{"id":16135,"date":"2019-10-31T20:29:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/?p=16135"},"modified":"2019-12-14T10:05:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T09:05:56","slug":"flamenco-absent-from-the-2019-latin-grammy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/en\/actualidad-en\/flamenco-absent-from-the-2019-latin-grammy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Flamenco absent from the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 14th<\/sup>, 2019, the ceremony announcing the most prestigious awards in Latin Music, the Latin Grammys<\/strong>, will take place in Las Vegas, USA. These awards have always had a category reserved for flamenco, but that won\u2019t be the case in its 20th<\/sup> edition. The Latin Recording Academy<\/strong>\u00a0has confirmed that the category \u201cBest Flamenco Album\u201d will be excluded from the voting process, as the number of submissions have not met the required minimum.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe Latin Recording Academy<\/strong>\u00a0follows a strict process for its awards. One of the rules is that at least 25 approved recordings must be submitted each year\u00bb, explained Gabriel Abaroa<\/strong>, president and executive director of the Latin Recording Academy. It has transpired that Universal Music presented ten qualifying recordings, but it hasn\u2019t been enough.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe beauty, subtlety and power of flamenco music deserves to be acknowledged\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00abSince it has not met the criteria, the flamenco category will not take part in the twentieth annual process of the Latin Grammy Awards. The category will be suspended after two years of non-compliance and cancelled after three years. We hope to find solutions to prevent this from happening. The beauty, subtlety and power of flamenco music deserves to be acknowledged\u00bb, stated Abaroa.<\/p>\n

In May, Luis Cobos<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 director of the Latin Grammys in Spain \u2014 attempted to sort out the situation sending an informative letter. \u00abI ask for everyone\u2019s attention, with respect and urgency. We cannot allow flamenco, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, to disappear from the Grammy awards now that it\u2019s more alive than ever, when there is more talent and creativity than ever and when it\u2019s in high demand all over the world as an essential and evolving art form\u00bb, stated Cobos.<\/p>\n

\u00abPlease, don\u2019t take this as a reprimand. It\u2019s a warning so we won\u2019t have to lament the removal of this category due to a lack of entries, which could be interpreted as a lack of interest\u00bb, continued the director of the Latin Grammys in Spain.<\/p>\n

Those efforts were in vain, as in the end flamenco won\u2019t be represented in the Grammy Awards. We must point out that the artists with the highest number of nominations are both Spanish: Alejandro Sanz<\/strong>\u00a0(8 nominations) and\u00a0Rosal\u00eda<\/strong>\u00a0(5 nominations). Besides, oddly, the International Day of Flamenco takes place on November 16th<\/sup>, just a couple of days after the Latin Grammy ceremony.<\/p>\n

In 2018, it was Arc\u00e1ngel<\/strong>\u00a0who won the award for \u2018Best Flamenco Album\u2019 with Al este del cante<\/em>. Among the other nominations were Dani de Mor\u00f3n\u2019s \u201821\u2019<\/em>,\u00a0Samuel S\u00e1nchez\u2019s \u2018Dos caminos\u2019<\/em>, Alba Molina\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Caminando con Manuel\u2019<\/em>, and La Tremendita\u2019s \u2018Delirium Tremens\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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