Articles by Francisco Julio Arenas Cabello

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Flamenco And Jazz Continue Along Different Paths Toward Institutional Recognition

by Francisco Julio Arenas Cabello
October 25, 2026

Nine decades have passed since the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca (Granada, 1898--Granada, August 18, 1936) was silenced. Yet his vision of duende--an expression of deep, dark emotion--and the blues, shaped both by Granada and Harlem, remains alive and in need of institutional protection. This exploration compares the explicit and robust cultural support given by Spain to flamenco with the more limited and fragmented institutional support afforded to jazz in the United States, particularly in New York City. It also ...