37th Fiesta de la Bulería

In
previous years there have been complaints from a certain sector about
what has been called «the mother of drunken parties» due to
the ubiquitous presence of picnic baskets and drink coolers that set the
tone, not to mention spontaneous singing and dancing up in the bleachers,
the fried fish stand and the duration of the festival which rarely wraps
up before 6 in the morning. For others, it’s all part of the happening
and despite the desire of authorities to move the event to a closed and
more controlled venue, it will once again be held in the historic Jerez
bullring.

This year the outsized festival will be dedicated to the memory of Francisca
Méndez, «Paquera de Jerez», the single human who has
most perfectly symbolized the cante of bulerías and who is sorely
missed by all flamenco-lovers, both in Jerez and elsewhere. The bill of
artists is a destillation of Jerez’ finest with veterans like Luis
el Zambo, el Capullo de Jerez, Vicente Soto and Juan Moneo «El Torta»,
and a group of younger artists that includes descendants from some important
flamenco families. The dance department will be ably covered by Joaquín
Grilo, and guitarists Antonio Jero and Diego del Morao complete the tasty
panorama.

XXXVII FIESTA DE LA BULERÍA
Dedicated to the memory of Paquera de Jerez
September 11th, 2004. Jerez de la Frontera bullring, 10:00pm

CANTE

Luis el Zambo
Miguel Flores «El Capullo»
Vicente Soto
Juan Moneo «El Torta»

Jerez por bulerías (cuadro flamenco)
Jesús Méndez
Sara Salado
El Torrán
Sandra Rincón
Paco Peña «El Gasolina»
Eva de Rubichi
Rocío Fernández Parrilla
Pedro Pimentel
Manuel Jero