{"id":15143,"date":"2019-09-04T20:41:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/?p=15143"},"modified":"2019-09-04T20:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:41:30","slug":"the-talent-of-diego-agujetas-and-pepe-del-morao-featured-in-the-flamenco-y-universidad-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/en\/actualidad-en\/the-talent-of-diego-agujetas-and-pepe-del-morao-featured-in-the-flamenco-y-universidad-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The talent of Diego Agujetas and Pepe del Morao featured in the \u2018Flamenco y Universidad\u2019 collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the voice of a cantaor<\/em> like Diego Agujetas<\/strong>\u00a0and the toque of a guitarist like Pepe del Morao<\/strong>\u00a0get together, nothing can go wrong. Quite the contrary. Both flamenco artists have united their talents to record the 62nd<\/sup> album of the Flamenco y Universidad<\/strong><\/em> collection, coordinated by Rafael Infante<\/strong>. This is a very special work, as it\u2019s the reunion of two dynasties twenty-three years after the recording shared by Luis<\/strong> and Diego Agujetas with the great Mora\u00edto<\/strong>. Now, Diego Agujetas and Pepe del Morao have recorded at Jerez\u2019s Estudio La Bodega<\/a>\u00a0a very ambitious project where both artists stand by \u00abel cante gitano andaluz<\/em>\u00bb.<\/p>\n

\u00abIt was an idea of Jos\u00e9 Miguel S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>. He called me and proposed recording with Diego (Agujetas), who hadn\u2019t stopped by the studio in a long time and whose only album was the one recorded with Mora\u00edto several years ago. I loved this idea. Moreover, I consider it a gift, because he\u2019s a cantaor<\/em> who perfectly matches my style as a guitarist, since I like traditional, pure flamenco\u00bb, explains Pepe del Morao in a statement published in Diario de Jerez<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Miguel S\u00e1nchez Navas, aficionado from Rota, got to work to get this album ready. Recording started in February and officially ended in May 2019. \u00abWe first shared some work together, because I knew Diego from my early days, where we both performed in some festivals\u00bb, said Morao. \u00a0\u00abI first met Pepe at the Alcal\u00e1 del Valle festival. Pepe Mar\u00edn<\/strong>\u00a0called me and I went with him and Pepe, who was very young at the time, but played very well\u00bb, remembers Diego Agujetas.<\/p>\n

Many cantes<\/em> were recorded. However, in the end it was decided to include just seven: sole\u00e1 por buler\u00eda, ton\u00e1s, malague\u00f1as, seguiriyas, sole\u00e1, fandangos <\/em>and buler\u00edas<\/em>. \u00abWe also recorded romances<\/em>\u00bb, said Jos\u00e9 Miguel S\u00e1nchez, \u00abbut we left them out because we have another project in mind, also with Diego, about the evolution of romances<\/em>, which are cantes <\/em>closely linked to his family\u00bb, he concluded.<\/p>\n

This record features the palmas<\/em> of Manuel de Cantarote, Juan Diego Valencia, El Pirulo, Marquitos Carpio<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Manu de Sordera<\/strong>. For this album, Pepe del Morao used the guitars of his grandfather. Quite something.<\/p>\n

The presentation of this album will take place in California<\/a>. Both artist will perform a total of three galas, two of them in San Francisco \u2014 on October 25th<\/sup> at Brava Theater, and on October 26th<\/sup> at Berkeley\u2019s Pe\u00f1a Cultural Center \u2014 and the third one in Atlanta. \u00abThere are many flamenco lovers in the United States, lots of people from the south and people who are crazy about cante<\/em>. \u00a0When we are there, we don\u2019t feel like foreigners, but we are embraced as if we were at home. I\u2019ve been there twice, this will be my third time. Thanks to Nina Men\u00e9ndez<\/strong>, a local manager with whom I get along really well, professionally and personally\u00bb, explained Pepe del Morao.<\/p>\n

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CD cover by Patricio Hidalgo<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Talking about artists, the CD cover had the invaluable collaboration of Patricio Hidalgo<\/strong>, a young painter settled in La Puebla de Cazalla. Perhaps the fact that he lives in a town with so much flamenco tradition has allowed him to follow the trail left by another great name linked to this art, Francisco Moreno Galv\u00e1n<\/strong>. Hidalgo has designed a cover uniting those two flamenco dynasties.<\/p>\n

We shall remember that this artist has strong links with the world of flamenco. This is not his first work, at all. His art has been featured in numerous festival posters all over the world. Besides, he has worked with artists such a Bel\u00e9n Maya, Leonor Leal and Rafael Riqueni, among others. He has also designed many creations in video in the last few years for the renowned Ballet Flamenco de Andaluc\u00eda.<\/p>\n

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