Past, present and future of flamenco, united in one night. Tradition, updating and renewal. Legacy and updating. The historic guitarist Tomatito and the young Sandra Carrasco - cantaora - and David Arahal - guitarist - star in this double bill.
The veteran Almeria-born guitarist José Fernández Torres, Tomatito, is a living legend of flamenco. But the real flamenco, unadulterated, not that which some sell - as he said in a recent interview - as "flamenquito". It is not surprising that he has a square in his honor in his city, or that the gold medal for merit in the Fine Arts adorns his curriculum. He began to stand out with the guitar when he was only fifteen years old, was Camarón's right-hand man during the last 18 years of his life, has collaborated on stage with musicians of the stature of Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Enrique Morente, La Susi, José Menese and Pansequito, and has performed in the most prestigious venues in the world.
Huelva-born cantaora Sandra Carrasco and Sevillian guitarist David de Arahal paid tribute to the creative universe of Pepe Marchena (1903-1976) in an alliance that dismantled, piece by piece, the work of the masterful flamenco cantaor to reconstruct it from a perspective that is as personal as it is respectful. The previous trajectories of both artists endorse them, because if Sandra has proven her malleability not only in flamenco but also in projects linked to world music or bossanova, Arahal's skill has been reflected in his work with Pepe de Lucia, Lole Montoya, Miguel Poveda, Estrella Morente or Tomatito himself. The show with which they arrive at Noches del Botánico, "Travesía", takes its name from the album that Sandra published in 2016, and is a tribute to the coplas of the past from a current prism. An absolute premiere.
