After the gala and evening flamenco that this year's International Festival of Cante de las Minas has provided lovers of flamenco, performances and shows great flamenco figures such as Capullo de Jerez, the Company or Bitter great artist Vicente Amigo's turn this time, the Flemish contests, where thirty eager applicants to compete for awards reputed mining.
Is this the reason for the Festival and true germ of it and it became clear last night where, with resounding success and accompanied by a large crowd of people, kicked off the semifinals of the singing contest, Tap, Dance and instruments, the new form of competition, remember, to be awarded the new Philo.
Nine artists took the stage at the Cathedral of Cante, last night, to prove themselves and fight for the prize, including Mochón Ana, a young granaína only 14 years.
On the other hand, was Abdon Alcaraz Murcia, who in turn started with the first performance of the modality Instrumentalist.
Thus, one after another, squandered and turned as I felt flamenco flavor, whether through song, dance, piano and even, of course, the flamenco guitar.
In the first semi-final gala attended by the President of the Peña Flamenca "The Silver", Miguel Clavero, the Director of the Flemish city of Valladolid Conference, Pedro Sanz, the Regional Representatives, Juan Antonio Sánchez-Conesa Castañol and Victor Martinez Kyoko Japanese journalist Shikaze and all the country's delegation Japan, as well as flamenco, Jose Manuel Gamboa, Estela Zatania, Vargas and Paco Paco Sanchez, among others.
The second of the semi-finals will take place this evening with eleven new artists who will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skill flamenco.
The flute of Cordoba Daniel Portillo will be the second performance of the candidates for Philo, scheduled for this evening.
A tap dance and flamenco come from distant lands, especially Japan, will fight, in turn, by the Desplante, showing that the flamenco culture crosses all borders and unionense Festival is one of its greatest exponents.
Alongside them, more guitar, more dancing and more singing, holding hands, for example, of Andalusia, but living in Germany, Carmen Fernandez, or the voice of 'The Coloraito', descended from a Flemish tradition, like so many others ('Child Aurora', 'Chato Velez', José Andrés Cortés, Eva Maria Ruiz, etc.).
On the other hand, it should be noted the confirmed presence of two artists of the stature of Archangel and Juan Pinilla in the two remaining semi-final and grand final on Saturday.
Archangel and Pinilla, Mining Lamp 2007, demonstrating their commitment and love with the event unionense.
Remember that both have had a prominent role in this year's Festival, with the brilliant performance at the gala Archangel shared with Carlos Piñana.
Juan Pinilla, meanwhile, triumphed with his recital offered Cantes Mine Mining Groups Vicenta.
Source: Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas