INES BACAN is one of the finest singers of cante gitano today. She was born in Lebrija and grew up in the heart of the Gypsy flamenco community where everyday people would sing and dance flamenco at any opportunity, over household chores, at the corner bar, at a birthday, a wedding, even a wake. Within her community, flamenco was a way of expressing feeling and emotion; a part of everyday family life in which everyone participated. Ins Bacan was seeped in her family's flamenco tradition from a very early age as the older members of her large clan passed on the secret of their art to the younger members of the family who in turn would add their own stamp and identity to the singing and dancing of their inherited cultural legacy. Her voice is enriched with the haunting echo of her aunt, la Fernanda de Utrera and with influences from her cousins Miguel Funi and Juan el Lebrijano. She began singing professionally under the wing of her brother, the renowned guitarist Pedro Bacan and is known for her interpretation of the ancient styles of her father Bastian Bacan. She excels in the Gypsy style of tientos-tangos and bulerias-romance demonstrating that the Lebrija style is one of the oldest and most original styles in the history of flamenco.
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INES BACAN is one of the finest singers of cante gitano today. She was born in Lebrija and grew up in the heart of the Gypsy flamenco community where everyday people would sing and dance flamenco at any opportunity, over household chores, at the corner bar, at a birthday, a wedding, even a wake. Within her community, flamenco was a way of expressing feeling and emotion; a part of everyday family life in which everyone participated. Ins Bacan was seeped in her family's flamenco tradition from a very early age as the older members of her large clan passed on the secret of their art to the younger members of the family who in turn would add their own stamp and identity to the singing and dancing of their inherited cultural legacy. Her voice is enriched with the haunting echo of her aunt, la Fernanda de Utrera and with influences from her cousins Miguel Funi and Juan el Lebrijano. She began singing professionally under the wing of her brother, the renowned guitarist Pedro Bacan and is known for her interpretation of the ancient styles of her father Bastian Bacan. She excels in the Gypsy style of tientos-tangos and bulerias-romance demonstrating that the Lebrija style is one of the oldest and most original styles in the history of flamenco.