(noticia) Andalusia, Spain: A Year Round Flamenco Festival

Jan 27, 06 | 10:55 am

All year long - during any given week - visitors can enjoy flamenco in cities and towns throughout Andalusia. In tablaos, peñas and theatres, this region of southern Spain hosts a non-stop fiesta devoted to the region's signature dance form.

Nowhere is the stamping of tacones, the clapping of hands and the chording compas of the guitarra more in evidence than in the "cradle of flamenco," Jerez de la Frontera. Andalusia's flamenco season kicks off February 24 with the 10th Festival of Jerez featuring such renowned flamenco greats as Manuela del Carrasco (2/25), Merche Esmeralda (2/27), Sara Baras (3/03), Los Farrucos (3/05), Antonio el Pipa Company (3/08) and Pedro Cierra (3/10). Closing this two-week extravaganza on March 11 will be the legendary Fosforito. This year the festival - one of the world's most important - is presenting an expanded program of 49 flamenco performances and guitar concerts and 36 flamenco courses as well as exhibitions and lectures.

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