Estrella Morente announces a show geared to "freedom" to close out Seville's Bienal 2002

Arcángel opens the Second Feria Mundial del Flamenco with 'Desde la tierra'

Silvia Calado Olivo. Sevilla, September 3rd, 2002

Estrella Morente and Arcángel are the center of attention at Seville's Twelfth Bienal de Flamenco. While the singer from Granada bears the responsibility of putting the crowning touch on the festival on October 6th, 2002 in the Auditorio de Sevilla, the young man from Huelva has been assigned the task of opening the Second Fería Mundial del Flamenco three days earlier in the Palenque. Traditional cante, exotic instruments, lyrical choruses...these are the ingredients that these two new voices of cante flamenco promise to deliver.

Arcángel and Estrella Morente (Photo: Kyoko Shikaze)

Estrella Morente, appearing in the Bienal for the first time, rejected the title for the closing, 'Mestizaje', and has chosen to play it by ear: "Although 'mestizaje' or cultural mixing is always a part of what we do, I put that title aside, and my show is going to be called 'freedom', or something like that". The singer, who is proud to share the bill with her father, Enrique Morente, promises "a classic concert filled with inspired moments...and with the incorporation of some interesting instrument, such as an elegant piano, a lovely violin, an accordion". For the moment, all that's decided is the regular musicians, guitarists Alfredo Lagos, Miguel Ochando and Montoyita. "The concert will develop along with me" assures the artist.

The recital with which Estrella Morente, who received platinum and gold records for her first two recordings, and which will formally close out the Bienal of 2002, represents the singer's return to the stage after her 'maternity leave'. The artist is to reappear in Guaro on September 6th, a town in the mountains of Málaga where last summer Carmen Linares and Manolo Sanlúcar presented their work 'Locura de brisa y trino'.

Polyphony

Arcángel, broken in at previous editions of the festival, brings some very clear ideas. The singer will present his concert 'Desde la tierra' which owes its title to a conviction: "The interpretation of music like flamenco must come from within". On this occasion the interpretation employed by the singer who has been nominated for the Latin Grammys for his debut album 'Arcángel', will be backed up by a lyrical chorus made up of eight people, because "the harmonies of flamenco are complemented by the polyphony of voices". The daring experiment will only include some songs from his record after a prelude which he defines as "classic".

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