Tablao La Pinta Flamenca

SPANISH BROOM is a PWAC Collective Artist Group and an Albuquerque based Flamenco collaborative.  The group consists of 11 members of various backgrounds and disciplines.  They all share Flamenco in common and were connected through the University of New Mexico and the National Institute of Flamenco, a 501c(3) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  With the training and knowledge from these educational institutions, they were able to come together to create and collaborate.  The scope of their work extends beyond the realm of Flamenco to other artistic expressions. 

SALVADORA GALAN was born in Olvera, a small town near Ronda, a mountainous region of Cadiz, Spain. At the age of 9, she moved to Utrera, Seville. She grew up there in a family where flamenco singing is a way of life, so it was natural for her to become a flamenco singer. At the age of 13 she won a flamenco singing competition in Utrera. At 17 Salvadora started as a professional performer, traveling all over Spain and Portugal and since then she has appeared in numerous flamenco festivals. In recent years Salvadora Galan has given recitals throughout Mexico and the United States.

MISAEL BARRAZA DIAZ | TUCSON, AZ - Originally from Mexico, Misael began playing Flamenco as a self-taught musician at around the age of fifteen. His hunger and devotion towards the Andalucian artform eventually lead him to study in Spain with world-renown Flamenco guitarist Oscar Herrero, who was instrumental in guiding Misael to becom the artist he is today.

In 2010, Barraza was awarded the first prize at the Concurso Nacional de Flamenco in Albuquerque, NM, at the prestigious Festival de Flamenco and has become one of the top Flamenco guitarists in the US and is sought out for his skills as a soloist and cuadro accompaniment. He has recently presented his latest album El Camino Forjado in 2023.