Those who consider flamenco music a quaintly historic idiom evoking some dusty, ancient past were in for a surprise Thursday night at the Park West. For although the uniquely charismatic singer Jose ...

Jose Merce, one of Spain’s most popular flamenco singers (from Jerez, a storied city for flamenco artists), has worked in a distinctly contemporary vein since the 70s, adding electric bass, keyboards, ...

In Spain, the struggle for the soul of flamenco continues. The "New Flamenco" pioneered by Paco de Lucia and the late El Camaron incorporated electric instruments; now liaisons with hip-hop are under ...

The season's bizarre inverted Spanish theme, in which Iberian tourism outweighs the music of Spain itself, reached a climax in Saturday: piano music by Albéniz, orchestrated out of existence by a ...