José Mercé delivers unforgettable flamenco show in Ávila: A night filled with passion, rhythm, and emotion

Pure flamenco. This is how we can define the show that the singer José Mercé offered during the afternoon-night of yesterday at the Santo Tomás Theater, where some 400 people from Ávila attended to surrender to the art and the duende of the genius of Jerez de la Frontera, one of the greats masters and legends of this musical genre. Not in vain, he has 18 albums and an impressive career behind him.

Accompanied by the Spanish guitar, his choir, his group of clappers and the percussionists, José Mercé gave a night full of passion, rhythm and emotion to Ávila, a city that he has visited on several occasions and of which the Jerez native always keeps great memories. for “being a very warm audience”, as he commented in a recent interview with this newspaper. Mercé sang a selection of his best-known songs, including versions by artists such as Joaquín Sabina, Louis Armstrong or Víctor Jara, among many others. They all resonated like never before in the characteristic voice of the flamenco singer within the walls of the Teatro Santo Tomás. A concert in which Mercé’s ability to fuse the most recognizable elements of flamenco art with more modern influences was clear.

José Mercé came out on stage with Moraíto Chico, his guitarist, creating an intimate atmosphere with the Ávila audience, with whom he talked between songs. In one of those intermissions, the Jerez native made a fierce defense of flamenco. «Flamenco is our musical genre, it is a Spain brand. “Let no one forget,” he stated to the applause of the audience. As the show continued, the rest of his companions came out: Antonio Higuero, Chicharito de Jerez, Mercedes García, Lucky Losada al Cajon,… His entire crew with which the Jerez maestro provided a night to remember for all people from Avila who came to enjoy his art.

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The public of Ávila surrenders to art and the duende of José Mercé – Photo: Isabel GarcíaThe public of Ávila surrenders to art and the duende of José Mercé – Photo: Isabel García

José Mercé’s concert is one of the eight musical and comedy shows that the Santo Tomás Theater organizes for this month of April. In addition to the flamenco artist, the auditorium in the southern part of the capital will also host the show by Luis Piedrahita (April 19), the comedy ‘Orgasmos’ (April 21), David Suárez (April 26), a tribute to Michael Jackson (April 27) and the play ‘Intelligent Lies’ (April 28), starring veteran actress María Luisa Merlo.