Aruán Ortiz Ensemble

Flamenco Criollo in concert

12-19 Nov 2021

Flamenco Biënnale 2021 reportage

Here you can view the live recording of Flamenco Criollo during the VIII Flamenco Biennial.

Cuban pianist Aruán Ortiz, together with an international cast of musicians and dancers, goes in search of the roots of the flamenco. A creation with a dazzling mix of flamenco, Eastern and Afro-Cuban rhythms. With rising stars María Morena and Ismael de la Rosa, who return with their own work in the upcoming 2023 Biennial.

Flamenco Criollo toured the Netherlands and Belgium in November 2021 and was at the heart of the 2021 Flamenco Biennial live edition. An in-house creation by the Flamenco Biennial, in collaboration with November Music.

piano, musical direction, compositions

Aruán Ortiz

vocals

Malika Zarra

vocals

Susana Orta

flamenco vocals

Ismael de la Rosa

lute

George Ziadeh

cello

Martín Meléndez

flamenco / Afro-Cuban percussion

Fernando Favier

Afro-Cuban percussion

Inor Sotolongo

Afro-Cuban percussion

Yomar Amador

Afro-Cuban dance

Niurka Agüero

flamenco dance

María Moreno