Audience favorite, singer Rocío Crespillo Luna’s performance of mineras, cartagena, siguiriya and granaína and media granaína positioned her as the most complete cantaora (female singer) and, therefore, as deserving of the coveted flamenco award ‘Lámpara Minera.’ The Lámpara Minera (miner’s lamp) is one of the top flamenco awards in Spain.
Rocío Luna received the award from the president of the Cante de las Minas Foundation, Joaquín Zapata, and famed cantaor Miguel Poveda, who fulfilled his dream of celebrating the 30th anniversary of his success in La Unión, seeing in the eyes of the new winner the same emotion that he felt when winning decades earlier.
Rocío Luna, from Cordoba, had prepared herself conscientiously for the occasion, showing her dominance on stage and permeating the fans with her sensitivity when performing cante. Rocío Luna said: “It’s a dream come true because since I was little I’ve been fighting for my dream, which is cante, and this is a push, being aware that I have to keep working.” She indicated that Cantes de Levante (flamenco songs of eastern Spain) will continue in her repertoire.
Other (flamenco singing) cante awards included: Group III of Lower Andalusia cantes, María Ángeles Cruzado Garrido (Huelva) won the prize for farruca and Sergio Gómez Delgado ‘El Colorao‘ (Granada) for soleá. In Group II of cantes from Málaga, Granada, Córdoba and Huelva, Antonio José Nieto Fernández (Córdoba) won the prize for taranta.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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