Flamenco Millennial at The Cavern
Instituto Cervantes in Manchester reaches the heart of the British music scene: The Cavern Club. A show by Flamenco Millennial with the impressive voice of Genara Cortés, accompanied by Esperanza León, dance by David Morales and guitar by Salvador Andrades. A concert that presents a new feminine voice of Spanish Flamenco, combining artists to create a performance with an intimate feel to the legendary home of British music.
The Flamenco Millennial performance is part of the Iberian and Latin American Week, organised by Instituto Cervantes, Manchester with the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Liverpool.
Free entrance.
Profiles:
Genara Cortés comes from a family of singers and dancers who have influenced her artistic conception, as well as her work in the Joaquín Cortés Flamenco Ballet Company. As an artist she has shared the stage with professionals such as Carlos Saura, Rafael Amargo and Cuban Chucho Valdés in concerts both in Spain and in other parts of the world. The singer from Malaga´s popularity has grown with her participation in the fifth edition of “The Voice” (Spain) where she managed to conquer the "coaches" and the public with her flamenco tones.
David Morales, Flamenco dancer (or “bailaor”), choreography genius and self-taught talent that as a child was described by the British media as the "Child of the Golden Feet". An extensive career on stage has taken him across the main theaters in Spain and the world. Thoroughbred dancer who transmits his passion, forces energy in the constant search for rich Flamenco, an art that he has understood as an attitude of life.
Salvador Andrades, guitarist who comes from the “School of Algeciras", influenced by the sounds and style of his teachers, such as Antonio Sánchez, father of Paco de Lucía. He debuted as a soloist at age twelve and continued to perform throughout an extensive career that has taken him across different horizons. A scholar of the guitar, Salvador stands out for his tapping pulsation technique, the position of the fingers and the scales and harmonies applied to flamenco guitar.
Esperanza León participated in Eurovision in 2005 as part of the group Son de Sol, with the hit "Brujeria". Since then she has collaborated in flamenco shows and won awards such as the National and International Flamenco Contest of Nimes. Despite his success, she does not forget her roots of singing and dancing that she transmits in her “Academia de Écija” (Seville).
