An icon of Gypsy flamenco dance, CONCHA VARGAS has it all: flamenco essence, temperament, charisma, rhythmic creativity, expressivity, skill and absolute confidence on stage. There is not an ounce of ...

Though many people come for the fiery dancing, the true aficionado knows that flamenco is a marriage of cante (song), baile (dance) and toque (guitar playing). “It’s always a conversation,” says Jason ...

Omayra Amaya comes by her taste for experimentation honestly: her great-aunt was the legendary Gypsy flamenco dancer and movie star Carmen Amaya. A tiny woman with slim hips and wiry arms, Carmen ...

Cinco at Centro — Celebration features live tunes, party drinks and street food specials, including cochinita pibil platters, lobster tacos, street corn and more. Specialty drinks include Corazon Coin ...

The Copper Top Lounge will host a Flamenco music and dance party with Flamenco del Oro joined by special guests; from Jerez, Spain, Kina Mendez, and from Fresno, Calif., Cerro Negro. Flamenco del Oro ...

If dancers who specialize in antique idioms sometimes feel imprisoned by rigid historical styles and forms, the variety and vitality of contemporary flamenco should show them that artists can dance in ...

Navajita Plateá, one of the most acclaimed and recognized gypsy flamenco bands on Spain's music scene make their Los Angeles debut on Saturday, November 5 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, with their ...

It was 17 years ago when flamenco dancer Celia Fonta and her husband, guitarist Paco Fonta, organized the first Siempre Festival de Cante Miami. Their mission was to present the best dancers and ...

Sorcery of all sorts captures our imaginations. There’s witchcraft, with its errant rites for reward and retribution; love – at times seeming just as supernatural – casting its own spells, and art, ...

In 1959, a magical year for jazz albums, Miles Davis, inspired by some flamenco performances he had heard, recorded Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960) at Columbia's 30th Street studio. Half of the ...