Kiko Veneno and Pepe Begines do without go-betweens to bring the album 'Gira Mundial' to the public
The singers distribute this review of hits and versions only via Kikoveneno.net

Diego el Cigala prepares cante anthology
Niño Josele and Javier Limón back up the singer in a project that includes the participation of Juan Valderrama and Enrique Morente

Diego el Cigala
Diego el Cigala presents his live recording 'Diego el Cigala con Niño Josele'

Diego el Cigala releases a live set recorded
Released on the Tablao label Diego el Cigala releases a live set recorded accompanied by Niño Josele on guitar

Chocolate gets Latin Grammy for the best flamenco album of the year for 'Mis 70 años con el cante'

Flamenco-world.com presents in Real Audio 'Lío', the first single off the new album by José Mercé
José Mercé plumbs the depths of understandable flamenco with 'Lío'

Chocolate, Arcángel, Remedios Amaya, Diego el Cigala and Martirio compete for the 2002 Grammy Latino

Enrique Morente presents 'África-Cuba-Cai'.
Three-way musical journey

Nuevos Medios celebrates its 20th anniversary by releasing twenty compilations and doing a tour
Diego Carrasco, Tomatito, Pata Negra and Jorge Pardo are the first four records to be released

Ketama accompanies their new album 'Dame la mano' with a DVD of a 'fiesta flamenca' featuring the Habichuela family
The first 50.000 copies are available in two special formats: LP and CD-booklet

Presentation of Ketama's record 'Dame la mano'
Friendship stew

Guadiana releases his second record 'Brillo de luna'
Flamenco-world.com has an exclusive preview of the album with a free MP3 download of the bulerías ‘Blanca es la plata’

Versión Española and Subterfuge release a flamenco record of sountracks taken from Spanish cinema
Tomatito, Rafael Riqueni, Niña Pastori and Estrella Morente are some of the artists included

La Macanita releases her fifth recording, 'La Luna de Tomasa'
The record, on the Senador label, is the work of the composer Isidro Sanlúcar

Niña Pastori launches her fourth album 'María'
Moraíto, Diego de Morao, Farruquito, Tino di Geraldo and Bernardo Parrilla have all contributed to the record which is produced by Chaboli

Segundo Falcón makes his solo debut with 'Un Segundo de Cante'
Guitarist Paco Jarana, the album co-producer, accompanies the singer from Seville

Palo Nuevo to release '24 quilates', the latest Agujetas record
Recordings from Bernarda de Utrera, Enrique Sordera, Luis el Zambo, Gaspar de Utrera and Inés Bacán are also all being prepared for forthcoming release by the label

Estrella Morente receives platinum record for 'Mi cante y un poema' and gold record for 'Calle del aire'
The singer from Granada closes the Second Millenium Festival in Barcelona and Madrid

'Tablao' rereleases recordings from the seventies by Caracol, Manolo Sanlúcar and Diego Carrasco
The company expands its offering of formerly out of print records

A biography and a collection of songs recall the legend of Camarón a decade after his death
The books are titled 'Camarón, biografía de un mito' and 'Camarón, antología'

Rafael Amargo to give the inaugural performance of 'Poeta en Nueva York' in Madrid
The show, inspired by Lorca's work, includes audiovisuals by Juan Estelrich

María Pagés
The 2002 "Premio Nacional de Danza" is awarded to María Pagés in recognition on her creativity

María Pagés exports 'Flamenco Republic' and 'El perro andaluz' to Japan
The Seville-born bailaora's company to perform in twelve Japanese cities

María Pagés unveils an enriched version of 'Flamenco Republic' in Madrid "without the pressure of a premiere"
The company will offer a double bill which will include a version of 'La Tirana'

Blanca del Rey presents 'Flamenco a Bocajarro' at the Teatro Madrid
The show will be performed in the Spanish capital between May 16 and June 9 2002.

