Tango–Guitar–Flamenco Week: Workshop, Flamenco Singing: Silvia Reina

Tango–Guitar–Flamenco Week: Workshop, Flamenco Singing: Silvia Reina

Flamenco is an art form with deep roots in Andalusia, but is now performed all over the world. Traditional flamenco at its purest consists of singing, guitar and dancing, in which the performers "conversate" with each other in an organic and intuitive way, sharing a common compás – rhythm or swing – and palo, the flamenco genre.

A flamenco singing workshop that you can participate in as a singer or a listener. Duration approximately 90 min. The teaching is in Spanish and will be interpreted into English, if necessary. The course fee is invoiced in advance. The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course if there are not enough participants.

Teacher Silvia Reina

Silvia Reina, born in Seville, is a cantaora with strong roots in Jerez and Triana. Her work combines tablao experience, teaching, stage projects and a broad understanding of flamenco as both an artistic tradition and a living communication. Trained at Fundación Cristina Heeren and under the guidance of several cante masters, Reina has sung for dance, on television, in pedagogical projects and for international audiences.

In Tampere, Mario Ruiz & Co.'s flamenco concert Carta a mi madre (Letter to my mother) will have its world premiere on Saturday 19 September at 7pm in Pyynikki Hall. The central character of the piece is the young Mexican dancer Mario Ruiz, around whom a guitar and vocal ensemble based in Seville is built: Eloy Cito Gonzales, Silvia Reina and Antonio Hurtado. Together they bring an emotional story to the heart of flamenco, where footwork, silence, melody and the sheer power of the voice tell what words alone cannot.

The event is part of the Tango–Guitar–Flamenco Week programme. Tampere Tango Festival, Tampere Guitar Festival and Tampere Flamenco Week together form the Tango—Guitar—Flamenco Week, which will be held from 11 to 20 September 2026.