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La Macanita

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La Macanita
At the 2013 Festival de Fès in Barcelona
Born
Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco

(1969-06-13)13 June 1969(age 55)
Jerez de la Frontera,Spain
Occupation(s)Singer Musical career
GenresFlamencofusion
LabelsTwin Records, Nuevos Medios S.A.
Years active1989–present

La Macanitais the artistic name ofTomasa Guerrero Carrasco(born 13 June 1969), a Spanishflamencosinger.

Biography

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Known by a nickname derived from that of her father, the palmero and accompanist El Macano, thisJerez-born singer is considered one of the most prominent figures of today'sflamenco.At age 4 she appeared singing and dancing on the television seriesRito y Geografía del Cante[es].Since then she has toured prestigioustablaosin Spain and participated in international festivals.[1][2]

Linked to figures such asManuel Morao[es]andManolo Sanlúcar,La Macanita stood out early in her career forbulerías,siguiriyas,andvillancicoslike the one she plays in the 1995 Carlos Saura filmFlamenco.

Her first performances were in Jerez de la Frontera, in the children's choir España-Jerez directed by the guitarist Manuel Morao. He organized the Jueves Flamencos with Manuel Carpio and Manolito Parrilla, which then formed part of the Villancico Choir of the Chair of Flamencology. Thanks to the Jerez Savings Bank she recorded several albums, some as soloist.

In 1983, at age 14, La Macanita performed her first recital, together with guitarist Ramón Trujillo, at the Hotel Jerez. In 1985, at 16, she performed at the Madrid tablaosLos Canasteros[es]andZambra[es],along with Ramírez,El Torta[es],El Capullo, andMoraíto Chico.

Her great promoter, Manuel Morao, made her a member of the company Manuel Morao y los Gitanos de Jerez in 1988, participating in the flamenco productionEsa Forma de Vivir,and Manolo Sanlúcar incorporated her into the recording ofTauromagia,considered by some theorists to be the definitive flamenco guitar album.[3]

In 1989 she recorded her first albumA la Luna Nuevawith the Twin Records label (now defunct).

Selected performances and concerts

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In Spain

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  • At theUniversal Exposition of Sevillein 1992, La Macanita performed in the showArco de Santiago,which was presented at the Andalusian pavilion during almost the entire event. For this work she received the Demófilo de Arte Flamenco award.
  • In 1994, at the 8th SevilleBienal de Flamenco,she played the role of La Niña de los Peines in100 Años de Cante.Together with Moraíto Chico she played in the showLo que es Jerezand sang in the filmFlamencodirected by Carlos Saura.
  • On 30 January 1997, José Luis Ortiz Nuevo invited her to sing in the showEnrique Morente y Los Jóvenes Flamencosat theTeatro de la Maestranzain Seville.[4]
  • On 12 August 1997, she headed the bill at the 37th Festival Nacional del Cante de las Minas in La Unión, about whichEl PaíscriticÁngel Álvarez Caballero[es]wrote, "La Macanita has such a flamenco voice that its echo thrills."[5]
  • On 6 June 2000, she performed at the newly opened Auditori de Barcelona withManuela Carrasco[es].[6]
  • On 20 September 2000, she performed at the Bajandí concert withTomatitoat the 11th Bienal de Flamenco, along with Moraíto Chico, Luis El Zambo,Carles Benavent,Juana Amaya,Joselito Fernández,and Bernardo Parrilla.
  • On 2 July 2001, she performed at the Festival Flamenc de Nou Barris in Barcelona, together with Juana la del Pipa andDolores Agujetas,presentingMujerez.[7]
  • On 20 May 2009, she performed at theCCCBin the Festival Flamenco de Ciutat Vella.[8]

