No. 2 (2010): Junio

The second edition of the Research Magazine on Flamenco "La Madrugá" is composed of a varied and most interesting selection of articles. Some are the result of an exhaustive study of press and other written sources, and bring to light facts that until now were unknown about flamenco and its most representative artists. Other articles move in the realm of musical analysis, without neglecting the history and songtexts, all with the purpose of outlining the characteristics which underlay the different flamenco styles, not only from the perspective of singing (cante) but also playing (toque). We are offered a chance of wandering through the pages of El Avisador Malagueño; we will learn some more about Trinidad Cuenca, about the importance of flamenco in Barcelona and by whom and when the taranto was danced on stage for the first time. Furthermore we will learn that already very early on the taranta was danced and that the first musical hints of this style can be found in works of cultured origins. The evolucion of the cante por cartageneras, of the flamenco guitar and of the songs without guitar accompaniment, are the subjects of the three concluding articles of this edition. We sincerely hope that all these articles will be of interest and will contribute to the expansion of the knowledge of this beautiful art. Finally we would like to thank the Fundación del Cante de las Minas for its support of our magazine in the capacity of patron: if we all travel in the same direction, the voyage becomes easier.