2025 Victoria Flamenco Festival

With the support of the City of Victoria Arts Strategy grant, the Flamenco de la Isla Society is proud to present the Victoria Flamenco Festival in 2025!

This year’s festival has a focus on flamenco shows and music workshops. The Society is bringing back the Flamenco Guitar & Music Night with local guitarists and singers, on SUNDAY JULY 20 at Hermann’s Jazz Club; and we are happy to partner with Alma de España to present two Tablao shows back-to-back on SUNDAY JULY 27 at the Mint with exciting guest artists.

Along with local flamenco instructors Veronica Maguire, Gareth Owen, Denise Yeo, and Iminah Kani Amal-Hill, we are thrilled to bring Vicente Griego, cantaor from Albuquerque, New Mexico and Davide Sampaolo, flamenco percussionist from Vancouver/Rome to this year’s festival. All flamenco music workshops will be offered at both open and advanced levels.

Here is a sneak peek at the workshops we have planned: 

CANTE ELEMENTARY 3 sessions
“Cante, Compás, y Fiesta”, Veronica & Denise

CANTE OPEN 4 sessions 
“Cante all welcome, flamenco culture”, Vicente Griego, Cantaor de Albuquerque with Gareth Owen, guitar accompaniment

CANTE ADVANCED 4 sessions  
“For professional level flamenco singers”, Vicente Griego, Cantaor de Albuquerque with Gareth Owen, guitar accompaniment

INTRODUCTION TO FLAMENCO GUITAR 1 session
“Flamenco guitar techniques, rhythms and chords” (guitar experience necessary; flamenco experience not necessary), Iminah Kani Amal-Hill

ADVANCED FLAMENCO ACCOMPANIMENT  3 sessions
“Soniquete: Advanced Flamenco Accompaniment: Compás, palmas, and listening skills for guitarists, dancers, singers, and palmeros”, Gareth Owen

CAJÓN OPEN LEVEL  2 sessions
“Flamenco cajón & percussion, all welcome”, Davide Sampaolo de Vancouver/Rome

CAJÓN ADVANCED 2 sessions
“Flamenco cajón & percussion for advanced players”, Davide Sampaolo de Vancouver/Rome

Please make space in your calendar to learn from these amazing instructors. Local instructors’ workshops scheduled for July 15 – 19, and Vicente and Davide’s workshops scheduled for July 23 – 26. All workshops are 1.5 hours per session. A fee schedule will be forthcoming.

Please direct questions and feedback to: fdli-hello@flamencodelaisla.org.

Learn more about the Flamenco de la Isla Society on our website.