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flamenco news The newsletter of: Autumn 2006 £1.50 La Tati ‘She dances with the universe’ Flamenco News Autumn 2006 Pictures: David Hone CONTENTS 1. About The Peña 2. Letters 3. Editorial 4. News 5. La Tati in London 6. Sensations 7. Spanish Dance Society 8. Regent St. Festival 9. Salvador 10. Los Morente 11. Carnaval del Pueblo 12. Sevilla - The Essence 13. Spanish News 15. La Fernanda 16. CD Reviews 18. Classes Pictures: David Hone What is the Peña Flamenca de Londres? he Peña Flamenca de Londres is the The Peña has never been funded or meeting place for all who are interested sponsored, resting solely on the hard work of CONTENTS inT flamenco – dancers, singers, guitarists, the committee and its dedicated officers, and aficionados, and our many visitors. It follows the support of members – some of whom have the tradition of a typical Spanish peña in been constant since Day 1. providing good flamenco at a reasonable price Other parts of the UK now have peñas or in a friendly atmosphere. Visitors, members groups following the Peña’s trail, though the too, come from a wide area. Peña Flamenca de Londres retains its premier Shows by professional artists form a position and is often asked for advice. major part of the programme, presenting In the past year the Peña has leapt ahead, some of the best flamenco in Britain and, moving to a new venue which it is hoped will when possible, from overseas. Active be permanent, and also breaking the mould participation at all levels is encouraged. by establishing itself at Heaven Nightclub for Members’ nights (juergas) are regularly held performances by artists from Spain. with professional backing from guitarist and singer. The platform is there too for singers and guitarists. Other nights there is an opportunity to take the stage before the DETAILS professional show: an ideal opportunity to Membership of the Peña Flamenca perfect a routine in front of a friendly and de Londres is £12 / year. Including appreciative audience. free newsletters, concession entry at The peña was founded in 1984 as a totally monthly peñas. new concept by a group of aficionados and is We meet on the second Sunday run by a voluntary elected committee. It is every month, except August, at: honoured to have as joint presidents world- St Aloysius Social Club, Eversholt St. renowned guitarist Paco Peña, from Córdoba, NW1 (corner of Phoenix Rd) and Maribel la Manchega, from La Mancha, www.flamenco-london.org.uk a favourite performer and teacher both in or 0207 703 6893 Spain and the UK. Committee: Vera King, chair. Clive Crawford, vice chair and minutes. Bill Harvey, treasurer. Caroline Wolff, event co-ordinator. Ron Le Voi, membership secretary. Vera King and Steve Carr, joint editors. Flamenco News editor. Alan Haigh, website and emails. John Bodley, guitar class. John Ward, Kaori Nishimura, Carole Edrich, Koen Matthys. 1 Letters o Marukuni, in writing about Japanese then finding things go so wrong. How can Night at Heaven on June 11, observed artists refuse to perform! (And still expect to thatY other students said they would love to get their money) Still, once the show did get be on as important a stage as those who did under way, the attention given the group was the first part of the show. Know the feeling! such that there was not even a cough from the But all would agree they had worked very audience. Wish we’d heard the whole planned hard to be there. Pity more people didn’t programme! It was so different the next realise how good a show it was going to time at Heaven. One Japanese singer, one be. Perhaps they did not know how many Japanese dancer, one Spanish guitarist: they totally dedicated aficionados there are in talked to people, if words failed they used Japan, and how many Japanese people live body language, then went up there and did a and work in London tremendous performance. Takis Cruz, London. John Norton, Basingstoke The Peña provides a place at Juergas for all to experience what it feels like to go out on stage, possibly in preparation for something more not-infrequently hear (ex-)members elsewhere… Ring Caroline, event co-ordinator, complain that their newsletter stopped for a place at the next one. comingI and I would ask why they hadn’t got in touch with the membership secretary. This year it happened to me when I noticed that What’s all this about, having a section in my renewal cheque had not been cashed three Japanese? Are we going to have Finnish next? months after posting. It must have got lost in If there is to be another language, surely it the post. should be Spanish? And why is there no longer a