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The Montoya Family opens the Flamenco at the Sabatini Gardens (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

The Montoya Family opens the Flamenco at the Sabatini Gardens 2007 Series with a look at Triana. It isn’t the family of times past, that which linked generations and brimmed over with live, natural flamenco. It has now been taken over by three representatives of the following crop in the family; Andina, Angelita and Carmelilla. And they do so with a more static and moderate concept, designed by guitarist José Acedo and accompanied by percussions, guitars and bass. The three of them are seated and singing in unison throughout most of the show, which on the first night of the series being held with Madrid’s Palacio Real (Royal Palace) as the backdrop, had a cool breeze as its guest and a little over half the tickets sold. After performing songs por tangos, alegrías, soleá, rumbas, seguiriyas and bulerías (dedicated to Lole and La Negra), they managed to knock things up a necessary notch for the night when Carmelilla finally came out to dance. And she floated around the stage with the delicacy of air and with the deep roots of the land, of that Triana which will continue to be evoked tomorrow on the same stage with performances by Esperanza Fernández, Manuel Molina... and La Negra.