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May 2014 issue
by Adrian Morillo
Jondo is a photographic work based on the search of the sentiment “jondo” within contemporary Calé communities
inheriting the flamenco practice. Jondo is a word that refers to a dark and broken singing, common in traditional and
unspoiled forms of flamenco. This kind of singing narrates the sorrows and miseries in the Cales’ lives.
Jondo also refers to a way to feel and understand the existence beyond the folk singing, sharing a melancholy and
uncomplaining perspective on life. The Calé people have been settled in Andalusia for three centuries and their
lifestyle has changed. They are no longer migrants and they don’t suffer scorn from the inhabitants of Andalusia as
they once did. They are fully integrated into Spanish society and for that reason Flamenco singing and perspective
is said to be meaningless nowadays.
This work has been accomplished in the south of Andalusia, the actual flamenco birthplace, looking for the jondo
sentiment in current Calé communities.
Singer and guitarist.
Singer waiting to perform.
Man waiting for his dance performance.
Backstage.
Taking a break.
Man dancing.
Man dancing.
Dancer waiting backstage.
Guitarist watching a singer.
Singer talking to a dancer backstage.
Singer and her mother.
Dancer thinking.
Singer.
Singer listening to another singer.
Guitarist listening to a singer.
Dancer staring at guitarist, her boyfriend.
Woman dancing on the stage.
Woman dancing in the night.
Singer during a performance.
