La Macanita Explained

La Macanita
Birth Name:	Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco
Birth Date:	13 June 1969
Birth Place:	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Occupation:	Singer Embed: yes Genre: Flamenco fusion Label: Twin Records, Nuevos Medios S.A.
Years Active:	1989–present

La Macanita is the artistic name of Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco (born 13 June 1969), a Spanish flamenco singer.

Biography

Known by a nickname derived from that of her father, the palmero and accompanist El Macano, this Jerez-born singer is considered one of the most prominent figures of today's flamenco. At age 4 she appeared singing and dancing on the television series . Since then she has toured prestigious tablaos in Spain and participated in international festivals.^{[1] [2]}

Linked to figures such as and Manolo Sanlúcar, La Macanita stood out early in her career for bulerías, siguiriyas, and villancicos like the one she plays in the 1995 Carlos Saura film Flamenco.

Her first performances were in Jerez de la Frontera, in the children's choir España-Jerez directed by the guitarist Manuel Morao. He organized the Jueves Flamencos with Manuel Carpio and Manolito Parrilla, which then formed part of the Villancico Choir of the Chair of Flamencology. Thanks to the Jerez Savings Bank she recorded several albums, some as soloist.

In 1983, at age 14, La Macanita performed her first recital, together with guitarist Ramón Trujillo, at the Hotel Jerez. In 1985, at 16, she performed at the Madrid tablaos and, along with Ramírez,, El Capullo, and Moraíto Chico.

Her great promoter, Manuel Morao, made her a member of the company Manuel Morao y los Gitanos de Jerez in 1988, participating in the flamenco production Esa Forma de Vivir, and Manolo Sanlúcar incorporated her into the recording of Tauromagia, considered by some theorists to be the definitive flamenco guitar album.^[3]

In 1989 she recorded her first album A la Luna Nueva with the Twin Records label (now defunct).

Selected performances and concerts

In Spain

• At the Universal Exposition of Seville in 1992, La Macanita performed in the show Arco de Santiago, which was presented at the Andalusian pavilion during almost the entire event. For this work she received the Demófilo de Arte Flamenco award.
• In 1994, at the 8th Seville Bienal de Flamenco, she played the role of La Niña de los Peines in 100 Años de Cante. Together with Moraíto Chico she played in the show Lo que es Jerez and sang in the film Flamenco directed by Carlos Saura.
• On 30 January 1997, José Luis Ortiz Nuevo invited her to sing in the show Enrique Morente y Los Jóvenes Flamencos at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville.^[4]
• On 12 August 1997, she headed the bill at the 37th Festival Nacional del Cante de las Minas in La Unión, about which El País critic wrote, "La Macanita has such a flamenco voice that its echo thrills."^[5]
• On 6 June 2000, she performed at the newly opened Auditori de Barcelona with .^[6]
• On 20 September 2000, she performed at the Bajandí concert with Tomatito at the 11th Bienal de Flamenco, along with Moraíto Chico, Luis El Zambo, Carles Benavent, Juana Amaya, Joselito Fernández, and Bernardo Parrilla.
• On 2 July 2001, she performed at the Festival Flamenc de Nou Barris in Barcelona, together with Juana la del Pipa and Dolores Agujetas, presenting Mujerez.^[7]
• On 20 May 2009, she performed at the CCCB in the Festival Flamenco de Ciutat Vella.^[8]

Outside Spain

• On Friday 6 August 1996, during the prestigious Festival La Batie de Géneve, La Macanita was acclaimed by an elite audience at the Theatre Alhambra with Moraito Chico and Terremoto Hijo at Al Son de Jerez.
• In May 2000 she held a concert in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in the cycle The Flamenc Art.
• On 11 May 2000 her concert was broadcast live on the WDR 3 program Matinee der Liedersänger.^[9]
• She performed at the 2000 Stimmen Festival in Lörrach, Germany.^[10]
• On 11 June 2004, she performed at the Jazz Clubbin in Paris for the festival, and her concert was shown on Mezzo TV.^[11]
• On 2 April 2001 she performed at the Arab World Institute in Paris in Equinoxe, with the show Andalousies: le flamenco de Séville à Jerez, with and Javier Puga (musicologist and director of the Mont-de-Marsan Flamenco Festival).^[12]
• On 5 July 2012, she participated in the Mont-de-Marsan Flamenco Festival in France, together with Jesús Méndez and Santiago a la Plazuela.^[13]
• On 7 June 2013 she participated in the opening of the 19th edition of the World Sacred Music Festival, with a uniquely created show El Amor es mi Religión, directed by Andrés Marín, with the collaboration of Abdallah Ouazzani (musical coordination), the artists Carmen Linares, Françoise Atlan, Chérifa,, Marouanne Hajji, the El Quad orchestra, and some thirty musicians from the Andalusian Arab, Sufi, Amazigh, and flamenco communities.^{[14] [15]}

