Vicente Amigo

During three days, we  will see the performances of "El Lebrijano" and Carmen and Matilde Rubio Spanish
Ballet of Murcia company.

The Flamenco Summit of Caja Mediterráneo (CAM) opens with the performance of the Guitar player Vicente Amigo, in a stage that changes location this year and will be celebrated in the Plaza del Cardenal Belluga, with the image of the cathedral and the shows of the Carmen and Matilde Rubio Spanish Ballet of Murcia Company  and the "cantaor" Juan Peña "El Lebrijano".

These are the artists that will take part in the XVII edition of this festival, an historic event of the "Caja" and that year after year gets out of control, said the territorial president of CAM, Angel Martínez. The location where it's normally celebrated, The Romea theater, is closed for repairs, and the installations of the institution are getting smaller.

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz origines are and will always be flamencas. “I learnt music with flamenco” confessing again a passion which leads him to another project: Lola Records, according to Aire Flamenco. Lola Records is destined to young artists before acclaimed artists and to the traditional flamenco which do not need neither fusion neither experiment.

Alejandro has confirmed that he is creating a brand, devoted to flamenco, explaining that its aim is “with no profit motive in mind, because it would be outrageous wanting it”. And he added that “We want to record all the artists who don’t have the opportunity to go to a studio and we want to record them in good condition, like we record the pure flamenco, with voice, guitar and palmas”. With this new project, Alejandro Sanz look for recouping the pure way to record and edit the flamenco which existed before, like offer to the artists the possibility to be famous.

Cartel de la 50ª edición del Cante de las Minas

The International Festival of Cante de las Minas will celebrate its golden anniversary from the 3d to the 14th of august in La Union (Murcia) with the concerts of the guitarist Paco de Lucia and the singer Enrique Morente, between other attractions. “We will homage to the past and having a bet with the future” said today Pedro Alberto Cruz, Cultural director of Murcia, during the presentation of the planning of the festival of the mythical “tablao” of the Corral de la Moreria, in Madrid.

“Today the flamenco is music of the world” said Morente, who revealed as well that he will prepare “something special” for his concert. Winner of the Gold Castillete in this 50th edition, the singer declared that he will receive this big award with dignity. “My career has got several periods, and each one has a label. Now, I like them all, even the negative ones, which gave me courage enough to go on”, said the artist, who will present himself on the 6 of august.