
– Toni Garrido
3. BEST BOOK
– “Carmencita Dauset. Una bailaora almeriense” – JOSÉ LUIS NAVARRO y JOSÉ GELARDO
– “Diego Rubichi. Aljibe jondo” – JOSÉ LUIS GÁLVEZ CABRERA
– “Zambras de Granada y flamencos del Sacromonte” – CURRO ALBAICÍN
4. BEST DVD.
– “Flamenco, Flamenco” – CARLOS SAURA
– “Israel Galván” – MARIA REGGIANI
– “Morente” – EMILIO RUÍZ BARRACHINA
5. BEST MALE DANCER
– Israel Galván
– Javier Latorre
– Marco Flores
6. BEST FEMALE DANCER
– Carmen ‘La Talegona’
– Olga Pericet
– Rafaela Carrasco
7. BEST RECORD PRODUCER.
– ARCÁNGEL – “Quijote de los sueños” de Arcángel
– MIGUEL ESPÍN y PABLO MARTÍNEZ – “Remembranzas” de Carmen ‘Linares’
– ‘CHABOLI’ – “La orilla de mi pelo” de ‘Niña Pastori
8. BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORD
– “Fuera de la realidad” – PABLO R. MALDONADO
– “Bipolar” – ‘UHF’
– “Ayaya” – JACO ABEL
9. BEST GUITAR ACCOMPANIST
– Miguel Ángel Cortés
– Diego ‘del Morao’
– José Quevedo ‘El Bolita’
10. BEST DEBUT RECORDING
– “Los balcones de mi sueño” – JOSÉ ANILLO
– “Debajo del romero” – JESÚS CORBACHO
– “Mis primeros cantes” – KIKO PEÑA
11. BEST SOLO GUITAR RECORD
– “Las pequeñas cosas” – JOSEMI CARMONA
– “Goyescas. Granados por Cañizares” – J.M. CAÑIZARES
– “Antología flamenca” – MANOLO ‘SANLÚCAR’
12. BEST CANTE RECORD
– “El cante flamenco en movimiento” – RAFAEL JIMÉNEZ ‘FALO’
– “Quijote de los sueños” – ARCÁNGEL
– “Remembranzas” – CARMEN ‘LINARES’
