PEÑA FLAMENCA NYC
Musicians of Flamenco
Thurs, April 14 • 7pm
4W43 (Room 616)
Enjoy an intimate evening of flamenco music with Ismael Fernández, hailed by The Washington Post as a “most charismatic performer” and “connection to the Gypsy source,” and incredible guitarist Guillermo Guillén.
*This event is currently reserved for NYC Flamenco Passholders––avoid the waiting list and become a Passholder for priority access!
*A limited number of general tickets may become available for purchase. Join the waiting list here.
NEW PLAYLIST
Farru’s Favorite Musicians
Flamenco Vivo’s Spotify!
In our recent edition of Afición, Antonio El Farru talked about growing up in the legendary Farruco family, surrounded by flamenco’s most iconic artists and touring with the great Paco de Lucía. Enjoy this curated Spotify playlist featuring some of Farru’s favorite musicians. And don’t forget to follow our page!
FROM SPAIN: CULTURE
A BRIEF HISTORY
International Roma Day (Día del Pueblo Gitano)
April 8th
Each year, this day is dedicated to celebrating Roma culture and raising awareness of the issues facing the community. To honor the “chapter missing from our history books” on Roma people in Spain, known as Gitanos, Romani Lesson was created.
Flamenco would not exist today were it not for the rich cultural contributions of Gitanos––click gallery above to see the lesson on Gitano figures in flamenco.
Read the full Romani Lesson in English here.
FUN FACT
FROM PEÑA FLAMENCA NYC
Guess who sang these famous lyrics?
Soy Gitano y vengo a tu casamiento,
A partirme la camisa,
La camisita que tengo
ANSWER:
In our recent edition of AFICIÓN with Antonio el Farru, he explained that in Gitano culture, partirme la camisa, or ripping open one’s shirt, is an expression of great emotion—even greater than an OLE! This tradition has been immortalized in the famous song “Soy Gitano” by Camarón de la Isla. Click below to hear this song and more from Farru’s favorite musicians!