Merche Esmeralda will be the sorceress in Juan Carlos Santamaría's production of 'El Amor Brujo'
The work, which premieres as part of the series 'Madrid en Danza', will be presented in Greece, Mexico and the United States

Cristina Hoyos begins touring with her new show 'Tierra Adentro'
The show, based on life in the Rio Tinto mines, will tour France, Italy and Spain

Cristina Hoyos plans to create a flamenco dance museum in Seville
The eighteenth century building will house both classes and displays

Lola and José Greco join their dance talents in 'Latido'
The show is on at Madrid's Corral de la Morería through the end of March

Sara Baras to close the Feria Internacional de Turismo on the Día de Andalucía
The Andalusian pavilion will have an exposition about flamenco

Dancer Javier Barón brings his personal tribute to Vicente Escudero to Paris
Carmen Linares will also appear in the Teatro Hispano's Festival Don Quijote

Antonio Canales to dance to the 'Chanson Flamenca' sound
The show will tour Spain, France and Portugal

Andres Marín's company to debut in Lyon, France
'Más allá del tiempo' [Beyond time] attempts to demonstrate that "flamenco is a living art form"

The Seville Biennial Flamenco Festival holds its fourth contest for young artists
The prize includes an eight-date tour of Andalucia

Théâtres de Nîmes brings together Antonio Canales, La Macanita and Diego el Cigala in a flamenco series

World Flamenco Festival in Marbella gathers Manuela Carrasco, Chocolate, Arcángel, Dorantes and Gerardo Núñez

Sara Baras, Juana Amaya and Farruquito, Tomatito, Arcángel and Chano Domínguez to participate in Flamenco Festival USA 2003

Seville's Bienal de Flamenco selects 25 semi-finalists in the Fourth Concurso de Jóvenes Intérpretes
Singer Ezequiel Benítez, dancer Pastora Galván and guitarist Javier Conde are among those who classified

The 2003 Festival de Jerez places "the creative evolution of flamenco" at the heart of its seventh edition
Sara Baras, Antonio Canales, Cristina Hoyos, Eva Yerbabuena, Belén Maya, Rafael Amargo and Manuela Carrasco are among those topping the bill

Grilo, Tomatito, Carmen Linares and Manuela Carrasco featured artists for 'Encuentros Flamencos' in Granada's third Festival de Otoño

'Les voix du cante flamenco' once again shows its commitment to up-and-coming vocal talent
The festival held in the French city of Grenoble also boasts established artists such as El Torta and Chaquetón

The Festival de Jerez has already filled fifty percent of the places on courses offered as part of the festival's 7th edition

The flamenco families of Jerez display their legacy
Zambos, Moneos and Agujetas among others are to perform in Jerez in September 2002

Antonio el Pipa to perform at the Swiss National Exhibition
The dancer from Jerez is participating in an international Romany cultural festival

Seville's Bienal offers a prelude of intimist cante
Chano Lobato and Fernando Terremoto among the voices of the 'A Palo Seco' series

The Cante de las Minas Festival 2002 combines youth, experience and diversity

Maharaja Flamenca, La Macanita and Nuevos Medios add up to flamenco at Pirineos Sur

Lebrija's Caracolá pays tribute to women in flamenco with the cante of Carmen Linares, Remedios Amaya and Inés Bacán

The flamenco stage at the Espárrago 2002 Festival will be graced by Enrique Morente, Javier Barón and Segundo Falcón
The Jerez rock festival will also feature vocal performances by La Chiqui and Ezequiel Benítez

Montse Cortés shakes up the Barcelona flamenco scene at the second Somorrostro festival
The gala on Barceloneta beach will be a showcase for new Catalan flamenco talent

Aurora Vargas, La Macanita and Juana Amaya, the trio which tops the bill at the 46th 'Potaje Gitano de Utrera' festival
Flamenco critic Miguel Acal passes away in Seville days before the festival's tribute

Antonio Canales opens the fourteenth Mont de Marsan Festival of the Flamenco Arts with 'Bailaor'
Manolo Sanlúcar, Carmen Linares and Los Farrucos are among the acts heading the bill

The Córdoba guitar festival brings together Cristina Hoyos, Javier Latorre, Vicente Amigo, Enrique Morente and Tomatito
Manolo Sanlúcar, José Antonio Rodríguez, Manolo Franco and Paco Serrano will give a class on 'The nature and form of the flamenco guitar'

The twelfth 'Bienal de Flamenco', Seville's biennial festival, sets a new record, with eighty performances on the programme
The festival, which runs from 3rd September to 6th October 2002, boasts seventeen premières

