flamenco news Peña Flamenca de Londres • Summer 2017 • £3 contents saludos The Peña Flamenca de Londres provides a convivial meeting place for anyone interested in flamenco – dancers, singers, guitarists, aficionados and our many visitors. It follows the tradition of a typical Spanish peña flamenca in providing good flamenco at a reasonable price in a friendly atmosphere. We stage monthly professional shows eight times per 2. Editorial year with artists resident in the UK and those visiting from Spain. At our Members’ Nights (Juergas) three times a year anyone can perform with professional backing 3. 12-string guitar if required (or take the stage before a professional show) The Peña Flamenca de Londres was founded in 1984 and is run by an elected committee of 4. Brexit Chaos volunteers. It is honoured to have as joint Presidents world-renowned flamenco guitaristPaco Peña, and Maribel la Manchega, a favourite performer both in Spain and the UK. It has never 5. Rocio Molina been grant-aided or sponsored, resting solely on the hard work of the committee and its dedicated officers, and the support of members. For monthly updates join our email list: info@flamenco- 6. Paco Peña london.org.uk

7. Grief for Camaron location and dates Church Hall of the Church of the Holy Apostles, Cumberland Street (Lupus Street end) SW1V 8. Angela Rippon 4LY. Tube: Victoria or Pimlico. Buses C10, 360, 24. Dates: Second Sunday in month but not August. 9. Peña Feria how to join 10. Fernando Memorial Through the website, pick up a form at Admissions at peña, by post through our membership secretary, Piers Johnson, 57 Yarmouth Crescent, London N17 9PQ 12. Feria photos or email [email protected]

14. Historian Ian Gibson committee Clive Crawford, chair; Lindsey Purchall, treasurer; Piers Johnson, membership; Ladan Sheybani, 15. Medal hope for Dorantes minutes; Caroline Wolff, event co-ordinator; Yumi Whyte, publicity; Steve Carr, photography; Vera King, editor Flamenco News; Alan Haigh, website and emails; John Ward, entrance; Maurizio Piga, 16. Potaje Gitano Rita Volante, Sarah Coleman. Ex-officio translation Shelagh Kavanagh. submission guidelines 19. Notice of AGM Please submit text with all paragraph returns, special characters and accents. Submit scanned images at 300dpi, and digital photographs as maximum-size original unedited 20. Bursary 2017 files. (JPEG or TIFF). Please also include photographer credits and Who-Where-When captions.

21. Nanako and listings contact details Vera King, [email protected], 0207 703 6893 22. Classes Flamenco News is the magazine of the Peña Flamenca de Londres. Opinions expressed therein are not necessarily those of the Peña. www.flamenco-london.org.uk Art editor and production manager – Rob Kenyon Copyright © 2017 Peña Flamenca de Londres

1 editorial letters As our new We now have a I want to add a few words to the What made this guitar stand year approaches new sound set-up, many that have been uttered and out was it was a 12string on a – it begins in which includes written in memory of Fernando Spanish body. Normally 12's are September with (for those who Reyes, a man who, I must say, jumbo style and X braced. After know about such a return visit by I did not know so well, but inspection I noted it was a five dancer Nanako - things) two Milan somebody who I’m sure I would fan single-braced face. Very light. we can look back Turbosound have had a lot in common, given It had a proper inlay rosette, and and see what great speakers which the similarities of our lives in the book-matched face and sides. times we’ve had. are top of the One highspot range and British Spain of the 1950’s and 60’s and I thought it would be a good was two of our engineered. We our subsequent personal histories. subject for a complete restoration. strongest woman also have a new I didn’t lose my father at the age I traced it to Andres Marti, a Sevillanas with a difference: Students of Danielle Yamaha sound of two like, tragically, he did. But guitarist and teacher who had a dancers – Anita Allan danced the final copla in a circle in a tribute to la Maltesa and the sardana of Northern Spain at an International desk but for some like in his case, it was essentially shop and stuck his own label in Sam Quy on stage Celebratiion of Dance Day in London addressed by shows we will my mother that brought up nine others’ guitars for sale. health and television celebrity Angel Rippon. soon be going together. And Picture by Mattieu Gras children, with little help but with After I had completely stripped digital by using then there was an enormous amount of love and it to bare wood it did not look so Victor Fernandez, now returned to Spain. only an iPad to control the sound. We think guts. bad. So I refretted it, planed the fingerboard And Nanako, who delighted us so much that that this will make a big difference to sound flat, created machine heads from classical she is invited back for our opening show (see quality Our regular sound engineers are Javi I also left my ‘patria chica’ when I was still replacement parts and relacqured it. And then Page 21). Not forgetting young Sarah Sánchez, from Madrid and Álvaro from Seville who quite young, and tried other places far away whose pictures were too late for our last have both worked for major flamenco and from Córdoba. In the end, like with Fernando, decided to make it a 12string nylon true octave issue but see them on inside back this time. Latin musicians here and in Spain. it was London that offered me a fertile ground guitar, not knowing anyone who makes a set Keep alert, she may be coming back for our This issue includes Brexit fears that Spanish to launch into a new project that actually of strings for a nylon 12string, or having a Christmas show…..The juergas too, continue artists will be excluded (Page 4). Rocio Molina became my new life. He also made his new life nylon-strung 12string guitar for that matter. So to be delightful. at Barbican (Page 5), Paco Peña (Page 6), here until he, sadly, has finally left us. I ended up creating a unique instrument. With Angela Rippon (Page 8), Fernando Memorial There’s more to our monthly peña than the a special sound. (Page 10) Potaje Gitano (Page 16) News from Fernando leaves lots of friends and admirers performance, however. Some years back we But it was lots of trouble finding a way to Spain (Page 18) and Ron Hitchins Bursary and I want to put my name down as one acceded to requests by the musicians and make a set of strings. I could only tune the (Page 20). more among them, and to state that he was a bought monitors. Recently attention switched guitar up to D because of odd string tensions, And a revised date for agm – October 8 (Page good man whom we all shall always to lighting for the stage, with the proviso that but I played it at Fernando Reyes’s funeral in 19) if we installed better lights, others could use remember with true affection. this D tune. I have sorted that out and the them too. Vera King Paco Peña instrument is now a normal E tuning on a nylon octave string 12string guitar. That means ••• membership details EADG strings are preceded with octave tuned Membership £24 Free gift every attendance. David Mandall tells how he created a new strings and BE strings are equal pairs. Easy to Associate membership – seniors/pensioners £12. Membership is now renewable online at www. instrument from a very old guitar 40 to play low action 3mm at 12th fret. Near perfect flamenco-london.org.uk via Paypal 60 years old made in Valencia as a steel intonation. It was Juan Teijeiro at London This involves a Paypal admin fee of £1. It is not necessary to have a Paypal account. 12string. guitar studio who persuaded me into playing I found it as a disused incomplete wreck, it at Fernando's funeral as he was impressed admission painted black and orange, and decided to with the tonal qualities. I am happy I did as I Members. Special shows £10. Monthly shows/juergas £5. No charge for Juerga performers. rebuild it. I only had backplates, machineheads will miss Fernando as the master of song and Non Members. Special shows £15. Monthly shows £12. Juergas £10. were incomplete and there were no head keys friend that he was. Juerga performers £5 (refundable if joining on the night). or gears. There were two rusty steel strings. Diego Roque

2 3 brexit chaos fallen from heaven Flamenco and Brexit are words that have not fallen from the same breath while people waited to Olivier nominee dancer even animalistic codes see what would happen. But Jairo Barrull and Helen Tomkins, Directors of Jairo Barrull Flamenco Rocío Molina returns to devise a personal Company, who increasingly have been bringing artists over from Spain, have made a decision: to the Barbican Theatre performance about No more British shows for a year. They will be doing shows abroad instead. for three nights (October womanhood. With her 12-14) with her newest body serving as the focal Brexit is a disaster for small shows that employ bring the very minimum number needed to put piece, Fallen from Heaven point, she shows a fall with artists from the EU. We have decided to stop on a show because of the high costs involved. (Caída del Cielo), as no return, a physically putting on shows for at least the next year 7. The application for a Permitted Paid part of this year’s Dance exhausting progression until things and the outcome of Brexit become Engagement Visa asks for a letter from the Umbrella season. She won from shadow to light, clearer. We will be doing more shows abroad. artist’s employer in the EU stating that the her nomination when she silence to sound, order to The drop in the sterling means the wages we artist will have a job to return to. This is absurd was last at the Barbican, chaos. pay to EU artists including income tax /social as most self-employed artists don’t have an in October, 2014, with Her process for Caída security - which are all paid in Euros - have employer, but yet the Government insists on Bosque Ardora. Regarded Rocio Molina del Cielo began with meant the shows are more expensive to put on. having this letter as part of the application. as a world-class exponent public improvisations in 1. Since the referendum we have seen over a 8. Currently all EU members working on a she is credited with stripping flamenco down 50% drop in ticket sales with venues we have France and Spain. Taking inspiration from temporary basis in another EU country can ask to its purest form, with formidable technique, been touring for years. these interactions, her piece is intensely raw for an ‘A1’ document which excludes them from searing energy and expressive freedom. and extremely witty. Provocative and playful 2. Visas and the problem that poses - the having to pay National Insurance in the visiting She develops work with a 21st-century outlook, images emerge as she adopts different guises cheapest UK visa option is the Permitted Paid country. embracing the possibilities of sound and music and inventive costumes, at times alone onstage, Engagement Visa which allows musicians in unexpected ways. at others collaborating with four onstage working in the UK for less than a month. They 9. If this document no longer applies to the do not have to be sponsored by a company. UK after Brexit the artists will then be liable She borrows from feminine, masculine and musicians. for National Insurance in the UK. Ironically 3. However it has been advised to get a after speaking to the National Insurance professional lawyer to do the application tomasito legs it government department I have been told on and you cannot apply until three months before A Spanish friend of mine was expecting to see highlights of the show was when he took his two occasions that for a one- hour show a PAYE Thethe showsPaco Peñaand then company it takes around three weeks “Tomatito” – but No, he is “Tomasito”! Was my trousers off to sing in pants only, as he famously system could not be setup. I was then told by (according to the government website) to come friend disappointed? No - she enjoyed every does during his performance (then, he put the takes the audience on an another person in the same department that through. moment. trousers back on - personally, I thought putting emotional journey through the maybe it could. But no-one knows how this 4. The cheapest quote I found was £750 per them back was funnier than taking them