Miguel Poveda

At the Festival de Cante de las Minas de la Unión in 1993, Miguel Poveda received four awards, including the notable The “Lampara Minera” prize. From that moment on, his career took on a rising route: he played in the movie La Teta y La Luna by Bigas Luna, recorded his first record, “Viento del Este” and appeared on national and international festivals such as Logrono’s “Actual”, Madrid’s “Tarantos”, Sevilla’s “Bienal de Arte Flamenco”, Paris’ “Fiesta de la Musica” and Antwerp’s “Festival de Flamenco. In 1997, he produced a show for the seminar organized by the University of Bologna on the Poets of the Generation of 1927, performed at the Festival of Culture and Arts in Ramallah, and soon after did his first tour of Japan. In 1998, he presented his work “Suena Flamenco,” which was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Latino Awards and collaborated as guest artist in the theatrical production of “La Vida es Sueño,” directed by Calixto Bieito, at the International Festival of Edinburgh. During the past two years, he has performed in festivals such as Paris’ Musicora”, Barcelona’s Grec (where he premiered the production “Flamenco en Orquesta”, together with Joan Albert Amargos and Chicuelo), Lorrach’s “Stimmen” and Sardinia’s “Emmas.