Manolo Sanlúcar and ‘Tribute to Mario Maya’ kick off the 2009 Córdoba Guitar Festival

Enrique Morente, Diego el Cigala & Tomatito, Ojos de Brujo and Miguel Poveda also stand out in the lineup from July 1st to 11th, 2009

Flamenco-world.com, April 2009

The recently-premiered concert for guitar and orchestra ‘Música para ocho monumentos’ by Manolo Sanlúcar will be the starting point of the 2009 Córdoba Guitar Festival. The Cádiz-born maestro will be joined on the bill by other tocaores such as Niño de Pura and Manolo Franco together in ‘Compadres’ and Tomatito side by side with cantaor Diego el Cigala. But despite the title, there is much more flamenco than just what arises from the six strings. The bill has room for everything from the show ‘Tribute to Mario Maya’ directed by Belén Maya to the new ‘Coplas del querer’ by Miguel Poveda, with ‘Aocaná’ by Ojos de Brujo, ‘Fedra’ with choreography by Javier Latorre and the remake of ‘Omega’ by Enrique Morente and Lagartija Nick in between. Of course, the program also attends to music from other cultures like Rabih Abou-Khalil and Al di Meola. Moreover, the flamenco course staff is reinforced with Eva Yerbabuena as a maestra.

Tomatito (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

2009 Córdoba Guitar Festival. Flamenco program Córdoba (Spain), July 1st to 11th, 2009 GRAN TEATRO 9 p.m. Manolo Sanlúcar (Photo Daniel Muñoz) July 1st ‘Música para ocho monumentos’ + ‘La canción de Andalucía’ Manolo Sanlúcar, guitar Carlo Palleschi, musical conductor of the Córdoba Orchestra July 3rd ‘Tribute to Mario Maya’ with Belén Maya, Diego Llori and Rafaela Carrasco Homenaje a Mario Maya (Photo Daniel Muñoz) July 4th ‘Compadres’ Niño de Pura & Manolo Franco, guitars July 7th ‘Fedra’ with Lola Greco, Amador Rojas, Alejandro Granados, Carmelilla Montoya Miguel Narros, script and directing Enrique Morente, music Javier Latorre, choreography TEATRO DE LA AXERQUÍA 11:30 p.m. July 2nd Tomatito & Diego el Cigala July 6th ‘Aocaná’, Ojos de Brujo Ojos de Brujo July 9th ‘Omega’, Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick July 10th ‘Coplas del querer’, Miguel Poveda