In the next two months\u2014February and March\u2014 London, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City will each be hosting major flamenco festivals. Here are some details:<\/p>\n
First up is the one in our own backyard, so to speak: The 12th Bay Area Flamenco Festival<\/a><\/strong>, which has a number of events between February 12 and February 25, in San Francisco and across SF Bay in both Berkeley and Oakland. Concerts include Andaluc\u00eda!<\/em> featuring Gypsy artists from Jerez de la Frontera, including singer Felipa del Moreno<\/strong>, guitarists Manuel Valencia<\/strong> and Luis de Periqu\u00edn<\/strong>, and guest dancer Antonio Choro Molina<\/strong> (Feb. 12); a gala performance at SF’s beautiful Herbst Theatre of Jose Maya<\/strong>‘s Latente<\/em>, with Maya, Juana la del Pipa<\/strong>, guitarist Pino Losada<\/strong> and singers Enrique El Extreme\u00f1o<\/strong> and Manuel Ta\u00f1\u00e9<\/strong> (Feb. 19); Cante Jondo, Cante Gitano<\/em>, with singers El Extreme\u00f1o and la del Pipa, and guitarists Losada and Pepe del Morao<\/strong> (Feb. 23); and Gitaner\u00eda de Jerez!<\/em> with Pepe del Morao, dancer Lakshmi<\/strong>, singer Manuel Ta\u00f1\u00e9<\/strong>, and percussionist Luis de la Tota<\/strong>. There are also several singing, dancing, and rhythm workshops with some of the featured artists during the festival period. Click for the complete schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n Below, watch a hot performance by singer Felipa del Moreno and the amazing guitarist Manuel Valencia:<\/em>
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