off). would be done as the temporary artists are non- Tomás Moreno Romero, aka Tomasito, came to experiencesapplication, per of eachthe Spanish artist!! Apart from the residents and therefore do not have National entertain us at Feria de Londres, which was held In clothes or not, what entertained us was his peoplecost of the during visa twothe monthsthree-year aren’t enough Insurance numbers. This is the chaos and at Potters Field, close to Tower Bridge, London, compás. Maybe he is not a so-called great singer, conflictto promote of athe show civil and war. you can’t take the at the end of May. Although the event had a very or not a traditional flamenco artist, but it did risk of putting names on the show too long different answers I always get when speaking to The work includes recordings of the National Insurance and Foreign Entertainers good turnout as an outdoor public event, we not matter. We all had a pleasure breathing his in advance if they have not had their visas were not lucky with weather on that day. Heavy compás, hot groove, playful rhythm, festive music performed by Lorca on Unit in the UK. approved, in case there is a problem. rain started in the afternoon, putting many atmosphere. the piano. 10. It is supposed to take six weeks to get an 5. The other problem is if an application takes people off - some women were worried about On the same stage singer Leo Power did a set exemption letter from the foreign entertainers several weeks to come through, what happens their feria dresses being ruined, some people with Pablo Dominguez on guitar, Ayoze de if an artist gets sick and needs to be replaced a unit for income tax. The last application took decided not to stay in the horrible weather any Alejandro Lopez on cajon, Noelia Valdés couple of days before the show? close to five months. longer. dancing, plus another guy whom, due to a Jairo Barrull does not have a residency. 6. There is no way to fix that and while it might They should not have given up so easily though, shortage of information, we will call ANOther. not affect a larger company of 20 artists, we only By Helen Tomkins because, in fact, Tomasito and his band mates Elsewhere Carmen Izgara was teaching blew the rain away – it stopped just a moment dancing, Ulises Díaz was teaching cajon to kids, before they went on to the stage. and Adrián Solá was also playing cajon and Probably the easiest word you can think of guitar. to describe Tomasito is “crazy”. One of the Yumi Whyte 4 5 what’s news grief for camarón Flamenco legend Paco Flamencura presents The voice and image of Camarón The Peña Juan Breva organised Peña returns to Sadler's 10 dance pieces, a de la Isla was very much alive in a special Camarón route around Spain in the weeks leading to the old flamenco districts of Wells next month combination of solos, the 25th anniversary of his death. El Perchel, Trinidad and Las (August) with the duets, ensembles and Exhibitions, conferences, Cruz Verde. Camarón often electrifying Flamencura, musical numbers. flamenco recitals and visited his friend, the singer travelling from Spanish Over a career spanning remembrance services were held El Chino, in El Perchel. There folk traditions to cutting more than four decades, from Madrid down to Malaga, was also a chance to see the site although his home town of San of the Taverna Gitana, where edge contemporary Paco Peña has expanded Fernando in Cádiz really went flamenco. Camarón first appeared with the possibilities of to town. one of Malaga’s top artists, Ángel Muñoz brings flamenco and changed Newspapers and magazines Miguel de los Reyes. his lightning footwork perceptions of the art filled their pages with articles San Fernando is the place and sublimely sensual form, bringing to it about Camarón’s superiority with the most genuine claim rhythms to the stage, originality and energy. and his untimely death, while to Camarón, and numerous joined by Charo Espino television and radio ran countless tributes in He says, “From the start events were arranged to celebrate this world- and Yolanda Osuna, and his honour. For a while, it seemed as though renowned gypsy god of flamenco - as he has of its cultural journey, the gypsy from La Isla had only just died, accompanied by singers become known since his death. in the Andalusian home as one was reminded of the extraordinary The Venta de Vargas held a series of José Angel Carmona and outpouring of grief that smothered Spain back some 250 years ago, events over the anniversary weekend, and Inma Rivero, plus guest in July of 1992. Charo Espino. photo: Jeremy Toth flamenco has undergone a these included several flamenco recitals, a blues/jazz singer, Vimala Madrid, the place where the young Camarón remarkable development; photographic exhibition and a special night Rowe and the "breathtakingly beautiful" (Daily was to find his bearings, paid tribute with a from a folk-based form of singing, dancing and titled La Leyenda del Genio – The legend of the Telegraph) guitar playing of Paco Peña and show Camarón. Mas allá de la Leyenda - Apart Genius. guitar playing, full of character, although hard from the Legend. his musicians guitarists Rafael Montilla and The municipal council arranged a memorial to define, into a highly complex, Paco Arriaga. It features choreography by the The show brought together many of the service in the cemetery where Camarón was sophisticated art form well established in musicians who had performed with Camarón award-winning Fernando Romero. Percussion: laid to rest. Wreaths were laid by his two during his career, including Jorge Pardo, Tino mainstream musical activity and regularly surviving sisters, Isabel and Remedios, and Nacho López di Geraldo, Charles Benavent and Rubem performed in the best theatres of the world prayers were offered by the dozens of friends Flamencura premiered at Sadler’s Wells in Dantes. today. and fans who attended the event. The Mayor of June 2015 and has since been on tour. It Malaga also held series of events to mark The concept and direction is by Paco himself. San Fernando gave a moving tribute speech, in reconnects with flamenco’s roots, stripping the occasion, as Camarón’s first professional which she