The SGAE Foundation has put together the fourth edition of its popular ‘Flamencos y mestizos’ series. The current edition is taking place this weekend December 9 to 11 in in Madrid Sala Berlanga.
The showcase features performances by Manzanita, Lin Cortés, La Negra, dancer José Carmona ‘Rapico’, Diego Villegas and María Mezcle.
The series started yesterday, Friday December 9th with the premiere of Manzanita’s new album Sombras y Sueños (Shadows and Dreams). There was also a performance by Lin Cortés, with his project Gipsy Revolution.
Today, Saturday 10 December, you can will be able to hear the gut-wrenching, torn vocals of La Negra, which will present her third studio album, Colores. Dancer José Carmona ‘Rapico’ will present his show Errante.
Two artists from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, multi-instrumentalist Diego Villegas and singer María Mezcle, will showcase their latest projects on Sunday, 11 December.
Flamencos y mestizos is a showcase created to highlight emerging artists who explore the borderlands between deep flamenco and mestizo flamenco through musical compositions, dance and vocal forms. The series is directed by producer, composer and singer Paco Ortega.
Saturday, December 10
La Negra
José Carmona ‘Rapico’ (Dance)
21:00
Sunday, December 11
Diego Villegas
Maria Mezcle
21:00
Sala Berlanga
Calle Andrés Mellado, 53.
Price: 5.50 euros. Advance sale at the box office and at ticketea.com.
Headline photo: Lin Cortés
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
