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Jerez is proud of its Andalusian Centre of Flamenco, which was founded in 1993 to safeguard and promote the values and standards of flamenco. It is devoted to the investigation, recovery, and collection of flamenco-related historical documents, whether they are in audio, visual, or journalistic form.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the Madrid label Nuevos Medios became closely associated with the new flamenco fusion music, which came to be called nuevo flamenco. In the modern era Andalusian music continues to thrive, there have been efforts to preserve the tradition, as well as the traditional melodies, rhythms, and instruments, ensuring ...
Rita Giménez García, most commonly known as Rita la Cantaora (1859 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz – 1937 in Zorita del Maestrazgo, Castellón), was one of the most famous Spanish singers of flamenco in her time due to her performances in cafés cantantes, places where flamenco artists used to play music live.
It originated among the Calé Romani people of Jerez during the 19th century, [1] originally as a fast, upbeat ending to soleares or alegrias. It is among the most popular and dramatic of the flamenco forms and often ends any flamenco gathering. The name bulerías comes from the Spanish word burlar, meaning "to mock" or bullería, "racket ...
Between 1994 and 1997 he directed the Andalusian Dance Company at the Andalusian Dance Centre. He took part in Carlos Saura ’s 1995 film Flamenco . [ 2 ] Some of his most important works include Ceremonial (1974), [ 3 ] Camelamos Naquerar (1976), [ 4 ] ¡Ay Jondo!
Flamenco rock or Andalusian rock is a rock music subgenre that emerged from (but is not limited to) the Spanish region of Andalusia throughout the late 1960s [1] and early 1970s. There were some precedents like a couple of albums ( Rock Encounter and The Soul of Flamenco and the Essence of Rock ) by Sabicas , a handful of singles by Smash ...
Chambao is a flamenco-electronic band originally from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, active in its first period from 2002 to 2018 and with a return announced for 2023. They're known for a Flamenco Chill sound that fuses flamenco sounds and palos with electronic music. The name of the band is taken from an improvised form of beach tent that is ...
Jerez de la Frontera railway station, is the main railway station of the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia. It opened in 1854 and served over 1.9 million passengers in 2018, of which 592,000 were Cercanías Cádiz passengers.