World Music Institute presents Saturday, October 6, 2012 8pm Festival Flamenco Gitano Fiesta Jerez


Flamenco puro from Jerez de la Frontera in the heart of Andalucía! Spontaneous, authentic and impassioned, this show feels less like a stage production and more like an invitation to a Gypsy family celebration. The 12-member multigenerational ensemble, which features artists representing several of the most important Gypsy flamenco dynasties of Jerez, includes the powerful singer/dancer Juana la del Pipa of Gypsy Passion and Mujerez fame; the brilliant guitarist Diego del Morao, son of Moraito; charismatic singer Enrique el Zambo; singer/dancer Kina Mendez,niece of La Paquera de Jerez; dancer Gema Moneo, a rising star in flamenco; and revered flamenco community elders, dancers Tia Curra and Tia Yoya.