The ‘Lámpara Minera’ of the 63rd edition of the Festival International del Cante de las Minas has been awarded to Jesús Corbacho from Huelva. Corbacho captivated the jury at the prestigious ‘Catedral del Cante’ with his performances of Mineras and Guajira (Group III), earning him the festival’s highest honor.
Jesus Corbacho receiving the award
In the guitar category, Madrid’s Joni Jiménez secured the ‘Bordón Minero,’ outperforming Marcos de Silvia. Previously known for accompanying vocalists, Jiménez is now pursuing a personal guitar project and will soon perform at the Bienal Flamenca de Sevilla.
José ‘El Marqués’ received the first prize for Flamenco Instrumentalist with his cello, with Lorenzo Moya on the piano earning second place. El Marqués aims to highlight the solo potential of the cello in flamenco, a direction he plans to explore further in his upcoming album. “It’s an incredible feeling because I’m making a flamenco cello album, and it’s going to be great for me to get people to know it,” said the award winner.
Top winners of the 2024 International Festival of Cante de las Minas
Other award winners include Iván Carpio, who won the Group III Cantes Bajo Andaluces award for his seguiriya and the Group II prize for Malagueñas; and Francisco Javier Heredia ‘Isco Heredia’ from Jaén, who received the Tarantas award, which carries a prize of 3,000 euros. Anabel de Vico from Seville won the Cartageneras award, and Andrés Amador ‘Andreles’ from Almería received the award for Murcianas and other Cantes Mineros. The Special Jury Award for the best accompaniment artist went to Enrique ‘El Extremeño.’
The jury for this edition consisted of Jose Manuel Gamboa, Kyoko Shikaze, Manuel Bohorquez, Paco Paredes (president), and Juan Jose Carrion (secretary). With the presentation of these awards, the Mines International Singing Festival now looks forward to its 64th edition.
The Cante de las Minas International Festival is organized by the Cante de las Minas Foundation, with support from the La Unión City Council, the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, the Institute of Cultural Industries (ICA), Costa Cálida Region of Murcia, and the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music of the Ministry of Culture. Additional sponsors include La Verdad, La7, Repsol, So-La-Na Entertainment, Grupo Elsamex, CajaMurcia Foundation, CaixaBank Group Avanza Services Acciona Cajamar Inmesur Levante Cerveza El Águila Tecsumaga and Suministros Mayor.
More about the contest: festivalcantedelasminas.org
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