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Cante de las Minas International Festival
- event type: Festival
- start date type: 01 Aug 2009
- end date: 15 Aug 2009
- city/area: La Unión (Región de Murcia)
- venue: La Unión Old Market
- country: Spain
- style(s): Flamenco
- event submitted by: Fundacion Agencia de Promocion de la Cultura y las Artes de la Región de Murcia
"Cante de las Minas" International Festival is the worldwide most important competition of flamenco art held. Its prestigious contests of flamenco singing, guitar and dancing are complemented with several gala performances gathering the most famous professional flamenco
artists, and numerous cultural activities
(exhibitions, lectures, courses,...). La Union's Festival has been the discoverer of well-known artists such as Miguel Poveda, Vicente Amigo, Israel Galván, Pitingo,...
Organisation:
"Cante de las Minas" Foundation (City Council of La Union; Board of Culture and Tourism of the Government of the Region of Murcia; and Ministry of Culture of Spain through the National Institute for Performing Arts and Music.
Contact details:
Manuel Navarro (Coordinator of the Festival)
Tel 00 (34) 968 541 792
Fax 00 (34) 968 560 102
Address:
Ayuntamiento de La Unión
C/ Mayor, 55. 30360 La Unión. Región de Murcia, Spain.
E-mail: festivalcanteminas@gmail.com
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