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Festival Caja Madrid 2004 puts the
spotlight on cantaores like Estrella Morente,
Chocolate and El Pele

Paco Cepero and El Pipa add the finishing touches in the form of guitar and dance to the Madrid event

Flamenco-world.com, January 2004

Once again, cante is the main attraction at Festival Caja Madrid. The twelfth edition of the event, which runs from February 17th through 21st 2004 at Madrid's Teatro Albéniz, covers the whole range of flamenco voices. From youthful cantaores to veterans; from Jerez to Seville, taking in Córdoba and Barcelona too. The bill features everything from Estrella Morente, who gives the opening recital, to Esperanza Fernández and La Macanita; from Miguel Poveda to Chocolate, pausing for Fernando Terremoto, Segundo Falcón, El Pele, Manuel Moneo and Capullo de Jerez. There are just two concessions to solo guitar and dance, featuring Paco Cepero, who this year receives the Calle de Alcalá award, and Antonio el Pipa, who'll give a golden touch to the festival, surrounded by the female components of his family. During the week before these performances, there'll be a program of parallel activities at Madrid's Casa Encendida, featuring conferences, recitals and debates.

Fernando Terremoto and El Pele (Photos: Javier Hurtado)
Capullo de Jerez (Photo: Anahí Cármody)

FESTIVAL CAJA MADRID 2004
Teatro Albéniz de Madrid, February 17th through 21st 2004
Calle Paz, Nº. 11 (Madrid, Spain). 9pm

Tuesday February 17th
'The fascination of sweet song'
Estrella Morente

Wednesday February 18th
'The enchantment of deep echoes'
Paco Cepero: 'De pura cepa' (Calle de Alcalá Flamenco Award 2004)
Esperanza Fernández with Miguel Ángel Cortés on guitar
Chocolate with Antonio Carrión on guitar

Thursday February 19th
'The magic of flamenco music'
Gabriel Moreno with José María Molero on guitar
Miguel Poveda with Chicuelo on guitar
Fernando Terremoto with Antonio Higuero on guitar

Friday February 20th
'The spell of pure quejío'
La Macanita with Manuel Parrilla on guitar
Segundo Falcón with Paco Jarana on guitar
El Pele with Ricardo Vera on guitar

Saturday February 21st
'The seduction of the flamenco artform'
Manuel Moneo with Juan Moneo on guitar
El Capullo de Jerez with Diego Amaya on guitar
Antonio el Pipa dances, with special guest Tía Juana la del Pipa, Tía Antonia and Tía Curra

PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
Casa Encendida, auditorium, February 9th through 13th 2004
Calle Ronda de Valencia, Nº. 2 (Madrid, Spain). 8pm

Monday February 9th
Conference: 'Antonio Mairena, 20 years on'
By Juan Manuel Suárez Japón
Recital: Calixto Sánchez with Manolo Franco on guitar

Tuesday February 10th
Conference: 'Flamenco, a universal artform'
By Ángel Álvarez Caballero
Recital: Raquel Villar with Joaquín de los Reyes on guitar

Wednesday February 11th
Conference: 'Looking back: the legend of Pepe Marchena'
By José María Velázquez-Gaztelu
Recital: Curro Piñana with Antonio Piñana on guitar

Thursday February 12th
Debate: 'Memory of the guitar'
By José Manuel Gamboa and Norberto Torres
Guitar recital by Luis Pastor

Friday February 13th
Concert: 'The youth of flamenco at La Casa Encendida'
Flamenco guitar concert: Javier Conde
Recital: María José Pérez with Paco Javier Jimeno on guitar

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More information:

Festival Caja Madrid 2003: articles, photo gallery and program

Interview with Estrella Morente, cantaora (September 2003)

Interview with Vicente Amigo and El Pele (October 2003)

 
 
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