Caminos del Flamenco

by Juan José Ponce
presented by Soleá Morente and Miguel Poveda
narrated by Antonio Dechent

A ten-part programme shown weekly on La 2 between 11 January and 15 March. I enjoyed it a lot: amazing music and dance as well as illuminating and sometimes quite humorous interviews. Now that it’s finished, I feel a bit sad. Luckily, all ten episodes are available on RTVE Play.

If there was a criticism to be made, it would be about the geography. Apart from Episode 2 (Barcelona) and 7 (Madrid), plus forays to La Unión, Murcia (Episode 6) and Badajoz, Extremadura (Episode 10), the bulk of caminos take place in Andalusia. Which is both understandable and frustrating. In 2022, do we still think of flamenco as “music from Andalusia”? What about the rest of Catalonia, Aragon, Valencian Community, Castile, whole North of Spain? The Balearic Islands? Canaries, at last? I think Caminos del Flamenco II are in order.

1. Cádiz y sus puertos
   With Niña Pastori, Diego del Morao, María Moreno, David Palomar, Encarna Anillo, Rancapino, Rancapino Chico, Esmeralda Rancapino, Javier Ruibal, RomeroMartín (Álvaro Romero + Toni Martín), Antonio Reyes Montoya and Dani de Morón.

2. Del Sur a Barcelona
   With Joan Albert Amargós i Altisent, Karime Amaya, Arrels de Gràcia, Carles Benavent, Jesús Carmona, Chicuelo, Chano Domínguez, Duquende, LaboratoriA Flamenco Project, Rosalía and Joan Manuel Serrat.

3. De Triana a Sevilla
   With Remedios Amaya, Rosario La Tremendita, Esperanza Fernández, Rafael Riqueni, Pedro El Granaíno, Patrocinio Hijo, Israel Galván, Pastora Galván, Raimundo Amador, Kiko Veneno and Diego “El Ratón”.

4. Origen Jerez
   With Tomasa “La Macanita”, María Terremoto, Jesús Méndez, El Canijo de Jerez (of Los Delinqüentes), Luis El Zambo, Joaquín Grilo, Dolores “La Agujeta”, Agujeta Chico, Lela Soto and Vicente Soto.

5. Vuelvo a Granada
   With Kiki Morente, Juan Habichuela Nieto, Marina Heredia, Antonio Carmona, Fuensanta “La Moneta”, Jaime El Parrón, Curro Albaicín and Lagartija Nick.

6. Por el Mediterráneo
   With La Lupi, Daniel Casares, Pablo López, Tomatito, José del Tomate, Rocío Márquez, Dani B. Marente, Encarnación Fernández, Antonio Muñoz, José Losada “Carrete de Málaga”, Luis “El Salao” and Manuel de la Curra.

7. Viva Madrid
   With Carmen Linares, Pepe Habichuela, Ara Malikian, Dorantes, Belén López, Antonia Jiménez, Paco del Pozo, Jorge Pardo, Bandolero, Josemi Carmona, Javier Colina, Antonio Carbonell, José Carbonell “Montoyita”, Israel Fernández and Joni Jiménez.

8. De Sevilla al bajo Guadalquivir
   With Farruquito, José de la Tomasa, José Gálvez, Califato ¾, Anabel Valencia, José Valencia, Tomás Perrate, Pasión Vega, Maui and Rafael de Utrera.

9. Cita en Córdoba
   With María José Llergo, Paco Soto, Olga Pericet, Manuel Moreno Maya “El Pele”, Fuel Fandango, Fosforito, Lin Cortés and José Antonio Rodríguez.

10. De Huelva a Badajoz
    With Arcángel, Manuel Carrasco, Pitingo, Sandra Carrasco, Antonio Molina “El Choro”, Manuel de la Luz, Cristian de Moret, Diego Guerrero, Nasrine Rahmani, Alejandro Vega, Miguel Vargas, “La Kaita” and El Peregrino.