Antonia Jiménez & Inma La Carbonera: A Gaya (To Mother Earth)

The captivating duo of Antonia Jiménez, one of the most important names among Spanish female guitarists and composers, and Inma La Carbonera, a soulful vocalist from Seville will perform for the first time in Chicago.  Jiménez, born in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz, studied with masters Manolo Sanlucar, Gerardo Núñez and Rafael Riqueni and appeared with vocalist Carmen Linares, and dancers Belen Maya, Manuel Liñán and Rocio Molina, among others. Inma La Carbonera has worked alongside such leading flamenco artists as Antonio Canales, Manuela Carrasco and Olga Pericet and collaborated with the Andanzas dance company. In their concert, A Gaya, Jiménez has set to music verses from Lorca and various female Spanish poets that had never been sung before in flamenco. Their performance pays tribute to the strength of women and the importance of Mother Earth.