Outside Spain

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  • On Friday 6 August 1996, during the prestigious Festival La Batie de Géneve, La Macanita was acclaimed by an elite audience at the Theatre Alhambra with Moraito Chico and Terremoto Hijo at Al Son de Jerez.
  • In May 2000 she held a concert in London'sQueen Elizabeth Hallin the cycleThe Flamenc Art.
  • On 11 May 2000 her concert was broadcast live on theWDR 3programMatinee der Liedersänger.[9]
  • She performed at the 2000 Stimmen Festival in Lörrach, Germany.[10]
  • On 11 June 2004, she performed at the Jazz Clubbin in Paris for theSons d'hiver[fr]festival, and her concert was shown onMezzo TV.[11]
  • On 2 April 2001 she performed at theArab World Institutein Paris in Equinoxe, with the showAndalousies: le flamenco de Séville à Jerez,withAndrés Marín[es]and Javier Puga (musicologist and director of the Mont-de-Marsan Flamenco Festival).[12]
  • On 5 July 2012, she participated in the Mont-de-Marsan Flamenco Festival in France, together with Jesús Méndez and Santiago a la Plazuela.[13]
  • On 7 June 2013 she participated in the opening of the 19th edition of theWorld Sacred Music Festival,with a uniquely created showEl Amor es mi Religión,directed by Andrés Marín, with the collaboration of Abdallah Ouazzani (musical coordination), the artistsCarmen Linares,Françoise Atlan,Chérifa,Bahaâ Ronda[fr],Marouanne Hajji, the El Quad orchestra, and some thirty musicians from the Andalusian Arab, Sufi, Amazigh, and flamenco communities.[14][15]

Discography

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  • A la luna nueva(1989), Twin Records
  • Con el alma(1992), recorded for Editions Audivis Ethnic (discontinued), for the collection Flamenco Vivo
  • Jerez. Xères. Sherry(1998), Nuevos Medios S.A., produced by the SevillanRicardo Pachón[es],with the collaboration of Moraíto Chico and his son Diego, Diego Carrasco, percussionists Manuel Soler and Juan Ruiz, and Cuban pianist Rafael Garcés
  • La luna de Tomasa(2002), Flamenco&Duende, Ediciones Senador[16]
  • Sólo por eso(2009), Nuevos Medios S.A.[17]
  • Caijeré(2015)[18]
  • Directo en el Circulo Flamenco de Madrid(CD+DVD, 2017), with the guitar of Manuel Valencia and the palmas of Chicharito and El Macano[19][20]

Filmography

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  • Mil y una Lolas(2005)
  • El Séptimo de Caballería(1998–1999)
  • Flamenco,directed byCarlos Saura(1995)
  • La Venta del Duende
  • El Sol, la Sal y el Son[21]

Awards and recognitions

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  • Demófilo Award for Flamenco Art (1992)[22]
  • "Real Treasure to the Promotion of the Villancico" Trophy, awarded by the Jerez Association of Belenistas (2002)
  • Flamenco Today Prize, awarded to the Best Singing Album of 2009 forMujerez,to Tomasa "La Macanita", Juana la del Pipa, andDolores Agujetas[23]
  • 2010 Flamenco Today National Critics Prize for the Best Solo Recorded Production for that of La Macanita[24]
  • 16th Peña Chaquetón Flamenco Distinction (2010)[25]
  • Recognition of the Asociación Secretariado Gitano (2016)[26]
  • Andalusia Flag Award, in celebration of theAndalusia Dayin the province of Cádiz[27]
  • Nominated for the 2017Latin Grammy Awardfor Best Flamenco Album[28]