said: “Camarón’s death was a tragic “In preparing Flamencura, I wanted to away theatricality and narrative, providing a performance is said to have been in La Taverna day for San Fernando, for flamenco and for platform for the company’s artists to express return to the essential core that not only Gitana in Malaga. music in general.” She also disclosed that the As part of the V Flamenco bienal currently their most quintessential emotions. After made flamenco the vehicle through which Town hall has plans to open a new museum to taking place in the city, the journalist and the experimental cross-cultural influences Andalusian people expressed their history, honour his legacy. flamenco critic, Manuel Curao, gave a lecture Camarón may well have been gone for a Paco Peña has explored in recent years, their feelings and the essential emotions about the life and career of Carmarón, quarter of a century, but his music and spirit that their lives contain, but that has also with Flamenco sin Fronteras and Quimeras, highlighting his early days in the Venta de live on in the minds of those who loved him, Flamencura demonstrates how the vehement underpinned the development of this form of Vargas in San Fernando, to the golden era of especially the Andalusian gypsies. his times with Paco de Lucia and Tomatito. feelings that moved singers, dancers and music and dance into a truly universal art that It would appear that flamencologist Felix guitarists of days gone by will remain the life- touches audiences, he says.” The lecture included a short film about Grande was correct when, during Camarón’s the significant stages in Camarón’s career, funeral, he said, “Camarón is dead, but not blood of flamenco and continue to nourish the Sadler’s Wells with testimonies of some of the people who dead.” art today as well as connect it with other art Tuesday to Saturday, August 8-12. knew him, like Caballero Bonald, Diego forms. 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com Carrasco and Tomatito. Tony Bryant

6 7 angela’s advice full for feria Different parts of She could not have been On the hottest day of the year when it would have been so easy to chill out at home, our venue the dance world were a ballet dancer – her was full for feria. After taking a turn in the garden outside participants turned the usual order brought together ambition - because at on its head and escaped back inside…to the air conditioned cool of the feria casetta (see Centre by International 5ft6in she was too tall. spread pics). Celebration of Dance “I don’t think my parents Day to hear a talk by would have liked me to The event, a joint venture between the Pena Flamenca de Londres and Ilusion Flamenca, director Angela Rippon CBE be a Bluebell Girl,” she Angela Alonso, was organised at the Pena’s venue, Holy Apostles Church Hall by a special at the RADA Studio quipped. committee. The gallery at the specially decorated hall was in full use to allow maximum floorspace Theatre in Chenies But dance had played Street on April 29. for wall-to-wall sevillanas and rumbas and the best view for those sitting out. a part in her life It was organised by the The energy flow back and forth between the musicians – singers Jasmine Villalobos and Lola “both personally and London Working Group professionally, in ways Rueda, guitarist Tony el Despeinao and percussionist Ayoze de Alejandro Lopez, backed up by of CID-UNESCO. High our sound guy Javier Utrera gave us a totally animated afternoon. spot of the evening was I could never have the presentation of a imagined”. The programme, organised most efficiently by Angela, included two very special breaks – Lifetime Award for Along the way she has performances by the children’s classes of both Angela and Lola. Enough to soften the heart of an Contribution to Dance photo: Mattieu Gras been awarded OBE iceberg! (Photos :Glent Photography. Centre-spread) made to radio and followed by CBE. She Is television celebrity Angela by Lady Christine ambassador for the Altzheimers Society and the Bamford and daughter Cara, from the London RADA Silver Swans programme for older (i.e flamencosauna Working Group. Performers from 15 groups or 60-90) folk. We have news from Tampere in Finland, a explorations between flamenco and urban and individuals from the many branches of the art In the past several years there had been place remembered with affection after a visit included Flamenco Con Gusto led by Danielle opportunities to promote the importance and literary art. Allan, and featuring Brendan Larvor (guitar), value of dance in keeping the body supple there some years back by former London-based Principal performers, Compañía Leonor Leal Jesus Chavero (cante), and Yumi Whyte (cajon). and healthy. Angela had gone to Germany to artists Rogelio de Malaga, singer, Steve Malinoff, from Spain, with Mosaicos guided audiences The Flamenco Con Gusto performance guitar, and Tarja Malinoff and Luisa Calero, check out an experiment there on what kind of through the world of Andalusian azulejos concluded with its 20 dancers in a circle for the exercise was best for people over 60. The gym dancers. final copla of sevillanas, a neat gesture towards from patio to palace, and the Katja Lundén group showed improvement but not as much as Steve, Rogelio, Tarja and Luisa performed the sardana of Northern Spain. the dance group. Company (Finland) introduced a fascinating Among other genres represented was ballet, at Salvador’s El Bodegon in Chelsea before In a gym, she said, you use one set of muscles. combination of flamenco and Finnish sauna in laban, Bollywood, Egyptian and Brazilian. reforming as Los Cabales. Dance is a complete workout, including posture Flamencosauna. Angela Rippon’s talk was on the influence of Performances and a series of classes were (and brain, “You have to remember the steps!”). ••• dance on health. She confided that at four years She illustrated the memory reference by organised by Tarja, herself from Finland. Tarja of age she was knock-kneed. The doctor advised recalling that when the Royal Ballet was re- subsequently went to the US, returning later to Singer Manuel de la Malena, who has been in built-up shoes or dance classes. So