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Dancer Lucía Ruibal at Suma Flamenca 2024 - Photo by Pablo Lorente
Events

Flamenco in Flux with Innovation and Heritage at Suma Flamenca 2025

World Music Central News Room May 26, 2025 No Comments FlamencoMadridSpainSpanish musicSuma FlamencaSuma Flamenca Jovenworld music

(headline image: Lucía Ruibal at Suma Flamenca 2024 – Photo by Pablo Lorente) The Community of Madrid will host the 20th edition of Suma Flamenca…

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CASAPALMA by Laura Coas. Irene Atienza and Yoel Molina sitting in a stadium or venue.
Artist Profiles

Casapalma Climbs the Heights of Cantabrian Folk

Angel Romero May 9, 2025 No Comments Cantabrian musicCasapalmaSpainSpanish musicworld music

Casapalma is the artistic partnership of Spanish musicians Irene Atienza and Yoel Molina. Together, they spearhead a project rooted in the revitalization of canción montañesa,…

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Tarta Relena - Photo by Playadeanza. The artists dressed in white outfits.
Awards

Tarta Relena Wins MIN Indie Award for Best Roots Music Album

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2025 No Comments SpainSpanish musicTarta Relenaworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Tarta Relena – Photo by by Playadeanza) The album És pregunta by Tarta Relena is the winner of the 2025 MIN Award in…

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Perrate and ZA! - Photo by Alejandra Amere
Awards

Perrate and Za! Win MIN 2025 Indie Award for Best Flamenco Album

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2025 No Comments FlamencoPerratePerrate y Za!SpainSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Perrate and ZA! – Photo by Alejandra Amere) The album Jolifanto (Lovemonk / El Volcán, 2025) by Perrate y Za! is the winner…

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Reus de la Frontera standing by a wall
Artist Profiles

Reus de la Frontera Deliver the Raw Emotion of a Flamenco Party

Angel Romero April 17, 2025 No Comments FlamencoReusReus de la FronteraSpainSpanish musicworld music

Reus de la Frontera, a flamenco collective from Reus in northeastern Spain, brings an electrifying take on the traditional juerga flamenca. Their debut project, Juerga…

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Roberto Monteiro Bastos playing guitar, from one of his music videos.
Artist Profiles

The Flamenco Soul of Brazilian Guitarist Roberto Monteiro

Angel Romero April 16, 2025 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicFlamencoRoberto Monteiro BastosSpainSpanish musicworld music

Roberto Monteiro Bastos (1987) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He began his classical guitar studies at the age of 16. There, he earned…

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José Marín Fernández, “El Cortecitas” color photo, leaning against a glass window.
Artist Profiles

Flamenco Singer and Multiinstrumentalist José Marín Fernández “El Cortecitas”

Angel Romero April 15, 2025 No Comments El CortecitasFlamencoJosé Marín FernándezSpainworld music

José Marín Fernández, “El Cortecitas” (Córdoba, Spain, 1983) is the son of the great flamenco singer El Cortezas. His extensive discography highlights his passion for…

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Black and white photo of Violeta Veinte holding her violin, smiling.
Artist Profiles

Violeta Veinte, a Multifaceted Musician with a Curious Soul

Angel Romero March 30, 2025 No Comments Castilian folk musicfiddleSpainSpanish musicVioleta Veinteviolinworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Gifted violinist, singer, and composer Violeta Díez Díez, better known artistically as Violeta Veinte, was born in Segovia, Spain. She began studying violin at six…

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Artist Profiles

Vigüela: Keepers and Innovators of Central Spanish Traditions

Angel Romero December 26, 2024 No Comments Castilian folk musicSpainSpanish musicVigüelaworld music

Vigüela (strumming) is a group dedicated to preserving and celebrating the folk music of central Spain. Since its formation in the mid-1980s, the group has…

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Artist Profiles

Tahona: Preserving Castilian Folk Music for Over 50 Years

Angel Romero December 14, 2024 No Comments SpainSpanish musicTahonaworld music

Founded in Valladolid in 1972 by José Luis Gómez, Celso Garrido, and brothers José María and Miguel Ángel Rivera, Tahona is as a pillar of…

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