Andalusian singer wins Mining lamp Cante de las Minas (Spain) – Caracol Radio (Record)

Rafa Paco

La Union (Murcia), 15 ago (EFE) .- The Spanish singer María José Pérez Rodríguez, a native of Almeria, today won the Mining Lamp LV International Festival Cante de las Minas, besides getting the awards for mining and Cartagena.

The Andalusian singer, master degree in Speech and Hearing and Language specialty from the University of Granada, has dazzled the public at the festival , held in La Union, a town in eastern Spain, and received a prize of 24,000 euros.

Maria Jose Perez Rodriguez received the award crying and do not stop until you back down to sing again and give attendees the Cathedral of Cante fandangos.

It is considered that win in La Union, festival where he went even Japanese singer Yoko Omori, it is to do it in the place where confirmed the stars of flamenco, and therefore the winner said “this is a dream, it is very important, a vein, a step to continue growing in my career.”

“The studies I studied in case he that pull them, but help me time to sing, “he said.

After his victory, the Spanish singer will use to” study flamenco, sing, learn even more. “

It was the big winner, but not alone. In the dance category, the award went to Desplante Alba Heredia. A young Granada, the Sacromonte (Granada), born in 1995 and has raised the public with two performances on Saturday night.

The second prize went dancing in Seville of Los Palacios, Amador Rojas Falcon.

With regard to the Philo-the award given to instrumentista-, the winner was the saxophonist Gautama del Campo.

The second prize in this category was for the pianist and raised in Cordoba Alfonso Aroca.

In the category of guitar, known as Bordon award, both first place and the second have been deserted by failing finalists.

There are these the only awards given in the early mining special festival.

So, the 9 year old girl Reyes Carrasco, who has raised a standing ovation just inside the stage to perform cantiñas, won the Special Award for Young Singers.

In addition, the jury awarded Cante de las Minas “La Repompilla” in the group of songs under Andalusians around their siguiriyas and tangos. In the same category was awarded the singer Antonio Mejias by a soleá

The award received Tarantas Monserrat Pérez.; the award of Murcianas and other Cantes Miners, Toni Fernandez; Malagueñas prize went to Fatima Isabel Guerrero, and in the form of more songs of Cordoba, Granada and Malaga Rocio Luna has taken the prize for the interpretation of a half granaína granaína.

This Thus, the Festival del Cante de las Minas ends its fiftieth edition. EFE

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