dance setting one of its ballets Alicia Markova was Finland. The group reformed as Los Cabales and Japan and all over since he left London, took classes it was. We all know what that led to: recalled to help. And when Beryl Grey was was at Salvador’s El Bodegon for some years. part in a performance listed as Muy Especial appearances with comedians Morecambe and 90 she was recalled to teach because she had Wise producing what are probably the most- Tampere is the third biggest city in Finland and Flamenco back in June, at the historic Alhambra danced the ballet concerned when she was used film clips on television. with this year’s flamenco festival, in June, joined palace in Granada. Playing for him was Emilio young and could still remember the steps. The dance classes had to end when she left the rest of Finland in celebrating the nation’s Maya Cortes, who also played and taught in “What a performance,” one of the organisers, school at 17 and became a young journalist, 100th birthday. London some years back. Emilio returned to Christine Bamford, emailed to Flamenco Con moving on to television where she was the first London to solo at a Peña at BAFTA in Piccadilly Gusto afterwards. “Passion and drama from Themed as Letras de Libertad – Songs of regular woman newsreader. Since then there where dancer Juan Povillo took the first half. have been 14 books, some on health, and also musicians and dancers. I think you stole the Freedom - the festival programme included We had to turn people away, house full. television programmes on health and consumer show.” dance performances from national and subjects. VK international groups, panel discussions, and VK

8 9 memorial to fernando

amily and “Having seen many about the village’s only I was not cheated out of time, only been to school for Ffriends gathered of the current singers entertainment, a small one day. The capitals at West Norwood in Spain he was the bar (open the door and Neither was death too sudden were in the wrong in South London equal of most and inside there’s a couple of Nor too prolonged. places, the lines broken on June 29 for the superior to many.” tables). It was Fernando’s. in the wrong places and funeral of singer He never bragged He’d returned from his No pain, it was generally hard Fernando Reyes but would Paraguayos contract to decipher. But the No strain, and at the family occasionally drop because his mother was postman persevered, and home afterwards stories of people he dangerously ill, and Just perfect peace. delivered it! for a flamenco knew, legends he had opened the small bar to adios. Fernando was Fernando and Gillian worked with. keep himself. Jill Reyes 2017 regarded as the last met in 1971. They “He was in the right singer in the UK to Jill returned to art married in 1975 when place at the right have the old styles of college where she studied under Ruskin Spear. the law changed so that the foreign-born time. The towns of cante handed down And all might have ended but for a postman. husband of a British-born wife could live here Cadiz Bay in the through generations. Fernando wrote to her. But, born into the and work here. Fifties and Sixties He was 78. His wife poverty that followed the Civil War he had overflowed with VK Jill, children Isabella flamenco. Fernando and Fernando, and ••• was one of the last grandchildren Cairo, of the great singers ’ve just heard the very sad Your song springs from the foot of the cross, Isaac and Oscar, took from that time and news that Fernando Reyes part in the service. I A bloodied flower, place.” has died. I'm sure the word We could not Brambled, barbed, Ironically it was will spread very quickly honour him without a pop song – With thorns that pierce the heart musicians, said Fernando Reyes around the flamenco world, Guantanamera - that Like swords, Jill, introducing he was so loved. was his greatest success when he was touring guitarists Tony El Despeinao, Angus, Ron Seven, for Our Lady. with Los Paraguayos. Lola Rueda sang it in his I wrote a poem for him Hopkins, Dave (Diego) Mandall – who played memory, with the congregation joining in the a dedicated farruca/tangos de Malaga – and some years ago. He came Your voice is a chalice of tears, chorus. singer Lola Rueda, who was later joined by regularly to the Eastbourne A stoup of sorrow, The memorial ended with the voice of Carlos Otero. class to sing for us and when The water that flows from the wound Fernando himself. It was old-style saeta. It was Fernando was born in Conil de la Frontera at scratchy. It was magnificent! he sang deep flamenco, for In His side, the end of the devastating Civil War and grew me the pain of the gypsies up in the devastating poverty that ensued. But ••• Cascade of notes tumbling upon us, by the age of 10 he was singing professionally, Jill told me afterwards how they met. She and their affiliation to the Drenching, drowning later developing a cante jondo voice and skill and some other art school students were suffering of Christ, which is In grief, for Our Lady. on the guitar. backpacking but it was so hot in Seville that so powerfully demonstrated they took the first bus out to the coast, and it Graham Benge, who with wife Helena during Holy Week, was there Your gift is the witness, formed the group Duende Flamenco, said went to Conil, in those days a small fishing in every wrenching note. I Walking the way with Him, that they had worked with Fernando for village where nothing happened except many years and learned much from him. “He the once-a-day bus. The men of the village always wanted to hear him Taking the weight of the wood was a representative of a Golden generation. gathered each day to see who was on it. sing a saeta- now I will never On the back of your song, Imagine, said Jill, this was the time of the mini- His knowledge of flamenco was prodigious, get the chance. Such a loss! Transmutation of anguish, whatever we asked him to sing or play, he skirt, what consternation! could. Not only his own version but those of Someone took over, found them somewhere Dorrie Mills An unction oil legendary cantaores of the past. to stay (no running water), and told them Battle, E.Sussex. Of balm, for Our Lady.

