The 2024 Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival returns this March! Flamenco dancer extraordinaire from Madrid, José Maya with flamenco guitarist Rycardo Moreno, known as the flagbearer of the flamenco avant-garde, perform at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. At only 13 years of age, José Maya was already touring across Spain with “El Güito” and Manolete. Born into a gypsy family of painters, actors and writers, José Maya’s lineage includes the historic bailaora Fernanda Romero and the cantaor Rafael Romero “El Gallina”. He has shared the stage with international pop stars such as Marc Anthony, Beyoncé, Björk and Juan Luis Guerra as well as flamenco stars Antonio Canales, Juan Ramírez and Farruquito & many more. In 1998 he won the Copa Pavón award. Born in Lebrija, Sevilla, Rycardo Moreno is a musical producer, arranger, composer, guitarist, and the flagbearer of the flamenco avant-garde who is a 2019 Latin Grammy winner (with Arcangel). Rycardo Moreno performs as a soloist, in a trio or alongside great artists like Tomás de Perrate, La Tremendita, Jorge Pardo, and Ana Morales, among many others. Opening the evening’s performance is eclectic and innovative flamenco pianist Andrés Barrios with special guest dancer Mizuho Sato.