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Thursday August 7, 2014-The journalist Luis del Olmo gave the starting signal for the 54th International Festival del Cante de las Minas until next August 16 is celebrated in La Union.
And he did alluding to his first visit to the event, in 1975, when he was named Herald Trovo "We are making progress, if 39 years ago I was Heraldo in La Union, I am today Crier. I think I can not aim higher" noted at the beginning of his words.
Del Olmo confessed "came to La Union and I'm not a stranger. Quite the contrary, I find family, because like this land, Bierzo, is mining land. And I know of about this secret link that binds all men and women living in, of, with and for mine. "
Continuously during the opening speech, he referred to the town's mining past, which "kept alive by the Festival."
And, he stressed that "if there is a name that defines the heart of the miner, is precisely that of the Union."
In the end, turned the invitation to cry on "who live flamenco with the curiosity of tourists and fans who feel in their veins, they all invite you to experience the Flamenco La Union", tearing tarantas recited:
Guitar, voice, emotion
inspiration, discipline
dance, elf, heart
Viva el Cante de las Minas
And the Festival of La Union
After the proclamation, the mayor of La Union and Executive Chairman of the Foundation Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, presented the Ambassador of India to Spain, Sunil Lal, the Catedral del Cante Award in recognition wing work preservation, conservation and dissemination of flamenco art "to a country that is already part of our Festival unconditional and where our internationalization project was released last year and we will return, soon, a new tour in search of the roots of our music" .
Barnabas announced that in the fall, through the Las Minas Flamenco Tour unionense festival will travel in search of the roots of flamenco in Mumbai and New Delhi.
As the Ambassador of India, Sunil Lal, appreciated the recognition of the Union "a sincere place that keeps the soul of flamenco" and recalled "the coup that led to the great loss of the great guitarist Paco de Lucia."
The tribute to the Indian came from the hand of Coral Argentum with popular interpretation "Tintinnabulum" a name that refers to a tool with multiple bells in India, evoking sounds of percussion and voice carefully where it acts as an accompaniment .
The culmination of the evening, the Desplante elganador acted, Eduardo Guerrero, Mining Lamp 2013 Jeromo Segura, and Philo, Pepe Bao Award.
Eduardo Guerrero stood the public of the Cathedral of Cante, angling, bulería, toná and siguiriya, singing accompanied by Gabriel de la Tomasa and Antonio Fernandez, and touch by Javier Segura Jeromo Ibáñez.El singer gave a recital of songs land and cantiñas and tangos, showing his admiration families Cros and Fernandez, accompanied by Fernández and Jesús Rosendo Guerrero, on guitar.
Finally, bassist Pepe Bao, surprised with its fusion of styles with versions of Taranta, tanguillo, bulería and mining, accompanied by guitarist Region, Santi Campillo.
Source: Agencias
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