David Peña 'Dorantes' & Joaquín Grilo, Pastora Galván
Without walls
David Peña ‘Dorantes’ was born to play flamenco. And the urge to explore new musical horizons is equally in his blood.
First of all, the 41-year-old from Lebrija – one of the greatest flamenco strongholds – chose the piano over the guitar. And like his uncle, the great singer El Lebrijano, who crossed the sea to explore North African music as early as the 1970s, ‘Dorantes’ also looks beyond the traditional borders of flamenco. With flamenco oozing from every pore of his piano, he takes us from the Mediterranean sounds of his musical friends, jazz bassist Renaud García-Fons and Theodosii Spassov, a master of the Bulgarian kaval (wooden shepherd’s flute) into an open flamenco space.
In this musical sphere, he sets the stage for two special guests: dancers Pastora Galván – sister to the famous Israel Galván – and Joaquín Grilo, who struck the audience like an avalanche at the final gala night of the 2008 Flamenco Biennial.
And like a house, a cathedral, the voice of José Valencia represents tradition in this musical dialogue. In this spectacular opening performance of the third edition of the Dutch Flamenco Biennial, three musical worlds meet in an explosion of jazzy rhythms and improvisations that will long continue to reverberate through body and soul.
Flamenco Biennale 2011 Opening Night part 1
Flamenco Biennale 2011 Opening Night part 2
Flamenco Biennale 2011 Opening Night part 3
