Fernanda Peña or the fresh terroir of Lebrija

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The singer from Lebrija Fernanda Peña She was in charge of closing the door on the last day of the Jerez Festival. He did it in the Cultural Center Flamenco Mr. Antonio Chacon filling the room with fans to receive the blast of art that is in his name. And showing off his talent, he spread the scents of the Lebrija homeland by the handfuls of cantes, selling on the wood what their cradle gives, faithful to traditions, with respect and humility, closing with category the cycle 'De peña en peña'.

She sang better than ever, because a progression can be seen in her. And without being a top-notch singer, she is adding to her bag of virtues new twists and beautiful things that predict sweet moments in her career. She is a great artist, stage material. She sings, dances, moves and speaks with ease. She smiles and fills the stage with joy, she complains and the pain reaches you, even if she has not finished rounding off some endings and lacks the polish that she will undoubtedly achieve with the years. Meanwhile, we will continue enjoying the freshness of the homeland in her throat, which outlined her bet beginning with granaína and media granaína, well tempered and sweet, slowly weaving the thirds with measure to then sway to the beat of tangos from Granada, Pastora and Triana. The soleá is something else. Curro Vargas He covered her with sensitivity and poise with very flamenco falsetas in which he stopped time, enjoying the cante on its strings, braiding the singer's melismas with the big bass strings of solemnity. Surrendered to the gifts of Fernanda from Utrera, without any pretensions of imitating the unmatched, but as a tribute to the best of all time in these matters, he got into the middle of the seven scratching his insides for La Andonda, The Monkey o Paquirri according to Her Majesty La Soleá. Later, with permission from her aunt Ines Bacán, she sang the lullaby excitedly Tired marsh, that composed Pedro Bacán with the mastery and the aftertaste of those who know the paths that reach the little walls of the heart. The one who left us maljerío for seguiriyas since the opening of Uncle Jose de Paula up to the male of Juanichí The Handler where Fernanda rolled around in blood.

«Fernanda was liked in Jerez. Her good nature and her cante without pretenses, well interpreted, with her little things and without any holds barred. Devoted and sincere like herself, she celebrated the flavor of Lebrija in every third of her throat, conversing with the guitar and looking the audience in the eye, making her truth transparent.

But the best was yet to come. It was the cantiñas and the echoes of Pinini those who dazzled the fans with their mastery of tempo and cadences scented with the airs that go from Lebrija to Utrera. And to celebrate the 600 years since the arrival of the gypsies to our land, a successful and elegant search was made for galleys in tribute to The Lebrijano, who thundered with his prodigious nut, denounced the mistreatment and persecution of his blessed people. The couplets of Pepa y Bernarda of Utrera They filled the bulerías with which she closed the recital, singing in the air and brimming with flamenco, including a little dance, always assisted by a symphony of rhythm with the palmas de Juan Diego y Manuel valencia.

Fernanda was liked in Jerez. She captivated with her good nature and her cante without pretenses, well interpreted, with her little things and without any holds barred. Devoted and sincere like herself, she celebrated the flavor of Lebrija in every third of her throat, conversing with the guitar and looking the audience in the eye, making her truth transparent.

Credits

Fernanda's recital Peña
29th Jerez Festival
Cycle Of peña en peña
Cultural Center Flamenco Mr. Antonio Chacon
March 8th 2025
Cante: Fernanda Peña
Guitar: Curro Vargas
Palmas: Juan Diego Valencia and Manuel Valencia