References

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  1. ^"Tomasa Guerrero La Macanita"(in Spanish). deflamenco. 3 August 2012.Retrieved13 June2018.
  2. ^"La Macanita".Flamenco World(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2013.Retrieved13 June2018.
  3. ^Vergillos, Juan (28 July 2013)."Manolo Sanlúcar, el descanso del guerrero"[Manolo Sanlúcar, the Warrior's Respite].Diario de Sevilla(in Spanish).Retrieved13 June2018.
  4. ^"Programación Temporada 96/97"[96/97 Season Program](PDF).Teatro de la Maestranza.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 14 October 2013.Retrieved13 June2018.
  5. ^Álvarez Caballero, Ángel (14 August 1997)."Apoteosis del zapateado"[Apotheosis of the Zapateado].El País(in Spanish).Retrieved13 June2018.
  6. ^"Macanita + Manuela Carrasco (Flamenco) en L'Auditori"(in Spanish). atiza.Retrieved13 June2018.
  7. ^Martorell, Núria (21 June 2010)."El bailaor Israel Galván encabeza el cartel del Festival de Nou Barris"[The Dancer Israel Galván Heads the Bill of the Festival de Nou Barris].El Periódico de Catalunya(in Spanish). Barcelona.Retrieved13 June2018.
  8. ^Moraga, Manuel (21 May 2009)."Kiki Morente, Macanita, Rafaela Carrasco. Festival Flamenco Ciutat Vella"(in Spanish). deflamenco.Retrieved13 June2018.
  9. ^"Matinee der Liedersänger"(in German). janreichow.de.Retrieved13 June2018.
  10. ^"Stimmen 2000"(in German). Stimmen Festival. Archived fromthe originalon 29 August 2011.Retrieved13 June2018.
  11. ^"Jazzzzzz no Mezzzzzo".Jazz No País do Improviso!(in Portuguese). 6 June 2004.Retrieved13 June2018.
  12. ^"La Semaine de France Culture"(in French). hostultra. Archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2013.Retrieved13 June2018.
  13. ^"Articles et reportages 2012"(in French). Flamenco-Events.Retrieved13 June2018.
  14. ^Otazu, Javier (8 June 2013)."Fez se soñó andaluza en la noche inaugural del Festival de músicas sacras"[Fez Dreams Andalusian on the Inaugural Night of the Sacred Music Festival].El Día(in Spanish). Fez, Morocco. EFE.Retrieved13 June2018.
  15. ^Hellín, Rocío (9 June 2013)."19ª Edición del Festival de Fes de Músicas Sacras del Mundo 2013"[19th Edition of the Fez World Sacred Music Festival 2013].La Flamenca(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2013.Retrieved13 June2018.
  16. ^Carrasco, María José (13 February 2002)."La Macanita graba 'La luna de Tomasa', su cuarto disco"[La Macanita Records 'La luna de Tomasa', Her Fourth Disc].El País(in Spanish). Seville.Retrieved13 June2018.
  17. ^Lobatón, Fermín (27 April 2009)."Las flamencas armas de Tomasa La Macanita"[The Flamenco Weapons of Tomasa La Macanita].El País(in Spanish). Seville.Retrieved13 June2018.
  18. ^Pereira, F. (14 June 2015)."Flamenco sin rivalidad"[Flamenco Without Rivalry].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). Jerez.Retrieved13 June2018.
  19. ^"La Macanita, presentación CD Directo en el Círculo Flamenco de Madrid"(in Spanish). deflamenco.Retrieved13 June2018.
  20. ^"Una discografía variada, pero siempre en estudio"[A Varied Discography, but Always in Studio].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). Jerez. 17 July 2016.Retrieved13 June2018.
  21. ^"La Macanita & Juana la del Pipa en la Sala García Lorca"(in Spanish). deflamenco. 16 December 2015.Retrieved13 June2018.
  22. ^Esteban, José María (30 May 2007). "'La Macanita' Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco ".Breve enciclopedia del flamenco[Brief Encyclopedia of Flamenco] (in Spanish). Libsa. pp. 199–200.Retrieved13 June2018– via Google Books.
  23. ^"'Mujerez' recibe doble galardón en los premios 'Flamenco Hoy'"['Mujerez' Receives Double Award at the 'Flamenco Hoy' Prizes].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). Jerez. 26 February 2010.Retrieved13 June2018.
  24. ^Núñez, A. (24 February 2010)."David Lagos, Moraíto y 'Mujerez', Premios de la Crítica 'Flamenco Hoy'"[David Lagos, Moraíto, and 'Mujerez', 'Flamenco Hoy' Critics Prize].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). Jerez.Retrieved13 June2018.
  25. ^"XVI Distinción Peña Flamenca Chaquetón a la Macanita"[16th Peña Chaquetón Flamenco Distinction] (in Spanish).Community of Madrid.Retrieved13 June2018.
  26. ^"Secretariado Gitano homenajea a Tomasa Guerrera 'La Macanita'"[Secretariado Gitano Tribute to Tomasa Guerrera 'La Macanita'].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). Jerez. 21 November 2016.Retrieved13 June2018.
  27. ^Doello, Nazaret (25 February 2017)."Con la provincia por Bandera"[With the Province by Flag].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). El Puerto.Retrieved13 June2018.
  28. ^Pereira, Fran (27 September 2017)."La Macanita, Manuel Valencia y El Mijita, en la lista a los Grammy Latinos"[La Macanita, Manuel Valencia, and El Mijita, on the List of Latin Grammies].Diario de Jerez(in Spanish). Jerez.Retrieved13 June2018.
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