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Regular readers of this blog will recall a number of posts earlier in the year on the Festival de Jerez – a flamenco festival. Having taken many photographs of the venues, I promptly left my camera abroad and was reliant … Continue reading
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In the north west of the city of Jerez on the Avenida Alvaro Domecq, in what was once the outskirts of town, there is a large, enclosed open space, the size of two football fields. This is the Parque Gonzales Hontoria, … Continue reading
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April and May are wonderful months in which to visit southern Spain, from whence I have just returned. The orange blossom was over, though there are still trees carrying last year’s oranges, like the one at the top of my street … Continue reading
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It is already a week since my last night of flamenco in Jerez, but the rhythms are still going round in my head. I recall rippling guitar melodies and the brightly lit stage pictures of dancers when I am undertaking the most mundane of … Continue reading
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For a fortnight, ending last Saturday, the city of Jerez resounded, even more than is usual, to a flamenco rhythm. Four official venues, numerous penas, or clubs, and many tabancos, or small bars, staged performances from the intimate to the grand. Your … Continue reading
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