(noticia) Singers Over Manhattan

Jazz at Lincoln Center continues to feature some of the finest vocalists and musicians of our time with Singers Over Manhattan featuring passionate and powerful vocalist Miguel Poveda, joined by percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo and Flamenco guitarist Juan Gómez Chicuelo in front of the breathtaking view in The Allen Room on January 19, 20, 21, 2006 at 7:30pm. Overlooking Central Park, Columbus Circle and a Manhattan skyline, The Allen Room is located in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to Jazz at Lincoln Center.

These electrifying musicians combine their talents in the showcase of The Allen Room. Mr. Poveda will soar to the heights of vocal performance as he keeps time with the incredible conga player Mr. Hidalgo, complimented by the nimble fingering of Flamenco guitarist Chicuelo. This Latin-laced series will hypnotize the audience with the rhythms of the world.

Singer Miguel Poveda was awarded four prizes at the Festival de Cante de las Minas de La Union held in 1993, including the prestigious La'mpara Minera prize. From that moment on, his career began gaining momentum. He was in the movie La Teta y Las Luna, by Bigas Luna, he recorded his first record, Viento del Este, and he appeared on national and international festivals such as Logrono's Actual, Madrid's Tarantos, Sevilla's Bienal de Arte Flamenco, Paris' Fiesta de la Musica and Antwerp's Festival de Flamenco. In 1997, he produced a show for the seminar organized by the University of Bologna on the Poets of the Generation of 1927.

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