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The Miners Cantes and Levante are a Cultural Heritage character
The International Festival of Cante de las Minas de La Union, which this year will be held between 3 and 13 August, will have on his 51st ace poker real culture among its guests, as they visit the town such illustrious figures as singer Alejandro Sanz, chef Ferran Adria, journalist Carlos Herrera and Pedro Cano Murcia painter, who will join the French ambassador in Spain, Bruno Delaye.
This was announced today the mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabé, Murcia during the presentation of the first data on the cultural agenda of Cante de las Minas 2011, and the dates of registration for the competitions in their various specialties.
The event, chaired by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, the Director General for Cultural Promotion and the Book, Francisco Giménez, and Francisco Bernabé allowed to know both the author of the poster of the Festival, which this year take place White artist Pedro Cano, as the official town crier competition, which this time will be the renowned journalist Carlos Herrera.
It also noted that from 1 February to 15 April will keep open the register at the singing contests, dancing and guitar, while Flamenco Instrumentalist for the date is extended until 15 June.
Selective tests of these specialties will be held from mid-May to mid July.
It has also left open the deadline for submission of nominations for the awards from the International Cultural Call in the ways of poetry, prose, journalism, art, discography, food and research, which will remain open until 15 April.
During the presentation, the mayor unionense, Francisco Bernabé, proudly showed the different awards that comprise the Cante de las Minas, among which the "Mining Lamp" maximum Festival award in the category of singing, the " Mining drone ", the best guitarist, the trophy" Desplante "in Flamenco dance and" The Reef "the best flamenco performer, not to mention the guitar.
The contest is worth 100,000 euros in prize money, the highest figure of all existing flamenco festivals.
INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS
On the other hand, Barnabas has announced the winners of the various institutional awards granted by the event.
Thus, the 'Castillete de Oro', the highest distinction institutional Cante de las Minas, will be awarded on this occasion in triplicate on three great personalities: Alejandro Sanz, Ferran Adria and Antonio Grau Mora, "the Red the Alpargatero", posthumously .
The singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz will receive the award in recognition of his career as an ambassador of music and culture of Spain at the universal level, being the most Grammys Latin artist in the history of music and for his passion and advocacy flamenco, as demonstrated throughout his personal and professional.
Ferran Adria, internationally recognized as the best chef in the last decade, and owner of the restaurant "El Bulli" five consecutive years named the best restaurant in the world, has also been one of the best ambassadors of Spanish culture and Flemish therefore, in the five continents and a big fan of flamenco singing.
In addition, as a story point out that Adrian has roots in La Union, since his grandmother was a native of this town, from where he emigrated to Catalonia.
Antonio Grau Mora, the legendary "Red The Alpargatero '" grand old man of the songs miners will receive this year in that they have just been declared of cultural interest, the just recognition of his immortal legacy.
The prize, awarded posthumously, will be collected by his grandson, Antonio Grau, in his eighties and living in Peru
On the other hand, the III 'Cathedral of Cante' distinguishes this year highlights the country of France in the preservation, dissemination and promotion of flamenco, an award that will collect in person the French ambassador in Spain, Bruno Delaye.
In turn, the 'Golden Carbides' have gone to Joseph Cros, flamenco, the jury of the Festival del Cante de las Minas and son of legendary singer Pencho Cros, winning only three' Miners Lamp "and the singer also retired Alfonso Paredes 'Nińo Alfonso', who himself once said Pencho Cros "has had and has the best voice that has been in this land."
Finally, the winner of 'troubadour Marin' most distinguished personality in the spread of trovo was awarded to Angel Roca, without a doubt one of the most legendary figures that have existed in the area of repentización.
Finally, Francisco Bernabé has indicated that this year's festival will be dedicated to the figure of Eleuterio Andreu, the first mining unionense Mining Lamp which gained around 1964 and was known artistically as "the king of the Taranta."
Indeed, the Governing Council has just declared, at the request of the City of La Union, a Cultural Heritage of the Cantes character Mining and east, the latter designation that provides a component which is well framed territorial differentiation of the Region in the overall context of Flamenco.
This method includes the songs that reached its peak during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century by the hand of the mining development of La Union and Cartagena, as taranta, taranto, the mining, Cartagena, Murcia and raises the , which could add other forms as the fandango called mining.
The International Festival of Cante de las Minas is currently the most important manifestation of this rich heritage.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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