Documents from Mexico's Ministry of Defense revealed that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," is sharing control of the notorious Jalisco cartel with his two brothers.
Bringing Spanish heat to Sadler's Wells this summer, Flamenco Festival returns for the first time since 2019 with eight dance and four music events across two weeks.
Meet Spain’s new flamenco prodigy ‘El Yiyo’
By AFP - Dec 26,2020 - Last updated at Dec 26,2020 El Yiyo was born into a Roma family in Badalona, near Barcelona (AFP photo by Pierre-Philippe Marcou)
MADRID “El Yiyo”, a flamenco dancer whose real name is Miguel Fernandez, honed his skills by watching YouTube videos. Now, aged just 24, he made his debut at Spain’s main opera house with a show he developed during the country’s virus lockdown.
Spain’s new flamenco prodigy was born into a Roma family in Badalona, near Barcelona, who are from the southwestern region of Andalusia, the birthplace of the art form which incorporates poetry, singing, guitar playing, dance and rhythmic hand-clapping and foot-stomping.
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Music and dance as a healing balm for pandemic-weary souls is what Spain s Joaquin Cortes had in mind for his new show that opens this Christmas ahead of a global tour.
After a year away from the stage, the legendary flamenco artist who has been dancing for nearly four decades, returns to the spotlight on December 23 when his new show debuts at Madrid s WiZink auditorium. Culture is both necessary and vital for everyone, and dance and music are medicine for the soul, he told AFP between rehearsals in the Spanish capital.
Acutely aware of the damage caused to the arts by the pandemic which has cancelled countless shows, tours and concerts, Cortes wants his new act to encourage people back into theatres.