Discography

• A la luna nueva (1989), Twin Records
• Con el alma (1992), recorded for Editions Audivis Ethnic (discontinued), for the collection Flamenco Vivo
• Jerez. Xères. Sherry (1998), Nuevos Medios S.A., produced by the Sevillan, with the collaboration of Moraíto Chico and his son Diego, Diego Carrasco, percussionists Manuel Soler and Juan Ruiz, and Cuban pianist Rafael Garcés
• La luna de Tomasa (2002), Flamenco&Duende, Ediciones Senador^[16]
• Sólo por eso (2009), Nuevos Medios S.A.^[17]
• Caijeré (2015)^[18]
• Directo en el Circulo Flamenco de Madrid (CD+DVD, 2017), with the guitar of Manuel Valencia and the palmas of Chicharito and El Macano^{[19] [20]}

Filmography

• Mil y una Lolas (2005)
• El Séptimo de Caballería (1998–1999)
• Flamenco, directed by Carlos Saura (1995)
• La Venta del Duende
• El Sol, la Sal y el Son^[21]

Awards and recognitions

• Demófilo Award for Flamenco Art (1992)^[22]
• "Real Treasure to the Promotion of the Villancico" Trophy, awarded by the Jerez Association of Belenistas (2002)
• Flamenco Today Prize, awarded to the Best Singing Album of 2009 for Mujerez, to Tomasa "La Macanita", Juana la del Pipa, and Dolores Agujetas^[23]
• 2010 Flamenco Today National Critics Prize for the Best Solo Recorded Production for that of La Macanita^[24]
• 16th Peña Chaquetón Flamenco Distinction (2010)^[25]
• Recognition of the Asociación Secretariado Gitano (2016)^[26]
• Andalusia Flag Award, in celebration of the Andalusia Day in the province of Cádiz^[27]
• Nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tomasa Guerrero La Macanita . deflamenco.com . Spanish . 3 August 2012 . 13 June 2018.
2. Web site: La Macanita . Flamenco World . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014174507/https://www.flamenco-world.com/tienda/autor/la-macanita/570/ . 14 October 2013 . dead . 13 June 2018.
3. News: Manolo Sanlúcar, el descanso del guerrero . Manolo Sanlúcar, the Warrior's Respite . Juan . Vergillos . Diario de Sevilla . Spanish . 28 July 2013 . 13 June 2018.
4. Web site: Programación Temporada 96/97 . 96/97 Season Program . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173824/http://www.teatrodelamaestranza.es/repositorio/temporadas/PROGRAMACION%20TEMPORADA%2096-97.pdf . 14 October 2013 . dead . 13 June 2018.
5. News: Apoteosis del zapateado . Apotheosis of the Zapateado . Ángel . Álvarez Caballero . . Spanish . 14 August 1997 . 13 June 2018.
6. Web site: Macanita + Manuela Carrasco (Flamenco) en L'Auditori . atiza.com . Spanish . 13 June 2018.
7. News: El bailaor Israel Galván encabeza el cartel del Festival de Nou Barris . The Dancer Israel Galván Heads the Bill of the Festival de Nou Barris . Núria . Martorell . . Barcelona . Spanish . 21 June 2010 . 13 June 2018.
8. Web site: Kiki Morente, Macanita, Rafaela Carrasco. Festival Flamenco Ciutat Vella . Manuel . Moraga . deflamenco.com . Spanish . 21 May 2009 . 13 June 2018.
9. Web site: Matinee der Liedersänger . janreichow.de . German . 13 June 2018.
10. Web site: Stimmen 2000 . Stimmen Festival . German . https://archive.today/20110829200053/http://www.stimmen.com/de/ueberblick/6 . 29 August 2011 . dead . 13 June 2018.
11. Web site: Jazzzzzz no Mezzzzzo . Jazz No País do Improviso! . Portuguese . 6 June 2004 . 13 June 2018.
