I have just got back from time in Seville and Cadiz (a couple of performances and a bit of sun on the beach – wonderful combination) and while in Cadiz I went to a fabulous performance by the flamenco singer David Palomar at the Teatro Falla of his show ‘Trimilenaria’.

What a show it was too!  The only tickets left were up in the gods and the atmosphere was electric long before the show even started – David is a local lad and the place was packed out.  He is a fantastic singer and hugely moving in soleá and malagueña – with an excellent mix of traditional and more modern styles.  The (obviously very knowledgeable) audience were on fire, particularly when he came to sing por alegrias, and the man sitting next to me had to physically sit on his hands to stop himself from doing palmas all the way through.

David Palomar has just bought out a CD of  ‘Trimilenaria’  Produced by DP-Dezza Producciones and I really think it is worth checking out.  He has various clips on YouTube too.

Juan Vergillos has reviewed David’s new CD on the www.deflamenco.com website, and part of what he has said is as follows  – “The most interesting part is the classic styles, or when he shows his ease with bulerías, especially in the ending fiesta without guitar which closes out the work.  Also in cantiñas, classic and one hundred percent refinded.  Of the deeper styles, two stand out: the malagueña, fine, stylized and subte, and soleá, with references to Chozas de Jerez and Fernanda de Utrera.  In my opinion, the latter is the most moving cut of the record, with the sublime guitar of Rafael Rodríguez, who also plays for the malagueña, with both artists believing in every bit of it.  The work finishes with seguiriyas, with the Jerez guitar of Moraíto Chico, cantes a capella (pregones and fandangos) of Macandé, the crazed candy vender of Cádiz.  And fandangos of his own: Palomar created a melody with a classic feel, surprising melodic turns and a certain technical difficulty.”

Couldn’t agree more!

Sandra