Graci Rodríguez: Con las mariposas / Butterfly wings

“Heels on the ground, I let my petals fly with the butterflies” is a line from one of Graci’s songs that encapsulates the taste of our next invisible concert in her Seville. 

True to the flamenco tradition of turning struggle into poetry, for Graci staying conscious of the difficulties and never letting reality escape is a way to empower her dreams, as it is by working on our dreams that we can grow, both personally and collectively.

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Who is Graci?

Graci spent her childhood summers camping in the countryside. Nothing fancy: a river, her whole family together, a guitar. They would play some happy, intuitive, festive rumbas, tangos and fandangos, and the neighbouring gypsy caravans would echo with their cante jondo, that mysterious way of Andalusian singing that one of the legends of flamenco, La Piriñaca, defined as such when 'your mouth tastes of blood’. 
 
Fast forward a few years: the little girl who used to sing and dance at family parties is now a graduate of the Cristina Heeren Foundation in Sevilla, fully versed in the history of this art, its wicked labyrinth of styles and its historical context reflecting rebellion against social injustice, foreign and domestic oppression and hardships of daily labour. 

Singing truth is something that is fundamental for Graci. Her personal truth has curious nuances: in her throat she mixes the heritage of seguiriyas, probably her favourite style, with elements of Andalusian rock from the 70s and punky grunge from the 90s.