12. Web site: La Semaine de France Culture . hostultra.com . French . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016005040/http://palomar.hostultra.com/monk/programmes/prog2000/culture20010401.html . 16 October 2013 . dead . 13 June 2018.
13. Web site: Articles et reportages 2012 . Flamenco-Events . French . 13 June 2018.
14. News: Fez se soñó andaluza en la noche inaugural del Festival de músicas sacras . Fez Dreams Andalusian on the Inaugural Night of the Sacred Music Festival . Javier . Otazu . . EFE . Fez, Morocco . Spanish . 8 June 2013 . 13 June 2018.
15. 19ª Edición del Festival de Fes de Músicas Sacras del Mundo 2013 . 19th Edition of the Fez World Sacred Music Festival 2013 . Rocío . Hellín . La Flamenca . Spanish . 9 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103050539/http://www.revistalaflamenca.com/inicio/link-horizontales/festivales-de-flamenco/Festival-de-Fes . 3 November 2013 . dead . 13 June 2018.
16. News: La Macanita graba 'La luna de Tomasa', su cuarto disco . La Macanita Records 'La luna de Tomasa', Her Fourth Disc . María José . Carrasco . . Seville . Spanish . 13 February 2002 . 13 June 2018.
17. News: Las flamencas armas de Tomasa La Macanita . The Flamenco Weapons of Tomasa La Macanita . Fermín . Lobatón . . Seville . Spanish . 27 April 2009 . 13 June 2018.
18. News: Flamenco sin rivalidad . Flamenco Without Rivalry . F. . Pereira . Diario de Jerez . Jerez . Spanish . 14 June 2015 . 13 June 2018.
19. Web site: La Macanita, presentación CD Directo en el Círculo Flamenco de Madrid . deflamenco.com . Spanish . 13 June 2018.
20. News: Una discografía variada, pero siempre en estudio . A Varied Discography, but Always in Studio . Diario de Jerez . Jerez . Spanish . 17 July 2016 . 13 June 2018.
21. Web site: La Macanita & Juana la del Pipa en la Sala García Lorca . deflamenco.com . Spanish . 16 December 2015 . 13 June 2018.
22. Book: Esteban, José María . Breve enciclopedia del flamenco . Brief Encyclopedia of Flamenco . 'La Macanita' Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco . Libsa . 199–200 . Spanish . 30 May 2007 . 13 June 2018 . Google Books.
23. News: 'Mujerez' recibe doble galardón en los premios 'Flamenco Hoy' . 'Mujerez' Receives Double Award at the 'Flamenco Hoy' Prizes . Diario de Jerez . Jerez . Spanish . 26 February 2010 . 13 June 2018.
24. News: David Lagos, Moraíto y 'Mujerez', Premios de la Crítica 'Flamenco Hoy' . David Lagos, Moraíto, and 'Mujerez', 'Flamenco Hoy' Critics Prize . A. . Núñez . Diario de Jerez . Jerez . Spanish . 24 February 2010 . 13 June 2018.
25. Web site: XVI Distinción Peña Flamenca Chaquetón a la Macanita . 16th Peña Chaquetón Flamenco Distinction . . Spanish . 13 June 2018.
26. News: Secretariado Gitano homenajea a Tomasa Guerrera 'La Macanita' . Secretariado Gitano Tribute to Tomasa Guerrera 'La Macanita' . Diario de Jerez . Jerez . Spanish . 21 November 2016 . 13 June 2018.
27. News: Con la provincia por Bandera . With the Province by Flag . Nazaret . Doello . Diario de Jerez . El Puerto . Spanish . 25 February 2017 . 13 June 2018.
28. News: La Macanita, Manuel Valencia y El Mijita, en la lista a los Grammy Latinos . La Macanita, Manuel Valencia, and El Mijita, on the List of Latin Grammies . Fran . Pereira . Diario de Jerez . Jerez . Spanish . 27 September 2017 . 13 June 2018.