10 11 12 13 12 13 adventures with ian medal hope for dorantes When I was strolling past los Infantes and Argamasilla When David Dorantes benefit for Save the the endless stalls of Madrid’s de Alba. was a child there was a Children with Diego El vast Feria del Libro in the El He compares the successful piano in the house of his Cigala, and he also closed Buen Retiro park this May, a British government grandmother. He tried, as the Sadler’s Wells gala at familiar face came into view. celebration of the 400tthh any child would, to play it about that time. There is Ian Gibson, the celebrated anniversary of the death of by ear, but realised that it talk of an engagement in Irish historian, was looking Shakespeare with the half- needed classical training. London soon. up at me from behind a pile hearted efforts of the Spanish Look what happened then Born in 1969 the of his new book, Aventuras institutions to promote (after all he was David flamenco pianist Ibéricas. I got chatting to him appreciation of Cervantes on Dorantes, a member of and composer David about his passion for Spain the 400th anniversary of the one of the oldest flamenco Dorantes was only 22 and for Madrid’s vibrant publication of Don Quixote, families. The late El when he made his debut Lavapies district where he the first and one of the finest Lebrijano was an uncle!) Dorantes. www.dorantes.es before the Spanish King has lived for many years. Ian Gibson novels ever written. He is from Mairena del and Queen in the Royal Ian Gibson arrived in Spain Above all else Gibson’s book Arafe, and as we go to Press Mairena Town Hall Alcazar in Seville in 1991. A few years later, in 1998, came his first recording, Orobroy. It had a sixty years ago and has become a literary celebrity, is about the uniqueness of the historical peninsula, is putting him forward for the Medalla de Oro de as a whole, not just Spain. He laments how Portugal tremendous response. His subsequent recordings having been awarded that country’s greatest cultural Andalucía, or Andalucia Gold Medal, honouring honours. He is especially famous for his books and Spain have become divided, despite their rich too. his artistic career and his contribution to on García Lorca that revealed the breadth of the historical ties. innovation in flamenco music. It will be the He fuses his traditional roots with an avante writer’s talent and unearthed startling details about He comments on the absurdity of the current travel latest in a long list of awards. garde approach to create his trailblazing music. Lorca’s murder and the perpetrators of the act. time between Madrid and Lisbon and calls for a They say of him that Dorantes is doing with He is described as “not only a virtuoso pianist Due to Gibson, flamenco singers such as Enrique new Iberian republic that could reunify the two the piano what Paco de Lucia did with the but also a dazzling guitarist, orchestral composer Morente started to embrace the poems of Lorca countries. The Coto Doñana Park, where Gibson guitar. And from the Peña family comes a new and an expert in all streams of music of his time. as letras in their cante. Lorca is today recognized went on his first visit to Spain all those years ago approach to instrumental music starting from world-wide as major artistic figure - in no small part could be managed as a whole by such a union of “His creative force has unleashed a genuine the knowledge and the tradition to elaborate a due to Gibson’s hard work. countries. revolution, cutting new paths in flamenco and work without stylistic barriers. The new book is an eclectic and highly personal At the end of the book Gibson shifts into a promoting piano as a soloist and a reinvigorating There’s a Baby Grande in our lovely venue at affair. It is based on a series of road trips he has reflection on the Spanish national identity. It is a element in Andalusian flamenco.” Holy Apostles. Do we have any flamenco piano made over the years around his beloved Spain bitter-sweet tour through all the cultural things that He was in London in 2005 when he did a charity players around? and Portugal, much of it in his beaten-up old make Spain what it is, such as the noise, the fun and Volkswagen. Its pages brim with fascination for energy; and also all the things it really should not be, bolero unravelled the archeological legacy of the great civilizations, such as tolerant of fly-tipping and susceptible to the including the Celts, Greeks, Romans, Moors and sort of corruption that continues to grip the current A group of us from Greenwich were fortunate Spanish style. Visigoths - the peoples who helped shape the right-wing political elite. enough to see a charity show from a box at the The problem was that she had already set the peninsula’s culture and society as it is today. Although he is a highly political writer, the author Royal Albert Hall. performance date and Ravel had allowed only One of the items featured Virginia Dominguez Gibson retraces the footsteps of previous literary calls for a kind of cultural hegemony so that Spain enough time for orchestration, not composition. might become a confident leader in Europe. and Javier Palacios, from the then Paco Peña The solution was a single theme and brilliant visitors such as Washington Irving, Henry Flamenco Dance Company in 2000. It was a There is humour and learning here but most of all orchestration. Swinburne, Richard Ford and Gerald Brenan performance of great beauty, to the music of there is an infectious enthusiasm for the country At the first performance, at the Paris Opéra in and with the aid of an official archeological guide Ravel’s Bolero, and prompted the question: How Gibson has adopted and which has adopted him. A unearths fascinating histories. did Ravel’s Bolero come to be like that? This is 1928 the audience was stunned by its exciting land rich in culture and history - so much more A portion of the book is dedicated to Gibson’s what happened. rhythms and brilliant orchestral colours. Ravel beyond the beaches, sangria and flamenco shows. passion for the greatest of Iberian travellers, The dancer Ida Rubenstein asked Ravel to create was taken aback by its immediate popularity as Cervantes’s Don Quixote. He traces Quixote’s Aventuras Ibéricas by Ian Gibson is published by a ballet score by orchestrating Albeniz’s Iberia. a concert piece. Isn’t the theme running through meanderings through La Mancha, visiting little Ediciones B. But the rights had already been signed away. your mind as you read this? towns with fabulous names such as Villanueva de By Steve Carr So she asked for an original piece, still in the VK

