Así canta Jerez en Navidad

The Palacio Vistalegre hosts the show Así canta Jerez en Navidad, a proposal centred on flamenco Christmas carols and Andalusian tradition.

The show Así canta Jerez en Navidad brings the genuine tradition of the zambombas of Jerez, declared Bien de Interés Cultural, to Madrid's stages. This gathering brings together a large cast of cantaores, guitarists and palmeros from the Santiago and San Miguel neighbourhoods, two fundamental settings in the history of flamenco and of the cante jerezano. On stage, the repertoire is made up of popular coplas, traditional villancicos reinterpreted through the compás of Jerez, and choral compositions in which collective participation and the bulería are the main axes.

Live, the proposal stands out for keeping a close, choral staging that recreates the festive atmosphere of Andalusian neighbourhood courtyards during the Christmas festivities. The usual length of the concert allows the audience to traverse the most festive palos of the genre, combining the force of the cante alosnero, lullabies and villancicos por bulerías. It is a fitting date for audiences interested in roots music and in peninsular folk expressions, within the wide circuit of live performances that the Madrid venue hosts during this period.