YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD… SURVEY 2009

YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD…

And we want you to tell us…

Now that we’ve reached the middle of the second month of 2009, we want you to tell us what was the best of 2008, with this sixth annual survey in which we hope to find the best flamenco of 2008, guitar, fusion, best book, best festival, DVD, live show, best dancer, dance show…

We consider your opinion to be the most important, you are flamenco’s audience, the people who buy the records you like best, and decide what shows and festivals to go to.  Your votes will be heard, the resulting winners will make up the DeFlamenco prizes for 2009, which for the fifth consecutive year is being celebrated in the month of March.

The survey will be carried out in two stages, the first, completely open, which serves to pre-select three finalists for each category.  In the second stage you will vote for the final winners.

And remember that everyone who votes has the chance to win one of 100 DeFlamenco.com T-shirts, and a Pack for learning to play the Cajón Flamenco that includes a DVD with the methodology + cajón + carrying case (or products of equivalent value if you prefer).

1st STAGE (February 18th to 23rd)

It is not necessary to vote in every category, only those where you have an opinion.

CATEGORIES

Best flamenco record:


Carmen Linares con su “Raíces y Alas” , Manuel Moreno “El Pele” with his “8 guitarras… y un piano”. Enrique Morente Pablo de Málaga, Juan Peña “El Lebrijano”'Cuando el Lebrijano canta se moja el agua», La Tobala 'Lenguaje puro', Yeyé de Cádiz, Chozas, Curro Lucena, Parrón…

Best guitar recording :


“Antología” de Tomatito, Michele Iaccarino “Tiempo presente”, “Anhelo” de Juan Delola, Juan Antonio Suárez “Cano” with his “Son de ayer”, Ignacio Fernández «buscaré», Jesús Torres…

Best first recording:


Jaime Heredia “Parrón” with his “Pan con aceite y azúcar” and Juan Gómez with his “Flamenco cabal”, Enrique el Piculabe, Manuel Cuevas, Juan Pinilla Lámpara Minera, Encarna Anillo, Ezequiel Benítez “Sobrellevé”,  Israel “Naranjas sobre la nieve”, David Palomar “Trimilenaria”, “Jerez sin fronteras” of Jesús Méndez…

Best recording of flamenco with other music:


Flamenco con rock, pop, copla, clásica, jazz, hip-hop, jazz,… or vice versa.
Sergio Monroy 'Chicuco', Pitingo 'Soulería', Perico Sanbeat and his Flamenco Big Band, Dos Lágrimas de El Cigala, Cherokee, Koskilleo, Concha Buika, Diego Amador 'Río de los canasteros', La Shica, Javier Limón 'Son de Limón', Cabrero 'Tangos rioplatense', Mayte Martín with the Labéque sisters “De Fuego y agua“…

Best re-release or compilation:


A large part of the flamenco market is based on re-releases and the recuperation of out-of-stock recordings to make compilations of various performers.  Which product is best?
“Alegro, Soleá y fantasía de Cante Jondo” of Enrique Morente, OMEGA of Morente, 'Reencuentro' of Camarón de la Isla, re-releases by Universal with Enrique el Culata, La Perrata, ‘Mujeres de la Bética’, Pepe el Culata and Pericón de Cádiz, Luis Torres 'Joselero' en Zeleste, ‘Camelamos naquerar’ (queremos hablar) of Mario Maya, ‘Nueva Frontera del Cante de Jerez’, ‘Ellos dan el cante’ of RTVE, …

Best live show:  :


Cante with guitar, cante with guitar and group, solo guitar, guitar trio, guitar with group…

Best flamenco dancer (man or woman):

Best newcomer in flamenco dance:

Best flamenco dance show:


Flamenco dance company (new in 2008)

Best flamenco festival:


for program, organization, reach…
Caja Madrid, Nimes, Festival Flamenco USA, Gira del Norte, Jerez, Suma Flamenca, Ciutat Vella, Nou Barris, 30 nits de Sabadell, De Cajón, Mont de Marsan, Flamenco en Escena de Arcos de la Frontera, Vaivenes flamencos de Alcalá de Guadaira, Flamenco Pa'tos, Cante de las Minas, Corral del Carbón de Granada, Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, Bienal de Holanda, La Fortuna de Leganés, etc, etc…

Best flamenco book:  :


Biographies, investigations, instructionals…
“Carmen” of the Fundación Antonio Gades, “La Voz de los Flamencos” by Miguel Mora, José Luis Ortiz Nuevo “Las mil y  una historias de Pericón de Cádiz”, “La Argentina” and the repinting of “Cante hondo”, ‘Retratos del flamenco’ of Paco Sánchez, ‘Historia del baile flamenco’ of José Luis Navarro, ‘Mis letras para el cante’ by José Luís Rodríguez Ojeda, ‘Flamenco por dentro’ by Laura Moss, 'Los origenes del cante de las minas', etc…

Best flamenco DVD:  :


Dance shows, instructionals…
“48 lecciones de guitarra flamenca” in 4 volumes by José Manuel Montoya, the DVDs de Zapateado Flamenco, of “Aprende a tocar las Castañuelas”, both by Manuel Salado, the re-released films of Carlos Saura, “Flamenco” y “Sevillanas”, the DVD “Farruquito y familia” live, and dancers Domingo Ortega, Andrés Peña and Rafael Campallo. In guitar, the DVD of José Antonio Rodríguez, “Córdoba en el tiempo”.

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