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Andalucian Spring

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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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Festival de Jerez II

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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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Festival de Jerez

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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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Viva flamenco!

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This week and next is the Festival de Jerez, in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the home of Flamenco ( despite what some Sevillanos say ). It is two weeks of classes, symposia and, above all, performance, when the whole … Continue reading