14 15 potaje gitano 1957-2017 The arrival of The Potaje Gitano as the previous hour fandangos echoed summer is a splendid was celebrating its had kept our adrenalin around the school time in Andalucia, sixtyfirst edition pumping at full speed. yard and the ambience especially for this year: quite an However, Pedro El was one of sheer the hardened achievement since it Granaino slowed ecstasy for the lovers aficionado, because began as an intimate the pace down with of orthodox flamenco. it signals the start of gathering of around some of the most El Funi performed the flamenco festival fifty people, who orthodox cante one season. got together to with the grace and could imagine. Born There are dozens of celebrate the first distinction for which excellent festivals all Easter procession in Granada, Pedro he is so renowned over the province, of the Brotherhood has that bronzed and even though his although the best of Gypsies in 1957. tone in his voice that performance was by far has to be the Today, the festival is makes one’s stomach a bit short, what celebrated Potaje the most traditional, ache with pleasure. we witnessed was a Gitano that takes and most popular, The soleá reminded little piece of history. place in the small flamenco gathering us of where we were, However, as is often town of Utrera at in Andalucía. because he performed the case, one of the the end of June. The It got underway a style made popular biggest stars of the wonderful thing with Capullo de by one of the town’s night came in the about it is that it is Jerez, one of the most adored singers: shape of a 10-year-old still maintained in biggest crowd- La Fernanda de the same manner pullers at the boy called Joselito Utrera. as it was when it El Funi. photo T. Clear Andalusian summer El Capullo de Jerez. photo T. Clear Suarez. Following a first began, and festivals, and his Joselito is the son brief interval, and consumption of the this year we were acknowledging the life of performance demonstrated why. of guitarist Pitin Hijo, grandson of El Pitin complementary bean stew, the moment we one of flamenco’s most loved and respected Miguel Flores exploded onto the stage with and the great-grandson of El Cuchara, so had all (me in particular) had been waiting characters. his driving bulerias, tangos, fandangos and there were four generations of this family Just about every noted artist of the Twentieth cantiñas, and as always, he had the crowd on its for. Miguel El Funi is the oldest surviving performing on the stage tonight and what a Century has been honoured during the feet within minutes. performing member of the Pinini Clan and yet, festival’s long and fertile history, including What a way to start a festival! We were left although he is a little fragile with age, he is still superb time they all had. The young Joselito numerous members of the Pinini clan, one gasping for breath as he exited the stage - this able to demonstrate the magic that makes this had the crowd eating from his hand and it is of the biggest, and most illustrious, flamenco was going to take some following……. art so special. at times like these that one realises just how dynasties in the history of the art. We had only just settled in our seats when the Born in Lebrija in 1939, El Funi is considered magical this simple art can be. Tonight we were to raise our glasses to Miguel second artist bounded onto the stage, and there one of the greatest fiesteros of all time and his However, we still had Manuela Carasco to Peña Vargas - Miguel El Funi, as he has been was to be no let-up in the pace as La Cañeta de command of the rhythm and his knowledge of come and even though it was fast approaching known throughout his 60-year career. He is Málaga and her troupe took over proceedings. the cante is second to none. 4.30am, the appearance of this celebrated famed for wearing his distinctive white silk La Cañeta scuttled about the stage like a As is customary during this festival, Los dancer ignited a little of that special duende scarf, an accessory he is never seen without, chameleon; the fast cracking rhythms of her Gitanos de Utrera were on hand to support that makes us all believe we can keep going but it is his command and knowledge of the palmeros were her driving force. Accompanied regardless. most authentic gypsy flamenco that we are all by her frail-looking husband, José Salazar, La El Funi, and together they demonstrated why Manuela is one of today’s most illustrious here to see tonight. Cañeta entertained as only she knows how; this town is so well-regarded. Jesús de La He is no stranger to this coveted stage and has bulerias, tientos, alegrias and the Málaga style Frasquita, Manuel de Angustias, El Cuchara, female dancers and her rattling zapateado and accompanied numerous members of his huge tangos made famous by her mother, La Pirula. El Pitin, Pitin Hijo and Encarni Jimenez, all control of the manton de manila proved to be family, especially in 1971, when, as a young As La Cañeta left the stage, we were all of whom descend from this great Utreran the perfect end to the best flamenco festival of man, he participated in the tribute to El Pinini hoping for something a little less energetic, or dynasty, performed good old-fashioned family them all.. - his great-grandfather. something to give us time to catch our breath, flamenco. Bulerias, soleares, rumbas and by Tony Bryant 16 17 news from spain annual generalpeña meeting The guitarist Rafael centres for flamenco Holy Apostles Church Hall, Cumberland Street, SW1V 4LY Riqueni won the creativity and Ramón Montoya learning, spearheaded Sunday, October 8th, 2017, 6.15pm award when he by Madrid’s Casa Reports of chair, treasurer and membership secretary will be available at the was only 15 years Patas, with its new old. Once heralded flamenco foundation, meeting. as the new Paco de and the Corral de Lucía, he started well Morería where you Any resolution from members must be proposed, seconded and submitted in but began to suffer can currently see big writing to chair Clive Crawford, 13 Bronnley Court, 283/303 Uxbridge Road, from his bi-polar names such as Olga illness, unfortunately Pericet and Ángel Acton, London W3 9BE or email to [email protected], before the culminating in a Rojas performing day of the meeting. three-year spell in regularly. In homage prison for assault. to the role of Elections Yet through all tablaos the Huelvan of his personal singer Arcángel has Those seeking re-election are Clive Crawford, Vera King and Yumi Whyte. problems Riqueni released a new disc Caroline Wolff, Steve Carr, John Ward, Mauricio Piga, Piers Johnson, Lindsey has been supported Raphael Riquieni recorded in the Corral and protected by the in Madrid and Seville’s Purchall and Rita Volante, having been elected or re-elected last year for a two- Spanish flamenco community who held benefits El Arenal, which has an energetic live feel to it. year term, do not need re-election this year. Sarah Coleman, having been co- for him regularly. Nearly 20 years since his last ••• recording, Riqueni has managed to release a Rocío Marquez, also of Huelva (last issue) has opted in May, seeks election. new disc, Parque de María Luisa, a homage also released a new disc, called Firmamento in to his native Seville. He is in fine form