"The cuadro flamenco forms on stage. The drone of the guitars, deep in their melodic trance...against the backdrop of drumming handclaps, bemoan the cante jondo; that pure essence of Andalusian song through which alegria y pena, the joy and anguish of the soul find expression. Tension mounts as performers unleash the fury of passionate improvisations to compelling rhythmic forces. This is the native art of a country where dance has a long tradition, where rhythm is life, where flamenco is forever."
-Antonio Triana
