2023-05-14 20:08:49
His face is the color of wood and his guitar is full of cobblestones. It is because of everything lived on the street. Emilio Caracafe, immediate idol of these little ones, plays the instrument with fingers stained with guts. Alma mater of the Alalá Foundation, which works with flamenco as a tool for social inclusion from the neighborhood of Las Three Thousand Houses in Sevillehas appeared in the capital with a whole troop of children: twenty, specifically. The work ‘El árbol del flamenco’ thus inaugurates the Madrid festivalwith music and dramaturgy to delve into the origins of this art.
They arrived on Saturday May 13 by bus. Imagine the party. Some of them are not that they had not left Seville before, but that they had never crossed the borders of the neighborhood. Samu, Rocío, Antonio… There are many talents who have taken the stage to show what they have been working on for three months. white even, director of the foundation, clarifies it: «This is a sample of what we do at the school: cante, dance, cajón… Thanks to Monte Madrid and EY, who are the ones who have sponsored the show, and to Konecta, who does everything this possible, we arrived in Madrid. It is quite an experience for them. On Saturday we shared a compass workshop with children from other countries at the Monte Madrid Foundation. And it was amazing. Very enriching. From Tres Mil to Puerta del Sol ours have not stopped singing, but the arrival at the hotel has been quite an event. A four-star hotel, huh. What these bodies have enjoyed in the rooms… A new world has opened before their eyes. Being a witness has been a gift.”
‘Alalá’, in Caló, means ‘joy’, an essential wicker for cultivating ingenuity in life. neighborhood with the lowest per capita income in Europe. This time the suburbs have entered through bulerías through the Ronda de Valencia, with the cry in a sky that announced rain and the rhythm through the clouds. The first row of the Casa Encendida does not have chairs, but cushions. And in them, unruly, other children caught up in a strange magic have received their show with enthusiasm. Now, of course, they also want to be bailaores. They are from Lavapies. From Pacific. Players of congas, guitars and cajas who, from this moment on, also have fun with clapping, exploring for a noise that, with a certain nuance, may be transformed into music. “How wonderful,” stammers one who repeats his mother’s comment from his lap.
Those on stage, for their part, sing soleá and tangos under the direction of Caracafé. ‘La leyenda del tiempo’ by Camarón, seguirillas for climate change, bulerías, alegrías, fandangos by Caracol and some sevillanas from Pali. What they throw at them, really. as the dancer says Trombo“they do not have ID, but AND”. Parejo, who has seen more than one grow, smiles when contemplating this natural integration. She does it with a maternal look with which he congratulates: «Some have been with us for 9 years. They have been able to come many afternoons, take the rehearsals seriously and thereby acquire discipline and values. They have a lot of willpower, because situations are not easy at all.
The news, therefore, is intertwined. The Madrid Flamenco Festival has begun, which will last until May 29. A gang of beardless has discovered the capital. And the city, likewise, has enjoyed with them. The Polígono Sur has slipped onto the news screens with headlines that are much more luminous than the usual ones and culture, between groans and shrugs, has been democratized in the room. Sharing is a homeland. Singing without receiving, the hallmark of this project. Flying to the dictation of the three per quarter and brand new looks is what this commitment to the future of some young people who in their astonishment have ignited the public is looking for. Children’s flamenco for children. Sing in abundance that makes its way through avenues that welcome them for the first time. From Tres Mil to Lavapiés swallowing and offering culture.
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