Film, Video Torcuato Zamora: Flamenco Guitar with Dancers from Furia Flamenco
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Title
- Torcuato Zamora: Flamenco Guitar with Dancers from Furia Flamenco
Summary
- A concert featuring guitarist Torcuato Zamora and flamenco dance company Furia Flamenco.
Event Date
- April 23, 2014
Notes
- - Furia Flamenca, founded by director Estela Velez in January 2003, is a flamenco dance company whose style combines flamenco's gypsy heritage and modern flamenco choreography with the best elements of its dancers' backgrounds. The dancers in this performance are Sylvia Melecio and Karina Valverde.
- - Torcuato Zamora was born amidst the rhythms and legends of Granada in Spain. At the age of five he moved to Barcelona where he began studying classical guitar; by age fifteen he began giving concerts professionally with Ramón Delgado and Graciano Tarragó. In the 1960s he came to the U.S., and since then he has devoted himself to presenting flamenco and classical, South American music, and his own compositions.
Related Resources
- American Folklife Center: https://www.loc.gov/folklife/
Running Time
- 55 minutes 25 seconds
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