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The singer glossed last night, in his opening speech of the LV edition of the Festival del Cante de las Minas, the levante and the figure of his father and teacher.
Estrella Morente sandwiched in his speech several songs and his words rang in the market with the background sound of a guitar.
Estrella Morente filled to the rafters last night the public market in the Union.
On this occasion, for the first time, not only with his songs, but especially with his words as herald of the LV edition of the Festival del Cante de las Minas.
The last night was riddled with allusions to his father cry, Enrique Morente, and linking this family and all the styles from Levante.
An intervention also riddled with some songs, alone or accompanied by a guitar.
Star began his speech with the memory of his first taranta, recorded seven years: "From such a young age already can imagine the place in my heart and in my hobby lift the songs (...) I hope be able to tell a part of what I feel, my enthusiasm and my love these songs, this magical place and all of you who are responsible for maintaining the hobby that has always characterized the city of La Union ".
The singer, who read his speech with the background sound of a guitar, was excited on many occasions: "I can only say tonight, my heart in my hand, I feel a simple seed tree of the great Henry Morente (...) the seed delivery and that depth, because if someone has been in love and passionate about these songs and their origins, called Enrique ".
Was your father recalled the cantaora- who introduced the mining songs, Montoyita with his grandfather, and his father came devotion to figures like Antonio Grau Pencho Cros or the son of the Red Alpargatero: "My Solea sister and I were lucky enough to be present when he was commissioned the foreword to a book drive that collected part of his life and work, titled Antonio Grau, the son of the Red Alpargatero ".
I also wanted to remind other great flamenco families of the earth: "The Pińana or Fernandez, of which my father part felt, not only because when he came here he was treated like one of them, but also because it felt real admiration for each of these great dynasties. "
Estrella Morente praised the figure of his father saying that "a child was born after the war, in one of the most humble and bombed Granada, Albaycín neighborhood. And from there went to the world, to infinity, thanks to his intuition culture and art. "
The artist also recalled his many visits to the Union, "their fish markets, taverns, Lloret cellar where my father went to find Pencho Cros to hear him sing and learn."
The patriarch of Morente recorded during his career more than 23 songs of release;
Cartagena, mining, taranta and taranto, and it was sounded his performance in 1965 in the bullring in Cartagena where he shared the stage with his beloved Pepe Marchena: "My father fought and was an advocate of the songs of lift, without that there was a struggle between the low and deep with other songs Andalusia and exalted in a way that still continues talking about it: no cante chico, there is little song, he reads "
Estrella Morente also peppered his speech with anecdotes of the patriarch of the series during their last respects to La Union: "A really excited Morente said, referring to sing: Válgame Tio Rufino God turns the world gives, releasing a clean laugh, Air honest, because when I was very young and came to compete in La Union, had always driven him back saying, Go home, better study the songs and try again next year. "
The singer, dressed in a long dress off-white and a black mantilla, also interspersed in his speech several songs.
Estrella was very grateful to the fans and asked unionense "all who are in charge of the city to protect and exalt the Cante de las Minas".
Estrella Morente said goodbye to the public again thanking his election as town crier: "Thanks for giving me something eternal, something I will never forget, and flamenco thanks to whom I owe what I am."
The performances of the winners of the last edition of the Festival del Cante de las Minas closed the exciting evening.
On the stage of the Public Market passed again, a year after his triumph: David Lagos, Mining Lamp;
Jose Tomas Jimenez, Bordon Minero;
Juan Antonio Fernandez Barullo, awarded the Desplante;
and Philo 2014, Antonio Moreno.
Source: Agencias
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