CU Presents' 80th-anniversary Artist Series continues with a concert of sizzling, seductive music and dance from Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, America's foremost experts in traditional Spanish dance.
Omar Montes is leaving his mark in music — and he’s doing it with his particular take on flamenco. On his latest album, Quejíos De Un Maleante, the Spanish singer blends tradition with elements of ...
Driving up Interstate 55 on my way to visit Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater last month, my GPS flashed a notification: Tornado warning. Like an on/off switch, torrential storms battered my car ...
The second biannual Philadelphia Flamenco Festival kicks off this Saturday, highlighting the unique style of Spanish dance and music in a series of performances, workshops, and film screenings.
María José Llergo’s first EP opens with a knock on a sheet metal door. Recorded on her iPhone, a voice answers: “Who is it?” Llergo responds, “It’s me, grandpa.” Her grandfather asks, “Are you coming ...
Rosalía has faced criticism for cultural appropriation and her controversial choice to make Flamenco music, and the artist recently responded to the backlash she's faced. Rosalia Vila Tobella was born ...
In 1959, a magical year for jazz albums, Miles Davis, inspired by some flamenco performances he had heard, recorded Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960) at Columbia's 30th Street studio. Half of the ...
There are just a handful of musicians whose influence changed the sound of their genre. Flamenco vocalist Camaron de la Isla is on that short list. He re-energized a centuries-old tradition, leading ...
Daniela Zermeño, director and co-owner of Zermeño Dance Academy, has been a local flamenco dancer since her early childhood.
Flamenco is perhaps Spain’s most alluring cultural phenomenon, characterised by the stereotypes of sun, passion and tumbling black hair. Political protest and social activism are less likely to come ...