Homage to cantaor Miguel Poveda at the 2008 Festival Flamenco de La Unión

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Homage to cantaor Miguel Poveda at the 2008 Festival Flamenco de La Unión. Fifteen years after he received the ‘Lámpara Minera’ award that shot him to fame, Miguel Poveda returned to Festival del Cante de las Minas with the red carpet treatment. On 10th August the Catalan cantaor received the ‘Castillete de Oro’, an honorary award recently bestowed on artists such as Antonio Gades, Carlos Saura, Enrique Morente and Chano Lobato. A few hours later, he stepped up on stage at the so-called Cathedral of cante to the delight of the thrilled audience. The vocalist, who received a National Music Award in 2007, shared the bill with Seville-born bailaora Rafaela Carrasco, who offered her production ‘Con Cierto gusto’. The forty-eighth edition of the Murcia festival features the Ballet Nacional de España, cantaores such as El Lebrijano, bailaores like Antonio Canales and guitarists such as Cañizares. Following the program of performances, the contest runs from 13th to 15th August, where artists compete for the cante, baile and guitar awards.