Of the September 17 to 19, The SGAE Foundation will carry out the tenth edition of Flamencoeñeits International Flamenco exhibition, which this year is integrated into the first Flamenco Biennial of Granada. For three days, the event will bring together twelve artists and formations that will show the diversity and strength of current flamenco, combining the purest tradition with experimental and subversive proposals.
In just a decade, Flamencoeñe It has been consolidated as one of the most important windows for the internationalization of flamenco. Through their previous editions, more than 70 artists have had the opportunity to act at 30 international festivals. This year, a dozen programmers and directors of festivals from America and Europe will travel to Granada to discover new talents and establish connections with them. Among the competitions represented are Flemish Festival London and New York, Contemporary Iberian Festival (Mexico), Theater Mayor of Bogotá, Flemish art of Mont de Marsan (France), Helsinki Flemish Biennial, Flemish Festival of Albuquerque (USA) or the Flemish Festival of Lisbon, among others.“Flamencoeñe is a professional meeting space, a more than necessary scope to give continuity to the hard effort of the artists to carry out their projects”says Arcángel Ramos, coordinator of the Flamenco area of the SGAE Foundation.
Two ways to feel flamenco
Programming is articulated in two spaces very different:
Federico García Lorca Center: The most orthodox and traditional slope, with concerts at 7:00 p.m.
Ground floor room: Underground and experimental territory, where new languages are explored at 9:00 p.m.
The opening day, Wednesday 17, will bring the deep voices of Francisco Escudero “El Perrete”which will present your project Guide lightand Rafael de Utrera With your show Intimate. Already on the ground floor, the Canadian flutist Lara Wong and the Madrid guitarist Jiménez Melon They will release Alterflancofollowed by the unclassifiable Stick gypsy With your project Alaiar.
Thursday 18, the young promise Lucía Beltrán will offer A walk through the song, while the Huelva group Planet Jondo will present your innovative show Weightlesswhich mixes flamenco, jazz and root music. In parallel, Underground night will have the urban folklore of Rez it and Jerez experimentation of Dechy.
The closure, on Friday 19, will arrive with the power of Rocío Luna (Winner of the Mining Lamp 2023) and its proposal To the voice of the moonnext to the show Flamenco machado of José Luis Montóndedicated to the poetry of Antonio Machado. On the ground floor, the duo Clavel noise and the singer Sebastián Cruz They will present Sarabandclosing three days of pure artistic miscegenation.
Flamenco for the world
In addition to the concerts, Flamencoeñe hosts a program of professional meetings between artists, representatives and programmers, with the aim of creating international tours and projects that strengthen the presence of flamenco in the most prestigious scenarios on the planet. With this tenth edition, the cycle reaffirms its role as a key platform for the global projection of this art, making Granada a cultural epicenter where tradition and modernity live together in perfect harmony.
Flamencoeñe – Centro Federico García Lorca
Plaza de la Romanilla, s/n | 7:00 p.m. Tickets: € 10/day recentradas.com
Wednesday 17 → Francisco Escudero “El Perrete” (Guide Luz) + Rafael de Utrera (intimate)
Thursday 18 → Lucía Beltrán (a walk through the song) + Planet Jondo (Ingrávido)
Friday 19 → Rocío Luna (to the voice of the moon) + José Luis Montón Cía (Machado Flamenco)
Flamencoeñe Off – Ground Floor Room
C/ Abbot oven, 11 | 21:00 h | Free entry (until capacity is completed)
Wednesday 17 → Lara Wong & Melón Jiménez (Alterflanco) + Palo Gypsy (Alaiar)
Thursday 18 → Rezello + Dechypen
Friday 19 → Clavel + Sebastián Cruz noise (Zarabanda)
