José Mercé inaugurates the second edition of the ‘Les Arts és flamenco’ cycle
13.11.2020
• The Jerez-born singer offers a repertoire featuring the most traditional flamenco styles along with some of his greatest hits
• The second cycle that Les Arts dedicates to flamenco singing also includes performances by Duquende, La Macanita, Argentina and Niño de Elche
Valencia (13.11.20). José Mercé inaugurates this Saturday, November 14, the second edition of the 'Les Arts és flamenco' cycle, which will feature some of the most emblematic artists of flamenco singing throughout the 2020-2021 Season.
The Auditori of the Palau de les Arts welcomes tomorrow, at 9:00 p.m., the Jerez-born artist, a true mass phenomenon of the genre, with a show in which he will perform a repertoire with the most classic flamenco styles, in which some of his greatest hits will also be included.
With 18 albums released since his debut in 1968, José Mercé is considered the most well-known living flamenco singer among the general public, capable of transcending the flamenco audience to reach pop lovers.
In his more than 50-year career, the singer of 'Del amanecer' and 'Aire' has maintained the pure essence of flamenco singing and mixed it with flamenco versions of Manu Chao, Luis Eduardo Aute, Víctor Jara, Louis Armstrong, Pablo Milanés, the Pop Tops and Joan Manuel Serrat, to position himself as a key artist in Spanish music.
He was recently awarded a Diamond Disc for selling over one million records throughout his career, a feat that no other artist in the genre had achieved to date.
Les Arts reminds everyone that José Mercé's concert this Saturday at the Auditori will begin at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are priced between 34 and 50 euros.
'Les Arts és flamenco'
The new edition of 'Les Arts és flamenco' brings together five personalities of flamenco singing with different artistic backgrounds, allowing lovers of the genre to enjoy the diversity of one of the most important hallmarks of Spanish culture.
José Mercé will be followed by performances from artists such as Duquende (November 28) - which could not be carried out last season -, La Macanita (March 26), Argentina (April 23) and Niño de Elche (May 7).
