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Flamenco pe\u00f1as are the link between the homegrown flamenco that has always nurtured professional flamenco, and the grand international stages. They provide an outlet for emerging interpreters to try new things or improvisations, to be in direct contact with mature artists, guardians of homespun flamenco, and be able to feel the reaction of a small up-close audience. Pe\u00f1as are the oxygen of this genre and should always receive our support.<\/p>\n
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Juan Alfonso Romero, President of the Don Antonio Chac\u00f3n Centro Cultural Flamenco<\/strong> and vice-president of the Federaci\u00f3n de Pe\u00f1as Flamencas de Jerez <\/strong>highlights the importance of the institutional role:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “The role of the pe\u00f1as is a guarantee of flamenco from its roots, identifying and promoting new talents and flamenco as a hallmark of identity. Currently, the Federation of Jerez is composed of 12 entities. Jerez alone represents more than 25% of all the Pe\u00f1as in the province of C\u00e1diz.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joaqu\u00edn Fern\u00e1ndez Soto \u201cZambo\u201d, from an important family of flamenco singers, president of the Pe\u00f1a Flamenca T\u00edo Jos\u00e9 de Paula<\/strong> as well as being a singer himself, had the following to say:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe pe\u00f1as are the future as well as childhood memories, protecting and preserving traditional music and customs. With the passing of time we can see it was the right path. These organizations have been among the most important pillars of flamenco. I was fortunate enough to have been one of the founders of Pe\u00f1a T\u00edo Jos\u00e9 de Paula.<\/strong> We brought people to the fair such as Chocolate, Terremoto, Agujetas, T\u00edo Sordera and T\u00edo Borrico to hear them sing, which was what we wanted, that\u2019s the mission of pe\u00f1a members, to give flamenco the place it deserves. It\u2019s what pe\u00f1as are about, there was a fine background and now a worthwhile future\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the Pe\u00f1a Flamenca Los Cern\u00edcalos, <\/strong>with more than a half-century of activity, we have the assessment of Antonio Ben\u00edtez Manosalbas, one of the founders and elder statesman of Jerez pe\u00f1as:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFlamenco pe\u00f1as have the duty to keep flamenco alive, spread the word and enhance its value. From our flamenco club, by means of the International Guitar Competition, recorded albums, announcements and festivals we\u2019ve organized among many other activities, major figures such as Manuel Agujetas, Manuel Moneo, Paquera de Jerez, Paco de Luc\u00eda, and Manolo Sanl\u00facar have participated.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We look to the greatness and truth of flamenco. It\u2019s our duty to support the new generation, carriers of the flamenco heritage, and adapt to the changing times, as flamenco itself is precisely that, time within time, a way of life. Flamenco pe\u00f1as have the duty to promote the art-form, facilitate access to it and transmit it to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 Manuel Rodr\u00edguez, president of the pe\u00f1a La Buler\u00eda<\/strong> offers his vision:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe pe\u00f1as are meeting places for dedicated followers whose top priority is to spread knowledge of our culture in its three basic forms, singing, guitar and dance. They are of utmost importance as this where new generations of artists emerge. Since the 1950s when flamenco was gaining in popularity throughout Andalusia, all interpreters have passed through the pe\u00f1as at one time or another.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAt this point in time there are more than 400 Pe\u00f1as Federadas in Andalusia, and they deserve all the institutional support possible for the work they carry out in favor of this universal art.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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