on this recognition of the turbulent times in which we Any other nominations, both candidate and proposer to be fully paid-up recording, especially in the spirited tangos, live. This is more of a rocky fusion work than El Monte Gurugú and in a lyrical bulerías in members, should be sent to Clive Crawford at his home address before the date her last, deploying feminist words penned by remembrance of Seville’s Lole y Manuel. A female authors, such as María Salgado and of the meeting. flamenco genius. Isabel Rosenvinge. Marquez is concerned with ••• All paid up members are welcome to attend. world issues such as war, equality and the Nearly a year after the death of his brother, environment - the chemical industry in her Juan Habichuela, the guitarist Pepe Habichuela, Agenda native Huelva coming in for huge criticism on 74, died in May. This legendary artist established one track. This is polemical work not heard in 1. Apologies for absence a fresh sound for the flamenco guitar during flamenco since the likes of Manuel Gerena and the 1970s, often collaborating with Arabic 2. Approval of minutes from 2016 AGM José Menese used flamenco to protest against and Indian musicians. His driving chords and Franco’s regime. falsetas were critical to the success of Enrique 3. Matters arising from the minutes ••• Morente’s revolutionary Omega album. The 4. Chair and Treasurer reports father of José and Juan Carmona, the founders Joaquín Cortés, a one-time superstar of of the “new flamenco” Ketama, Pepe spent a lot world flamenco dance has of late been 5. Approval of Reports eclipsed by younger blades such as Manuel of time supporting young guitarists in his native 6. Items proposed by members Granada. Liñan. But Joaquín is back with a new touring ••• show, Escencia, danced in the style of his 7. Appointment of scrutineers if required Tablao flamenco bars of Madrid and Seville famous uncle, Cristóbal Reyes (a favourite had their heyday in the 1960s but many at London’s Sadler’s Wells for many years). 8. 2017/18 committee elections The show is scheduled to arrive in the UK next declined into dodgy dives where tourists got 9. Vote of thanks to the officers ripped off. In recent years, however, some year. tablaos have reinvented themselves as cultural Steve Carr 10. Any Other Competent Business 18 19 bursary encore peña page The Peña Flamenca presentation. The Dancer Nanako, spotted at the has performed alongside Paco de Londres Ron competition itself Edinburgh Festival by guitarist Peña and Angel Muñoz. Second Hitchins Dance Bursary took place at the Tony el Despeinao, returns guitarist and cajon player will for the opening session of the competition was such November juerga, as be Johannes “Josel” Ratsch, autumn on September 10, this one of the leading flamenco a success last year that it will this year, with time accompanied by her new guitarists in Germany. Josel is it has been decided to the presentation at the company of young international a member of Mestizo Flamenco stage it again this year. December gala. musicians, Compañía Nanako with Nanako and is involved in The Bursary is worth Application forms are Aramaki. many other successful projects Japanese-Canadian Nanako, £300 to the dancer available from info@ including Suena Flamenco enthusiastically received at the judged to have made flamenco-london.org. with María Mellado Prenda, Peña last year and now based most progress during uk and can be returned who will be joining the group in London, has taught and online to the same as their singer. After classical the year. performed on three different guitar and music theory studies Two other entrants address or printed up continents for 15 years. She and posted to Peña tours regularly with Flamenco María joined the Fundación were judged runners- Faye Llouth, Alba Heredia Villalobos, Flamenca de Londres, Cristina Heeren at her home, up last year and Rosario in North America and Ariana Armenakas.. Photo Steve Carr 47 Trafalgar Avenue, is a sought-after performer and Seville, to polish her cante skills. awarded £50 each. The London SE15 6NP, to arrive by September instructor in Germany. The four promise to stretch the important thing to remember: 30, 2017. Under-18s need parent/guardian Matthew Birch, of London, will limits of flamenco puro and showcase their love for the art closing date for entries, whether by email or permission. play for her. Matthew studied at by post, September 30 2017. the Rotterdam Conservatorium, Nanako. form at September’s peña. ••• graduating top of his class. He photo: Steve Carr VK The competition is organised by a sub- The decision of the Committee of the Peña committee of the Peña - last year Steve Carr, Flamenca de Londres on the award of the November 12 Juerga! And Bursary Competition Day Caroline Wolff and Vera King - and its decision bursary will be final and the Committee Church Hall of Holy Apostles, Cumberland Street SW1V 4LY is final. It is advised on its decision by Peña will not enter into correspondence about (Lupus Street end). joint president Maribel La Manchega. the criteria used. Teacher of the successful Flamenco-london.org.uk, [email protected] Last year’s winner, Faye Lowth, and runners- candidate and the candidate will be asked up Alba Heredia Villalobos and Ariana to agree with the Committee of the Peña phone 0207 703 6893. Armenakas are pictured above performing Flamenca de Londres on any publicity or social at the December peña during the prize media promotion relating to the bursary. national listings

• FLAMENCO EXPRESS 28 Quadrant. Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN little star in the making July with La Nati Vallecas & Alejandro Molinero 29 Stables Theatre. The Bourne, Hastings TN34 3BD Someone was too busy practising outside to watch July’s Juerga! But it won’t be long! 20 The Brunswick. 1 Holland Road. Hove. BN3 1JF November with Pedro Sanz and Rocio Leal 21 Red Hedgehog, 255 - 257 Archway Road. N6 5BS 16 CLF Theatre, 133 Rye Lane. SE15 4ST Flora, daughter of David Bautista Suarez and fiancee Eva is only 27 months old but was copying September with Antonio el Pola & Alejandro Molinero 19 Upstairs at the Ritzy steps her father showed her. David has Spanish Spanish parents and grew up hearing flamenco. 28 CLF Theatre, 133 Rye Lane. SE15 4ST www.flamencoexpress.co.uk Both David and Eva go to classes. Flora, he says, has developed her own particular way of moving 29 Courtyard Theatre. 40 Pitfield St. N1 6EU • PEÑA FLAMENCA de LONDRES 30 Caminos, Didcot to the music. September 10 Nanako. October with Emilio Ochando and Juan Debel October 8. AGM. ”She curls her hands, stamps her feet, does inward turns and adopts a series of facial expressions 7 Caminos Millfield with Jasmin Villalobos & El Halcón November 12 Juerga! And Bursary Competition Day which, I feel (biased I know!) cannot be taught.” 26 Brunswick. 1 Holland Road. Hove. BN3 1JF December 10 TBA

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