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1. Identity: the
   building blocks of
   2. Literature
   and philosophy
   3. Art and
   architecture
   4. Performing
   arts
   5. Cinema
   and fashion
   6. Media and
   communications
   7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
   the details of

Arte y Majestad(1975) El Camarón de la Isla and Paco de Lucía.

Camarón and Paco in their pomp doing traditionalflamenco.

Antología(1996) Carmen Linares.

A live performance that wanders through the highlights of Linares’ long career.

La Leyenda del Tiempo(1979) El Camarón de la Isla.

The direction offlamencochanged with Camarón’s first solo album, featuring

rock and jazz influences.

Tierra de calma(2006) Miguel Poveda.

One of the newflamencobreed sings his way through the classic forms.

Mi cante y un poema(2001) Estrelle Morente.

The debut album from a bright young thing offlamencogives a good introduction

to the traditionalpalos.

Blues de la Frontera(1987) Pata Negra.

The last, brilliant joint effort from the Amador Fernández brothers mixesflamenco

with blues.

Echate Un Cantecito(1992) Kiko Veneno.

From a lauded songwriter, seen by some as much as a pop singer as aflamencoartist.

20 pa’ Ketama(2004) Ketama.

The greatest hits album from the biggest band ofnuevo flamencomarriesflamenco

with pop.

María(2002) Niña Pastori.

A fourth, eclectic album from an artist who brings aflamencoedge to pop.

Castro Marin(1981) Paco de Lucía.

Anyone with a passing interest in the guitar will be rapt by the collaboration with

John McLaughlin and Al di Meola.

Modernflamenco:ten albums to cut your teeth on

Flamenco’s poet
Poet Federico García
Lorca and composer
Manuel de Falla held a
flamencocompetition in
the gardens of Granada’s
Alhambra palace in
1922, hoping to breathe
new life into the ailing
cante jondostyle.
The two winners were a
12-year-old boy (Manolo
Caracol went on to
become one of the
flamencogreats) and a
man with a punctured
lung who’d walked for
three days from his
village just to take part.
Lorca was passionate
about traditional
Andalusianflamenco
and, in return, many of
flamenco’sfinest singers

• El Camarón de la Isla,
  Carmen Linares and
  Enrique Morente among
  them – have chosen to
  sing his poems.