Estrella Morente opens the XX Flamenco Festival, which pays tribute to Moraito Chico

Estrella Morente

The flamenco artist, Estrella Morente, will be in charge, on the 17th of february, to open in the Circo Price Theatre, the twentieth edition of the flamenco Bankia Festival, that pays tribute to the guitarist Moraito Chico, failed on august.
During the meeting with the press, other artists having the leading roleof the Nights from the 7 until the 11 of february, were present too.
Among them: José Cortés Pansequito, winning the flamenco prize Calle Alcala 2012 and artist who accompanies for years on Antonio Gades and who arrived in Madrid with Manolo Caracol when he was 15.

This singer, according to Reyes, is with Enrique Morente and Jose Merce, the third leg of flamenco renovation assures that he belongs to an unique generation, like the one of the 27- he said- hard to do again, thanks to which flamenco is now humanity patrimony.

Convinced that flamenco needs an impulse, he encouraged the youngest artists like Francisco Jose Ramos, Arcangel, as well present, to give a hand to flamenco.

The Price's stage is booked on Wednesday, 8th, for the artist Alonso Núñez Rancapino, who will act with Fernando Moreno and Manuel Moneo El Barullo, to give way to the dance compagny "Manolete", of Manuel Santiago Maya.

Tributo a Moraíto Chico en el XX Festival Flamenco en el Teatro Circo Price

Moraito Chico

The tribute to Moraíto Chico will take place on thursday, with JOse Merce, Diego del Morao, Chícharo and Mercedes García and a selection of the best "purists" said Reyes, as are Fernando de la Morena, Juana la del Pipa and La Macanita, with accompaniment
of the guitarist Enrique Soto Sordera, Manuel Parrilla.

Niño Josele (Juan José Heredia), accompanied by Alain Pérez, Israel Suárez Piraña and Juan de Juan calentarán, will be on stage on friday 10th, in order for Pansequito to take his prize, for all his career. Pansequito will acts after, accompanied by Alain Parrilla, and after will come another queen of the sing, Mariana Cornejo, "a complete singer", Reyes said, with Antonio Carrion at the guitar.

The last day, there will be the Arcangel's recital and another young who will accompany Miguel Angel Cortes, will act too.
The youngest artist of the group will acts, Maria Toledo, the only one no andalousian, who, will sing with a piano.
The festival will be completed by several activities at the Casa Encendida: literary gathering, recitals, debates, the presentation of the biografy of Rancapino, written by Pedro Quiñones. The event will be closed with the Rancapino's recital, on Wednesday 1st of february.

The thursday will be dedicated to Agustín Castellón Sabicas, for his centenarian, on friday, the Peña flamenca "El Taranto", which will celebrate his 50 years making the promotion of flamenco's activities.

José Fernández Torres, Tomatito, will be the guest of this day, and the day after, at the Casa Encendida's patio, will begin Tomatito's son,
a kid of 13 years old, who, according to the organizaers of the festival, "promise a lot"..