Cantaor Luís Agujetas Passes from this World…

Sadly we announce the passing of one of the great Flamenco cantaors, Luís de los Santos Pastor (Luís Agujetas). The youngest of the Agujetas dynasty and a freewheeling Bohemian always true to his Gypsy roots, both in his lifestyle and in his art. Asked in 2010, ‘When is something Flamenco?’, Agujetas responded “The most important part of Flamenco is not in knowing how to interpret it. The higher art is in knowing how to listen.”

R.I.P. Maestro 🙏

Agujetas Family Dynasty

If we want to understand contemporary Flamenco it is key that we learn what happened in more secluded contexts, inside the households where families have preserved certain performing traditions and transmitted them generation to generation, almost from the cradle. All this will help establish distinctions and particularities that have greatly influenced flamenco development. There are scattered throughout Andalusia (and also outside its borders), a great number of gypsy families that enrich with different shades the flamenco arts. One of these family lines is the old dynasty of The Agujetas, in our opinion one of the most preeminent in recent Cante history due to their role in preserving and transmitting traditions that have become substantial references in today’s Flamenco scene. Among the members that are still performing we should mention Dolores Agujetas and Antonio Agujetas, Granddaughter and Grandson respectively of Agujetas the Elder and subsequently, Manuel Agujetas’ children, and Diego and Luís Agujetas, brothers of the aforementioned Manuel. — Agujetas Blogspot

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