Performers at the Flamenco Song Festival © Ayuntamiento de Puente Genil
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Fosforito Flamenco Song Festival
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When:
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14 Aug 2008 (annual)
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Where:
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Puente Genil
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The Festival de Cante Grande (Fosforito Flamenco Song Festival) takes place on the last day of the week-long annual fiesta of the Andalusian town of Puente Genil.
The festival started in 1967 and often included the musician Fosforito. Along with a few others he would play on the patio of the Manuel Reina workers' institute. Today it has grown to become an unequivocal part of the town's annual festivities, spreading beyond the workers' institute to encompass concerts at the Santa Susana and other locations around the town.
In 2008, there are performance from legendary singers Fosforito, El Pele and Fernando Terremoto and dancer Carmelilla Montoya.
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