prototype Julia Vezza, Ronda membership application/renewal form or information about the cost of membership The Finns (article in Spring issue) are really keen and admission charges? on flamenco. They were tangoing away when Arye Finkle, North London we were stuck on the Beatles. And we all know how popular tango is here now! The Japanese Good points. Membership forms: two problems . written language is so different from what we are Adapting to the new size, and the dreaded VAT. accustomed to that it may not have been evident Our membership secretary is: that the Japanese section was a translation of articles also printed in English. (ed.) Ron Le Voi. Flat 6, s an old friend of Jingle I was mortified 43/53 Myddelton Square, to see what he had to do to get the London, EC1R 1YD. GypsyA group on stage at Heaven in April. The tel. 0207 2782684. committee must have been wrung out after Or there’s the website: organising an event at a venue like that and www.flamenco-london.org.uk 2 Boxing Clever o Flamenco News has undergone yet an- needed to earn a living. Some of her innova- other metamorphosis! Last time it emerged tions will be retained, though not all. likeS a butterfly. This time it will be more like a Flamenco News will now be three times a year. bee, flitting from flower to flower and bring- Autumn, early spring and late spring. Summer, ing you all the there will be buzz. For the a mail-out, first time it including will have joint news of any editors, with events. It is talents com- also planned plementing that listings, each other, and courses, etc, spreading the will be more workload. And up-to-date: input too from various snags other members meant some of the commit- were missed tee. last time. And You already don’t forget know the joint that our web- editors: Steve Nuria Garcia & Ron Hitchins ‘boxing clever’ site (www. Carr, himself a at Ron’s 80th birthday party, organised by Nuria. flamenco- former editor, photo by David Bateman. london.org. and your cur- uk) is there to rent chairman, Vera King. Steve’s pieces have be consulted, and that website supremo Alan been so much enjoyed over the years, always an Haigh sends a monthly email on the following informed read, and his knowledge of the fla- week’s show. We have been asked to provide menco scene and his contacts are invaluable, through the newsletter information on upcom- while Vera is former editor of Flamenco Inter- ing shows. This we will do when we can. But national.. often discussions with artists are not concluded in time. We cannot say a big enough thank you to Car- ole Edrich for all the work she did in revitalis- Don’t forget, the pages of Flamenco News are ing Flamenco News. It has been much admired open to all. There’s the Letters to the Editor, and the compliments were without number. News and Views, Future Events…. However it was expensive, in both money and time. A projection showed the cost to be more than membership fees were bringing in, leaving Vera King nothing for administration. And for Carole, a Steve Carr freelance writer, it took up large slabs of time 3 SO WHAT’S NEWS? Thanks to sterling work by event co-ordinator Caroline Wolff we can announce the peña programme for the next three months… OCTOBER 8: St Aloysius Social Club These shows will all be at our home venue, Taconeo Grupo Flamenco including St Aloysius Social Club, Eversholt Street, guitarist Tony el Despeinao and dancers corner of Phoenix Road, NW1. Anika, Sara La Frasca and La Fumi. (Euston station and Underground) OCTOBER 15: Quecumbar Battersea, DECEMBER 10: Heaven London, Fiesta Flamenca with Anita la Christmas and a very special performance, Maltesa, dancer, Ramon Ruiz, guitar, and Alma Flamenca, principals Felipe de Genevieve Wilkins, percussion. Admission Algeciras and Carmela Romero with a £12 on the door or book www.quecumbar. total line-up of 10 artists, an event NOT co.uk.Info www.fiestaflamenca.com. TO BE MISSED. It will be at our special show venue, Heaven Nightclub, The OCTOBER 16: Quecumbar. Arches, Charing Cross. Line-up: Felipe Battersea. London, Alcazaba with Ramón de Algeciras, Carmela Romero, Carmen Ruiz (flamenco guitar), Attab Haddad Tevar, Pacheca, dancers; Tito Heredia, (Iraqi oud), Teymour Housego (Indian and Ramon Ruiz, guitar; Olayo Jimenez, jazz flutes), Genevieve Wilkins (percussion) Jasmine Villalobos, singers; Andres Picino, and Eva Piñero Mesa (flamenco song). percussion; Nicolas Britch, flute. Tickets £13 on the door, or book www. JANUARY 14: St Aloysius Social Club quecumbar.co.uk. Mario Basilisco, guitar, and dancer Maribel OCTOBER 22: Costa Dorada. la Manchega Hanway Street, W1. Pepa Molina, Felipe JANUARY 27: El Camino.