Concurso de Cante
Jondo de Granada, 1922
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It was precisely Federico
García Lorca together with the composer Manuel de
Falla (who was at the time experimenting a process in his
music parallel tothe poets) and other artists from various
disciplines who gathered in the Centro Artístico
y Literario of Granada to organize the 1st Cante Jondo contest.
The event had as its major objective to revalue the cante
jondo, which was already considered as being contaminated
and in decline. It took place in the evenings of the 13th
and 14th of June 1922 in Granada's Albaicín, sponsored
by the Council and with Antonio Chacón as the president
of the jury. Contestants competed for a prize of 8,500 pesetas.
The winners were Diego Bermúdez (El Tenazas) and
Manolo
Caracol; obtaining secondary prizes Carmen Salinas,
José Soler, Frasquito Yerbagüena and others
of less value were given to La Gazpacha, Conchita Sierra
y La Goyita. Winning guitar players were José Cuéllar
and Niño de Huelva.
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