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This is one of the oldest Interview that i found on Flamenco-World .

Excerpt from the introduction of the interview published on Flamenco-World.com

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Ramón Montoya (1937)

This appeared in the Argentine newspaper "La Nación", on May 11th, 1937, but did not include the name of the journalist.

ANDALUSIAN POPULAR ART

Ramón Montoya remembers great singers of "cante jondo"The adventurous life of the cantaor Antonio Chacón

In the early hours of yesterday morning, the celebrated guitarist Ramón Montoya arrived in our city aboard the steamship Campana, from Marseilles. He is considered to be the most complete performer of popular Andalusian music, and has come to our capital, contracted by the owners of the Maravillas theater, where he will perform in tonight's presentation of regional art, as part of the show being offered by the dancer Carmen Amaya. Montoya has been involved in performances of the art of cante jondo for over a quarter century, and his skillful playing has been compared to important figures in flamenco expression such as the Macarronas, the Niña de los Peines, and Antonio Chacón. In an interview held in the Maravillas theater, the famous guitarist remembered all the "greats" that have venerated the popular singing styles of the Andalusian people. He offered many colorful episodes, some picturesque, and others sentimental, and others involving the actor Manolo Vico, linked to the artistic life of Montoya through several adventurous performances on the peninsula. At plain sight, Montoya offers no clues as to his place of birth, nor does his accent when he speaks. Upon seeing him, with his face lit up, one would say that he was from the north of Spain; and speaking, he seems to be perfectly Andalusian. But from the very first questions, Montoya speaks at length and in detail on all things that one may ask about him.

Flamenco - World.com / Ramon Montoya.

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