Between April 29th and May 2nd the first edition of the Buenos Aires Flamenco Feria will take place in Tattersall. Over thirty artists, both Spanish and Argentine, make up the performance program, the highlights of which include Diego Amador's concer and the closing performance in which Argentina's most important flamenco artists will perform together for the first time. The feria will also include a cinema cycle including films by director Pilar Távora, Paco Sánchez's photography exhibition "El color del baile flamenco" (The Color of Flamenco Dance), conferences, a gastronomy section and guitar, dance and percussion workshops.

For more information visit www.feriaflamenca.com.ar

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Photo by Pepe Gil Paradas on Flickr.

The flamenco guitarrist Niño Josele presents his album La española” at Madrid’s Teatro Lara on April 27 at 9:30PM.

In this instrumental record, Niño Josele presents a well balanced combination of flamenco guitar and the Latin music and jazz that have influenced him throughout his musical career.

The album, produced by Fernando Trueba, opens with a version of the song by pianist McCoy Tyner for which it was named. The rest of the songs are the compositions of this musician from Almeria, who also happens to be one of the most important guitarists in the current flamenco scene.

Tickets to the record release concert cost between 24 and 30 euros and can be purchased at www.entradas.com.

Apart from filling the spanish capital of shows for a whole month, "Suma Flamenca" also takes the "Flamenco" to other towns less known

where there are lots of fans. For the occassion of the 25th anniversary of the Museum Picasso-Collection, Eugenio Arias of the Community of Madrid, the tow where the close friend and barbe of Picasso, Eugenio Arias, was born and died after his french exile, Buitrago de Lozoya, accomodates a museum as a tribute to this wonderful friendship as an initiative and administration of the regional Governement 25 years ago.

Hoy se presentó el avance de programación de la V edición del Festival Flamenco de la Comunidad de Madrid Suma Flamenca, cuya oferta incluye más de 33 espectáculos, que se representarán en una quincena de espacios de la capital y de otros diez ayuntamientos de la región. Todos los aficionados al arte jondo podrán disfrutar del 4 de junio al 2 de julio de la mayor calidad y tonalidades del cante, danza y toque a través de figuras indiscutibles del flamenco.

El festival mantiene la esencia que le ha convertido en una cita ineludible para aficionados y curiosos desde hace cuatro años: acercar a grandes figuras consagradas y jóvenes valores del flamenco hasta escenarios de municipios ubicados por la geografía de toda la Comunidad.