Encarna Anillo (Cádiz, 1983) got started in flamenco as a little girl. Shortly thereafter, she was already singing at Andalusian festivals. She began with cante for baile together with Rafaela Carrasco, Andrés Marín, Belén Maya and Farruquito, performing on Spanish and international stages alike. At Bienal de Sevilla 2000, she took part in ‘Metamorfosis’ by Israel Galván, ‘Colores’ by Rafael de Carmen and ‘Elenco de Cádiz’. As a soloist, she went on a tour of Japan together with Chano Lobato, and appeared at the Grec Festival in Barcelona, accompanied by Chicuelo, whom she also performed with in ‘Flamenco en orquesta’ directed by Joan Albert Amargós. In 2004, Israel Galván calls on her for ‘Galvánicas’. At the Bienal de Flamenco, she participates in ‘Sevilla’; and in ‘Asimetrías’ by Andrés Marín. That year she collaborates on two record projects: ‘No hay quinto malo’ by Niña Pastori and ‘Himno de Andalucía’. In 2006 she combines her recitals with the shows ‘Gitanas’ by La Farruca and ‘Desde el alma’ by Carmen Linares. She takes part in the recording of an audiovisual for Bose, starring Juan Diego. In summer 2007, she participates in Blanca Li’s show 'Poeta en Nueva York', performed at La Alhambra. She previewed the contents of her first album 'Barcas de plata' at Málaga en Flamenco 2007, at Gibralfaro Castle. With the repertoire of this first album, she starred in Flamenco-world.com’s 10th Anniversary.o-world.com.

Press

POR BLOGUERÍAS
June 28th 2008
Brisa fresca de la bahía
“Barcas de Plata, primer trabajo de la gaditana Encarna Anillo, huele a sal. La sal que mueve la brisa en Cádiz. Cante clásico, sí, pero suena a fresco en boca de esta debutante de 25 años curtida en los escenarios como cantaora de atrás, acompañando al baile”
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PÚBLICO
June 18th, 2008
Encarna Anillo: I write to capture what reaches my soul
“This album was written in my personal diary and all my experiences are sung on it”
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EL PERIÓDICO
June 18th, 2008
Encarna Anillo: In search of cante’s purity and some ‘little kick’
“To me, being a cantaora involves echoing the great maestros. Doing pure, classical flamenco, and not justifying yourself by saying that isn’t ‘in’ any more”
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EL PERIÓDICO • EXIT
June 14th, 2008
Review of Encarna Anillo’s ‘Barcas de plata’ published in the supplement EXIT of El Periódico by Lucía Flores
“A lovely voice for a decalogue of classical, timeless cante with references to Caracol, Morente’s clocks and La Perla de Cádiz”
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EL PAÍS
June 13th, 2008
Review of Encarna Anillo’s 'Barcas de plata' published in the supplement EP3 by Ángel Álvarez Caballero.
"Although she is a veteran artist, since she began in Cádiz when she was just a little girl,
she now records her first solo album, in the line which she has always vindicated; that of a classical cantaora."
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EL MUNDO
May 29th 2008
Review of Encarna Anillo’s 'Barcas de plata', by J.M.Velázquez-Gaztelu
"En el disco se refleja la riqueza estilística de Anillo, su amplio repertorio, con diez cantes en ocasiones diametralmente opuestos, tanto en estructura musical como en concepto rítmico: la milonga y la bulería, la zambra y la soleá, que no sólo demuestran la versatilidad de esta cantaora, sino su capacidad para asimilar el legado flamenco en sus más variadas formas"
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CANAL SUR RADIO
May 14th, 2008
Interview with Encarna Anillo: Jesús Vigorra´s program 'El Público', with Chano Lobato and Matilde Coral

RNE 1
April 30th, 2008
Interview with Encarna Anillo about 'Barcas de plata' on the program 'En días como hoy' (‘On Days Like Today’) by Juan Ramón Lucas, in the section dedicated to 'Duendeando' by Teo Sánchez (RNE 1, National Spanish Radio)

ALMA 100
nº 76 April-May 2008
Review of Encarna Anillo’s 'Barcas de plata', by Keiko
"On her début album, Cádiz-born cantaora Encarna Anillo, with the luxurious accompaniment of six guitarists (Chicuelo, Alfredo Lagos, Juan Requena, Diego del Morao, Rafael Rodríguez and Juan Diego), delivers a sincere, worthy record to us. The album reflects the good taste of its two musical producers: Miguel Poveda and José Anillo..."
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EL PAÍS
April 12th, 2008
Review of Encarna Anillo’s ‘Barcas de plata’ in the cultural supplement ‘Babelia’ of ‘El País’, by Fermín Lobatón
“A PRECOCIOUS UP-FRONT CANTAORA, this Cádiz-born artist has gained experienced accompanying baile for years. On her début album, which also inaugurates a new label, she offers a panorama of styles which she has jotted down in her travel log as she went along learning them to make them her own...”
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FLAMENCO-WORLD.COM
March 2008
“In flamenco cante you can’t settle for the gift you’ve been given”
Interview with Encarna Anillo, by Silvia Calado
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DIARIO DE JEREZ
February 27th, 2008
Flamenco’s future is secured
Jesús Torres, Encarna Anillo and David Lagos present at the Bodega de los Apóstoles their respective projects which have been driven forward by the label Flamenco World Music • Torres presented some of his best scores, Anillo paid tribute to La Perla and Lagos triumphed with his original repertoire
Cover of the Festival de Jerez 2008 supplement
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DIARIO DE JEREZ
February 27th, 2008
The most complete youths in the world
Review of the concert ‘Flamenco World Music’, by David Fernández
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LA VOZ
Juan José Téllez (Cádiz, November 30th, 2007)
“Rather sooner than later, we Andalusians will again become what we once were. And the flamenco of Cádiz, with Encarnita Anillo and many other young names, will also become what it once was”

FLAMENCO-WORLD.COM
Silvia Calado (Madrid, October 18th, 2007)
And without wasting much time, Carmen Linares left her place to her artistic godchild. Encarna Anillo picked up the invitation with the temperance of an expert. She chose alegrías, which are nearly innate to her, to start off. But she chewed them over slowly, unhurriedly, pressing only when she found it convenient

EL PAÍS
Fermín Lobatón (Málaga, September 2nd, 2007)
“Care was taken in the way sung by the Cádiz-born artist, who offered a very extensive range of styles treated exquisitely. Encarna managed to shift from the firm quejío to sweet words by uttering the cante with mature temperance”.

EL MUNDO
Manuel Martín (Málaga, August 31st, 2007)
“Encarna Anillo has at her disposal a melodious register capable of adapting, by means of art and compás, to the mysteries of those unforgettable cantes which make anyone’s soul’s hair stand on end, such as the soleá and alegrías of her native land, the malagueña, the bulerías and the tientos chaconianos”