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27
Jul 2022
Juan Breva Flamenco Festival and Festival Acompasao
Juan Breva was the stage name of Antonio Ortega Escalona, born in Vélez Málaga in 1844. He was not a gypsy (payo or gitano) and did not like the style that was in fashion in his younger days. He sang with a more polished voice, which made him easier to understand and he became the most popular singer of the time and put the Malagueña movement within Flamenco music on the map.
He became famous, earned a lot of money and even visited the king often. But, as is not unusual for a Flamenco artist, his last years were sad and without performances, and he died, penniless, in June 1918 as 'el rey del cante malagueño', the king of Malagueña music. Fortunately, his name and legacy were honoured again in later years. A statue of him was erected in 1970, and since 1976 the annual flamenco festival in Vélez Málaga has been named after him.
This year's Juan Breva Flamenco Festival will be held on Saturday 13 August on Cerro de San Cristóbal, near La Fortaleza in Vélez-Málaga. The two nights before, on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 August, the sixth Festival Acompasao takes place on this same spot. A great opportunity to get acquainted with this important music movement in this region from a beautiful location on top of the mountain near the fortress with a wide view of the surroundings.
Links and sources: https://acompasao.com, https://www.andaluciamia.com/en/tours/flamenco-festival-in-velez-malaga-juan-breva/ and http://www.elflamenco.nl/04-Artistas/Zang/Juan_Breva.html
Also read our blog about the Flamenco museum in Málaga.
