This capture documents a recital by Catalan cantaora Mayte Martín at the 43rd edition of the Festival Nacional de Flamenco in Ogíjares, near Granada, in 2022. A major figure of contemporary cante, Mayte Martín is renowned for the purity of her voice, her scrupulous respect for traditional styles (soleá, seguiriya, bulería) and her openness to bolero and song. In this live concert, she champions a flamenco of great sobriety, where emotion arises from nuance rather than display, accompanied on guitar in the stripped-down manner characteristic of cante jondo. The Ogíjares festival, organised since 1979 by the town council and the local peña flamenca, offers an ideal setting for this demanding art. A precious live archive for flamenco lovers, this video conveys the interpretive depth of an artist praised by critics and honoured for her lifetime of work, in a filmed live concert faithful to the Andalusian tradition. The live recital is a valuable document of contemporary cante flamenco.
Personnel & credits
- Mayte Martín — cante (chant)
