Argentina presented her second album ‘Las minas de Egipto’ at Suma Flamenca 2010. On Friday, June 18th the young Huelva-born cantaora arrived at the Sala Roja of the Teatros del Canal with massive musical backing. The guitars of José Quevedo ‘Bolita’ and Manuel Parrilla, clapping, choruses, brass and even piano surrounded her in the presentation in the capital of her second album. With them, she reeled off the flamenco-style songs on the album and, in between, threaded cantes por soleá, seguiriyas and fandangos de Huelva. And nevertheless, her show didn’t reach the other side of the stage. Not just because the venue was scarcely filled to half capacity, but also because she didn’t manage to go beyond the surface in either her performance or in her approach on stage either. Madrid is traditionally the city which confirms flamenco artists, but achieving it is really hard… and not just a matter of coming.

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