Estrella Morente at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, March 14, 2014

Flamenco Festival USA and Cal Performances present Estrella Morente
2014-03-14
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA
8:00 PM, Friday, March 14, 2014

[8:07 PM lights down, announcements]

1. [8:10 PM] Pregón
2. [8:13 PM] Requiem
3. [8:19 PM] Habañera
4. [8:26 PM] Tangos Toreros
5. [8:32 PM] Granaína
6. [8:41 PM] Seguiriya
7. [8:48 PM] (Instrumental)
8. [8:53 PM] En un sueño vinistes
9. [8:59 PM] La Estrella
10. [9:10 PM] Sevillanas a Lola
11. [9:16 PM] Bulería de la corriente
12. [9:22 PM] ?
13. [9:28 PM] ?
14. [9:33 PM] ?
    [set ends 9:44 PM; all off, back in a couple minutes]
     
    Encore
15. [9:47 PM] ? (a capella)
    [show ends 9:54 PM; bows, thanks]
     
    2nd Encore
16. [9:55 PM] ? (a capella, un-miced snipped at the front of the stage)
    [2nd encore ends 9:56 PM; more bows; show ends 9:57 PM]

• Antonio Carbonell: palmas, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
• Enrique “Kiki” Morente Carbonell: palmas, guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• José “Montoyita” Carbonell: guitar;
• Angel Gabarre: palmas, lead and harmony vox;
• Pedro “Popo” Gabarre: percussion, harmony vox;
• Estrella Morente: flamenco vox;
• José “Monti” Carbonell Serrano: guitar;
• and unidentified audience member (?Javier?) invited up to dance by EM.

Clearly, the show didn't precisely follow the setlist from the program – I have no idea how things should really be labeled, sorry!

While this show was interesting, it was also rather different from what I expected … perhaps less traditional than the flamenco I've been previously exposed to? The dance component was de-emphasized so much as to be almost completely absent. In fact, except for the percussionist's solo bit, the only piece that included dance in any major way was the one with a guy pantomiming a toreador routine. I probably would have gotten more out of this show if I understood Spanish better … one more thing to work on!

Mary Ellen Hunt wrote a promo article for the SF Chronicle.

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