María Marín vocals and guitar
“In a dream you came to me” sings María Marín in one of the versions from her latest album, Las tres Marías (echoing Enrique Morente). Dreamlike imagery is undoubtedly part of the powerful poetic universe of this truly singular artist—a singer and guitarist capable of captivating audiences with a recital that includes poets such as San Juan de la Cruz, Miguel Hernández, and Federico García Lorca, alongside music by Luys de Milán, Fernando Sor, Los Chichos, Tom Waits, and Franz Schubert (her whistled Ave María is unforgettable).
“In today’s flamenco landscape —wrote the insightful Pedro G. Romero— nothing sounds like María Marín. That brilliance must be recognized when you look toward the horizon. There is no posturing here, no reliance on family lineages, no false claims to authenticity. What there is, is flamenco. Everything that has made flamenco great. Flamenco, before and after flamenco.”
