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Robert Browning Associates in partnership with Flamenco Festival presents Friday, March 16, 2018 at 8:00pm FLAMENCO EÑE: ANGELITA MONTOYA Versos olvidados (Forgotten Verses): A Tribute to Women Poets Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn (tel. 917-267-0363) |
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The passionate and soulful vocalist Angelita Montoya, daughter of dancer
Juan Montoya and singer La Negra, is from one of the most famous Gypsyflamenco families, the Montoyas. Since making her debut at the age of nine in Nuevo día directed by Lole and Manuel, she has worked with Familia Montoya, Fernanda de Utrera, Chocolate, Camarón, Chano Lobato, Manuela Carrasco and Pastora Galván, among others. Acclaimed for her deeply expressive interpretations of martinetes, malagueñas, soleás, seguiriyas, tangos and bulerias,she has appeared at major flamenco festivals, including the Bienal de Sevilla. For this program, she will present Versos olvidados (Forgotten Verses), a 90th anniversary tribute to the women poets of the Generation of 1927 who have long been forgotten. Their poetry, now rescued, has been put to the music of Alejandro Cruz Benavides. Accompaniment by Benavides on piano and Fran Cortés on guitar. NY debut. Tickets: $32; seniors, students $28 |
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