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More Madrid Flamenco
Two weekends ago I went to a flamenco show at Corral de la Pacheca and last Saturday night I went to one at Las Tablas. Both were very different shows in very different places. Corral de la Pacheca is...
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“Chambao”& Flamenco Chill
Start your Monday off with a smile and goooood feelings! Watch these 3 Spanish music videos (see below) and you’ll be humming them throughout your workday. A very good British friend of mine often...
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Live Music at Colonial Norte Madrid
Photo: Exterior of Princípe Pío in Madrid at night. See in the lower righthand corner the purple neon lights and Colonial Norte sign. The Colonial Norte “space” includes the entrance at the lower...
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Granada: Alhambra, Albayzin, Sacromonte
GranadaMan Visits Granada, Spain! Photo: Plaza Nueva, Granada City Wow. What a trip. I realize I say that after every trip but it always seems to be true, one trip outdoing the previous one. Or maybe...
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Criticized for Enjoying Flamenco Music?!
That’s right! I’ve been criticized for enjoying flamenco music! And criticized by Spaniards, no less!! Is there anything MORE “Spanish” than Flamenco Music?? All those years living in Ohio, USA, I was...
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2009 Madrid Flamenco Festival, Suma Flamenca
It’s that wonderful time again in Madrid, time for the 2009 Suma Flamenca – the month long Madrid Flamenco Festival featuring some of flamenco’s best artists; singers, dancers, and guitar playing. This...
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Vicente Amigo: Suma Flamenca 2009
A couple nights ago I attended a very good flamenco guitar concert by Seville-born star VICENTE AMIGO, as part of the Suma Flamenca Flamenco Festival. This was good timing as he was promoting his...
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Aurora Vargas, Pansequito: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last night at the Los Teatros del Canal was another enjoyable Suma Flamenca evening of Flamenco Singing. Coincidentally, we had the exact same 5th row seats as the previous night. Unfortunately, the...
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Rocio Molina: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last Monday evening I went, yet again, to the Teatros del Canal to see another flamenco performance. This time it was flamenco dance, headlined by Rocio Molina. What surprised me most was that it was a...
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Miguel Poveda: Suma Flamenca 2009
Tuesday’s Miguel Poveda‘s “Sin Frontera” was probably the best flamenco singing concert of the Suma Flamenca 2009 season. Just excellent. Having seen him sing in last year’s Suma Flamenca I knew we...
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Maria Juncal CANCELED: Suma Flamenca 2009
What a shame!!! I was about to leave for the María Juncal flamenco dance performance when I received an email (sent 3 hours earlier) saying the performance had been canceled due to lack of ticket...
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Las Migas: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last Wednesday I was very happy to watch the Barcelona-based Las Migas perform in the beautiful, 130 year old Teatro Lara in Madrid. There’s is a kind of flamenco fusion, fused with folk music and...
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Madrid Flamenco: Veranos de la Villa 2009
Every year the City of Madrid hosts & promotes a number of summertime entertainment attractions. This year is no exception and includes a number of flamenco performances. I’ve never been to any of...
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Listening to Spanish Radio from Spain
This morning I was flashing back to my years (and years) in Ohio when I would listen to Spanish radio online daily, back when I was pining to move to Spain. Listening live would give me a sweet anxiety...
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“Flamenco, Flamenco” movie by Carlos Saura premier
"Flamenco, Flamenco" moive by Carlos Saura 2010 Today – at 4pm – I attended the Spain PREMIER of Carlos Saura’s new movie, “Flamenco, Flamenco“. It was shown at – surprisingly – only two cinemas in...
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Hearing Flamenco Music in my Madrid Neighborhood
I’ve often been criticized for liking, even enjoying Flamenco music by my Spanish peers. “Only our grandmothers listened to flamenco music because that’s all there was!“, they’d say. Thusly, flamenco...
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Cine de Barrio on Spanish TV
Here I sit at my computer, poking away at this blog entry, as Sara Montiel sings the copla song “Una, Dos y Tres” in the 1959 Spanish movie, “Carmen, La de Ronda” on the weekly TV program Cine de...
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Madrid Flamenco Tablao Villa-Rosa
Everyone knows MadridMan LOVES flamenco dance & music. So Friday night was special as it was my first visit to Madrid’s Flamenco Tablao Villa-Rosa, located on the northwestern corner of the Plaza...
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Tablao Villa-Rosa Flamenco Show in Madrid
Last week I enjoyed a wonderful flamenco show in Madrid at the Tablao Villa Rosa. Anyone who knows “MadridMan” knows he loves flamenco and this tablao is definitely one of the best – if not the best –...
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Madrid Flamenco at La Taberna de Mister Pinkleton
Last Friday night I had the distinct pleasure of watching Madrid Flamenco at La Taberna de Mister Pinkleton, located a few doors down from the “Arco de Cuchilleros” of the Plaza Mayor on the Calle de...
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