Café El Burrero
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Soon, another space
was beginning to compete with the hall; the singing cafe.
The first one known is that of Los Lombardos, that opens
in Seville in 1847. According to Ángel Álvarez
Caballero in the "El baile flamenco" these places
gave a definite push to the jondo, because the show was
used as an attraction around which all the business wasgenerated.
Furthermore, due to the competition, there was pressure
to offer a better show than the competitors to attract the
most number of customers. Although it is a fact that flamenco’s
Golden Age was forged within these premises, the idyllic
image of the singing cafe has become clearer through investigation.
Along with Flamenco developed prostitution, violence and
a squalid side to it as well that clouded its curriculum.
