{"id":114113,"date":"2024-05-14T11:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T09:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alboreaflamenco.com\/gema-contreras-la-canela\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:16:44","slug":"gema-contreras-la-canela","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alboreaflamenco.com\/en\/granada-flamenco-singing\/gema-contreras-la-canela\/","title":{"rendered":"Gema Contreras &#8220;La Canela&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><em><span style=\"color: #d2230e;\">Gema Contreras &#8220;La Canela&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alboreaflamenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gema-contreras.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alboreaflamenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gema-contreras.png\" alt=\"Flamenco singer Gema Contreras &quot;La Canela&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-110312\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was born in Granada, and in the art world I&#8217;m known as Gema &#8216;La Canela&#8217;, because my great-grandmother was nicknamed &#8216;La Canela&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I have lived and felt music from a very young age. My role models and the artists I admire range from Camar\u00f3n de la Isla to H\u00e9ctor Lavoe and Pata Negra.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gema Contreras Rodr\u00edguez was born in Granada on 25 October 1992. She comes from a line of women artists who sang in the Zambras of the Sacromonte (traditional Gitano cave celebrations), and is related to Curro Albayz\u00edn, a living legend of flamenco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 17 she began her artistic career performing at pe\u00f1as (flamenco clubs) and singing competitions, where she soon stood out for her distinctive voice, deep and heart-rending, and for a powerfully expressive delivery that leaves no one indifferent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Performances in countries such as England, Germany, Switzerland and Morocco gave her the opportunity to develop as a professional singer. On her return to Spain she collaborated with groups from a range of musical styles, such as Fausto Taranto and Tabar\u00e1, and has accompanied well-known singers and guitarists such as Jaime el Parr\u00f3n, Tijeritas and Juan Habichuela Nieto, as well as a long list of dancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has recently collaborated with renowned rappers on backing vocals and has released a solo track, &#8220;Amar no es solo amar&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Want to know if this artist is performing soon at our flamenco tablao?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Check our monthly performance schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"See the schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/alboreaflamenco.com\/en\/events-calendar\/\">See performance calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gema Contreras &#8220;La Canela&#8221; &#8220;I was born in Granada, and in the art world I&#8217;m known as Gema &#8216;La Canela&#8217;, because my great-grandmother was nicknamed &#8216;La Canela&#8217;.&#8221; &#8220;I have lived and felt music from a very young age. 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