flamenco
Flamenco unites at London’s
Royal Albert Hall
in aid of Save the Children
Diego el Cigala
and Dorantes, among the artists on the line-up for 14th
September 2005
Flamenco-world.com, August 2005
The top names of flamenco bring
together their talents for a good cause. To raise money
for Save the Children, the ¡Flamenco! gala at London's
Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 14th September 2005 will
offer performances by artists like Diego
el Cigala, Dorantes and Joaquín Grilo. Also on
the bill are the sevillanas dance formation Cantores de
Híspalis, guitarists Juan Carmona and Marcus Nand,
and the Alma Flamenca Dance Company. Funds raised from the
concert, organized by The Moya Cruz Foundation, will be
donated in their entirety to the charity, which runs international
projects to fight problems like illiteracy, AIDS and child
labour.
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Diego el Cigala will sing for a London
audience as part of the Save the Children charity gala evening,
with his new album ‘Picasso
en mis ojos’ hot off the presses. The cantaor
from Madrid enjoyed international success with his work
alongside pianist Cuban Bebo Valdés on the album
‘Lágrimas negras’ - a meeting of the
minds between bolero and flamenco which won them a Grammy
award.
Dorantes
will bring along his instrumental vision of flamenco. The
pianist, nephew of revered vocalist El Lebrijano, is set
to perform pieces taken from his albums ‘Orobroy’
and ‘Sur’. His music forms a bridge between
the most orthodox flamenco and the sounds of world music,
new age and contemporary.
Flamenco dance will be represented by the
exceptional Joaquín
Grilo. The bailaor from Jerez, who accompanies legendary
musicians like Paco de Lucía and Chano Domínguez,
has proved himself to be one of the driving forces of modern
masculine flamenco dance. And his creative productions such
as ‘De noche’ and ‘Grilo’ bear ample
testament to the fact. There'll be more flamenco dance from
the Alma Flamenco Dance Company, a company founded by Felipe
de Algeciras which features flamenco dance, vocals and guitar.
The solo guitar performances will come
from two non-Spanish musicians. The Frenchman Juan
Carmona demonstrated his taste for the traditional flamenco
he immersed himself in Jerez on his album ‘Orillas’,
which also shows his leanings towards intercultural blending
of styles. And rounding off the line-up will be Briton Marcus
Nand.
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