Antonio Mairena

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Antonio Cruz García, known as Antonio Mairena (Mairena del Alcor, Seville, Spain, 1909-Seville, 1983) was a famous flamenco singer. He led the movement towards the revival of traditional flamenco in the fifties and subsequent decades. He was born in a Gypsy family of smiths and learned to sing in the family environment. An important personality of flamenco, he was the main leader of a movement of flamenco artists and intellectuals who tried to rescue a type of flamenco, which they considered to be pure or authentic. He rescued or recreated a high number of songs that had been almost lost, and also published several books and articles to divulge his views on flamenco and flamenco history. He considered himself as heir to the art of Manuel Torre, the most classic flamenco singer from Jerez, and also acknowledged the influence of other masters like Tomás Pavón or Joaquín el de la Paula. He won several awards, the most important of which was the Llave de Oro del Cante (Gold Key of Flamenco Singing), which he obtained in the third Concurso de Córdoba (Contest of Córdoba). It is common belief that the contest was organized especially to grant him the award, and that the appearance of a contest was contrived to have a good excuse to grant him this honour, although some flamenco historians justify this on the grounds that he deserved the award for the service he had rendered to the art of flamenco (Álvarez Caballero 1995). He excelled in the most serious, solemn palos of Gypsy ori

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Grandes Cantaores Del Flamenco

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Antologia Del Cante Flamenco

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Los Cien Mejores Cantes Y Toques Del Flamenco

Antonio Mairena. Raíces Del Canto Gitano

Cien Años De Cante Gitano

Solera Gitana

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Grandes Clásicos del Cante Flamenco, Vol. 15: Catedrático del Cante Gitano

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El Cante Flamenco

Cantes de Antonio Mairena

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Antonio Mairena por Tangos y Bulerías - Grandes Éxitos

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Mundo y Formas del Cante Flamenco

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