From August 2nd to 16th, Madrid is getting a huge amount of flamenco. The venue is the Sabatini Gardens, for the now classic series Los Veranos de la Villa, making August one of the busiest of the year, as far as flamenco goes.
Singer Enrique Morente opens the series with a recital of cante. Other major singers such as Lebrijano, Esperanza Fernández, Argentina, Lole Montoya, Diego Carrasco, Paco del Pozo and Juana del Revuelo round out the list of invited singers. In dance, Manuela Carrasco, Antonio Canales and La Farruca, with José Maya and Lola Greco, el Güito and Joaquín Grilo are slated to perform.
Guitar maestro Paco Cepero as well as El Bola will each offer recitals in the magnificent gardens, with the backdrop of the Royal Palace to guarantee a truly flamenco evening.
cante: Enrique Morente guitars: David Cerrezuela y El Paquete percussion: Bandolero chorus: Ángel Gabarre, Popo and Enrique Morente Hijo 3rd august 2008 – 10 pm
Esperanza Fernández
voz: Esperanza Fernández guitar: Miguel Angel Cortés guitar: Salvador Gutiérrez percussion: Agustín Diassera palmas: José Manuel Ramos palmas: Jorge Pérez ó Juan Diego Fernández
Dance: Antonio Canales, Adela Campallo, Oscar de los Reyes Cante & palmas: Rafael de Utrera, José Antonio Núñez ‘El Pulga’, David Sánchez ‘El Gallo’ Guitar: Juan Campallo, Paco Iglesias percussion: José Carrasco, Antonio Gómez
6th august 2008- 10 pm
De Farruca a Faraona
Music: Antonio Fernández Montoya, Antonio Rey, Popular
Intérpretes guest artists : El Farru dance: La Farruca, La Faraona, El Polito cante: El Tañe, El Rubito de Pruna y Mara Rey guitars: Antonio Rey, El Turo Director and choreographer: Rosario Montoya, La Farruca, Antonio Fernández, Farru Coordinación artística: Miguel Ángel Vargas
7th august 2008- 10 pm
Lole Montoya
Music: Alejandro Sanz, Vicente Amigo, José Acedo, Manuel Jesús Moreno ‘Morao’, Ricardo Moreno, Felipe Campuzano… cante: Lole Montoya piano: Pepe Rivero contrabass: Yelsy Heredia guitars: José Acedo Manuel Jesús percussion: Francisco Santos chorus and palmas: Angelita Montoya y Lucía Merino
Music: Diego Carrasco
Group: cante & guitar: Diego Carrasco guitar: Curro Carrasco, Fernando Carrasco batería: Juan Grande percussion: Ané Carrasco bass: Ignacio Sintado Chorus: Luis Carrasco, Samara Moreno
9th august 2008- 10 pm
El Lebrijano
voz : Juan Peña ‘El Lebrijano’ violín: Facial Kourrick guitar: Pedro Mª Peña percussion: Tete Peña d`arbouka: Joussef Bou-oud keyboard and Arabic chorus: Rednan Kourrick chorus: Rosario Amador y Juan Reina
voz: Argentina guitar: José Quevedo guitar: Eugenio Iglesias palmas: José Jiménez ‘Bobote’ palmas: ‘El Torombo’ percussion: José Carrasco chorus: Víctor Carrasco chorus: Toñi Nogaredo bass: José Manuel Posada
