BY RIGHT

 

For Menese, Por derecho (By Right) means, "producing a cante (flamenco song) that is musically pure, with no additives."

Menese's contribution to renovating and dignifying flamenco provoked sociological and cultural changes in the way this art form was perceived. The cultura jonda ("deep culture") comes alive in his cante (flamenco singing). At the peak of his maturity as an artist, Menese has become the most authentic symbol of a decisive period in the history of flamenco art, one that began in the 1950's and 60's and was known as the flamenco renaissance. José Menese played a crucial role in this renaissance and he has been loyal to his lineage long enough that now, thirty years later, he has again become a point of reference for the new flamenco renaissance that fans of the purest cante (flamenco singing) are currently demanding.

THREE AT A TIME

 

Tres a un tiempo (Three at a Time) is a flamenco show with no dramatic plot. However, it does have a central theme: the communion of flamenco's three great disciplines. Cante (singing), guitar playing and baile (dance) show each other full respect, listening to each other and supporting one another to their mutual benefit.