The third Flamenco Arts Festival chooses Javier Barón as its main attraction
The event, which will take place in the State of California between 13th and 30th June, pays tribute to film director Carlos Saura

'Flamenco pa' tos' rounds off a magnificent line-up with Tomatito, Chocolate, Güito, Pepe Habichuela, La Macanita and María Pagés
The charity festival, which runs from 3rd to 6th June 2002 in Madrid, launches an anthology of songs by Emilio el Moro

The Caja Madrid Flamenco Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary by opening its doors to a new range of performers
Antonio Gades will receive the distinguished 'Calle de Alcalá 2002' award

The XLII edition of 'Festival de las Minas' will pay homage to la Paquera de Jerez
The event, to be held in August 2002, will also dedicate a special section to Japanese Flamenco followers

Antonio El Pipa premieres 'De Cai, el baile' at the Festival de Jerez
The dancer from Jerez hopes to "elevate bulerías to the status of a solo dance"

Seville's Bienal de Flamenco to include new venues
The twelfth edition of the festival will program acoustic spaces in historic buildings

'Flamenco Festival USA' gets under way and is warmly received
New York hails Israel Galván, María Pagés, Manuela Carrasco and El Güito

Seville's Bienal de Flamenco presents its official poster at the Feria Internacional de Turismo
Sara Baras and Antonio Canales will debut at the twelfth edition

The United States is abuzz with the second edition of the Flamenco Festival USA
Antonio Canales, Vicente Amigo and María Pagés among the featured artists

Carmen Linares performs in Spain, Russia and Slovenia in 2002's tour.
The singer from Jaen participates in flamenco festivals such as Las Minas de La Unión, Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla and Madrid Sur with her new album 'Un ramito de locura' and an Amor Brujo's new version.
Carmen Linares 2002 Tour

Joaquín Cortés jumps from Europe to Latin America with "Live"
Nearly a hundred thousand people followed the dancer's international tour last year

"Isidro Sanlúcar squeezed me dry like a lemon"
Macanita presents 'La luna de Tomasa' at the Casa Patas Foundation

Manolo Sanlúcar, José Antonio Rodríguez, Manolo Franco y Paco Serrano will teach 'toque' in Córdoba Guitar Festival

In its fourth edition, the Teatro Central's Seminario de Jazz y Flamenco de Sevilla expands its teaching faculty
Classes will be given by Cañizares, Rubem Dantas, Jorge Pardo and Pedro Sierra

Flamenco-world.com extends its range of services to incorporate tourism, artist management and courses
The website has signed an international distribution agreement with Nuevos Medios and presents bailaora María Pagés's official website

Rocío Bazán, Eduardo Trasierra and Mercedes Ruiz top the 4th Young Performers Awards

World Flamenco Fair

The Second World Flamenco Fair in Seville will bring together around one hundred businesses related to the art-form
The fair for professionals, which will be held between October 3-6 and will coincide with the biennial festival, is aiming to be a meeting place for international promoters.

The Cristina Heeren Foundation and Flamenco-world.com sponsor two grants for the Sixth Intensive Summer Course
One thousand five hundred candidates from all over the world showed up for the tryouts

Paco de Lucía receives the Pastora Pavón, Niña de los Peines prize:
"Young singers can't just listen to Camarón if they want to have a personality, because they're turning into clones"

The Jerez dynasty of the Morao family mourns the loss of Juan Moreno Jiménez
Moraíto Chico's father, Manuel Morao's brother, has passed away at 67

Critics honor Flamenco-world.com for its work in flamenco media
Flamenco Hoy prizes also went to artists such as Chocolate and Tomatito

The Cruzcampo Foundation honors guitarist Manuel Morao with the "Compás del Cante 2001"
Flamenco's "Nobel prize" has been awarded to artists such as Paco de Lucía, Farruco and Cristina Hoyos

Segundo Falcón takes over from Calixto Sánchez as head of the Centro Andaluz de Flamenco
The singer from Sevilla will combine his duties with professional obligations

Enrique Morente performs in London.
The flamenco singer from Granada presents his repertory in the Barbican Centre of London on June 9th 2002. After this concert in England, Morente returns to Spain to sing on June 28th in a flamenco festival organized in Zamora.