Biography, Artistic History & Achievements
Seville-born Javier Heredia is a flamenco singer but also a “festero”, who specializes in dancing
while singing bulerías. Heredia has performed for over 20 years, and his career is marked withnumerous artistic achievements and international recognitions. He has appeared several times
in Seville’s prestigious Flamenco Bienal in line with artists such as Manuel Molina, El Extremeño,
and Juana la del Pipa among others. In other numerous festivals and events, he has performed
with notable artists such as Jose de la Tomasa, Pansequito, Inés Bacán, Miguel el Funi, ConchaVargas, Juan Villar, Carmen Ledesma, Angelita Vargas, and Aurora Vargas. Most notably, he has
appeared in various theater productions of the legendary dancer Manuela Carrasco, including
the Bienal, and he toured across Europe with her company in 2004-2005. In 2010, Heredia wasselected as a member of Flamenco de Morón, and toured Spain, Morocco, and Switzerland withthe group for four years. In 2011, Heredia released an album with Flamenco de Morón called¡Puro y Vivo!.
Heredia has also been invited to perform in several internationally recognized prestigious
festivals, such as Flamenco Festival in Berlin, the Mont de Marsan Flamenco Festival in France,and Flamenco Cante Festival in Miami amongst others. He has been contracted multiple times
in the US since 2007; and he has been recognized as an artist with an “Artist with Extra OrdinaryAbilities” by the US government since 2015 and continues to teach and perform for various
flamenco organizations. Also since 2014, he has started annual workshops and performances invarious major cities in Japan such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. He continues performing inimportant flamenco events in Spain and internationally; and he also teach his general class or
intensive workshops while in Seville. As highlights of recent years, he appeared in a television
program “Foro Flamenco” on Canal Sur to celebrate and represent flamenco as an Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity, recognized by UNESCO in 2016. He was invited to perform in
XLVI Festival de Cante Grande de Casabermeja and XXV Festival Luna Llena de Castellar de la
Frontera in 2017. In September 2018, Heredia participated in la XX Bienal de Flamenco deSevilla. Most recently, Heredia performed in Bienal de Arte Flamenco de Malaga, August, 2019.

CD productions:hhCD ¡Puro y Vivo! Flamencos de Morón 2010
Collaborations: Tierra de Barro 2006, de Enrique el Extremeño; Aires Gitanos
2006, de Miguel Funi; El Callejón del Agua 2009, de Laura de los Ángeles

Classes/Workshop:hhhh

Annual workshops in Japan (incl. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, and Nagoya)
General classes in Seville since 2013 to present
Dance, singing and rhythms (compás) classes associated with Festivals in USA
France, UK, and Germany
Special workshops with groups from France and Holland

Performances:2021hLive Streaming “Fiesta de Mi Casa”, Sevilla January, February and March2020hhhhhhh

Festival Mem “Una Fiesta en Triana”, Teatro Fernán Gómez, Madrid December
Live Streaming “Fiesta de Mi Casa”, Sevilla November“Recital de Los Festeros” Sociedad del Cante Grande, Algeciras September
Festival Flamenco Chiclana con Salero, Chiclana August“Flamenco en Los Patios y Plazuelas”, Cadiz August
Luis Salao y Los Festeros, Benalmádena JulyShow at la Peña Torres Macarena, Seville June2019hhhhh

VI Bienal de Arte Flamenco de Malaga “Los Festero”, Malaga AugustShows at Tablao La Cantaora, Seville JulyShows at Feria de Sevilla May
Shows at Feria de Osuna May
Homenaje al Dieguito de Moron “50 años de la guitarra flamenca”,
Alcalá de Guadaira Abril

2018hhhhh

Flamenco en La Caridad, Algeciras December
Tablao Los Pinchos 20th Anniversary, Fukuoka December
XXVIII Festival de Cante Grande de Arriate, Malaga JulyShows Peñas de la Guardia: Peña el Carbonerillo, Peña Manuel Mairena,Peña Cante al Aire, and Peña Torre Macarena, Seville April
Shows at Feria de Sevilla AprilhhShow Cante Grande XVI Distinción Flamenca, Algeciras April
Show Festeros de Sevilla, Triana January

2017hhhhhh

XXV Luna Flamenca, Castillo de Castellar August
46th Festival de Cante Grande de Casabermeja, Malaga July
Private fiestas & casetas in Feria de Sevilla May
Show Roots & Branches in Minneapolis May
Homenaje a Pedro Bacán, Lebrija April
Show on Canal Sur Foro Flamenco, the TV program aired in January

2016
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La Peña El Carbonerillo, Sevilla December
Theater shows Navidad Cantaora December
Feria de Morón, Moron de la Frontera September
Festival Flamenco de Pruna, Pruna AugustShow Noche Gitana, Minneapolis, MN February

2015hhTheater show Lluvia Flamenca, Pheonix, AZ December
Festival de Cante Grande, Ronda Augusthh

XXVI Festival de Cante Grande, Arriate July
Noche por Bulerías with Luis Peña y José de Pura, at la Peña Cante Grande deAlgeciras June
Show in Feria de Alcalá June
Circulo Flamenco de Madrid with José Pañero y Jose de Pura in Las Tablas,
Madrid March
Private fiesta with Juan del Gastor, Pepe Torres, Jose Mendez y Juaquina Amaya,Sevilla January

hhh2014hhhhhhhShow in Peña Flamenco Antonio Lobito, Pruna December
Show in Feria de Morón, Morón de la Frontera September
IX Festival de Cante Flamenco, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts,Miami EEUU September
Show for the presentation of the book & CD Al Compás de Anzonini por Andrés
González Gómez, Peña Torre Zambra de Casabermeja, Malaga July
Collaboration with Manuel Molina, Seville June h Shows at Feria de Sevilla May
Show with Pansequito in Teatro Caja Sol, Seville May
One week run of shows in Tablao Casa Patas, Madrid January

2013hhhhhh

Tour with Flamencos de Morón, Switzerland November
XLVII Festival Flamenco Gazpacho Andaluz de Morón de la Frontera
con Pansequito JulyZarabanda – lo que duerme en el cuerpo de los gitanos directed by Miguel Angel
Vargas Rubio, Auditorio de la Diputación de la Diputación de Alicante JulyShow of Laura de Los Angeles, Centro Municipal de Arte Flamenco la Merced,Barrio Santa María, Cádiz June
Tour with Flamencos de Morón, Switzerland June
Tour with Flamencos de Morón, Switzerland January2012hhhhhhhh

Tribute to Angelita Vargas, with Remedios Amaya, El Extremeño, Boquerón,Carmen Ledesma, Pepe Torres, etc., Peña Torres Macarena, Seville
Tribute to Martín Revuelo, with Canelita, Juan de Juan, Diego Carrasco, La Farruca,Farruquito, Teatro Lope de Vegas, Seville September
Presentation of CD of Sebastian Cruz with Pedro Ricardo Niño and Arcángel,
Niebla, Huelva
Tour with Flamencos de Morón, Switzerland AugustShow with José Pañero and Paco de Amparo, Peña del Cante Grande, Algeciras July
Presentation of CD ¡Puro y Vivo! with Flamencos de Morón, Sala Carrera,Marchena (Seville)
Show with Laura de los Ángeles, Teatro Municipal, Ginés (Seville)
Noches Brujas de la Suma Flamenca with Flamencos de Morón in Corral de laMorería, Madrid2011
hhhhhhhhhhShow with Pansequito, Gran Teatro de Huelva, Huelva
Show with Laura de los Ángeles, Teatro Salvador Tavora, La Puebla deCazalla (Seville)
Show with Soraya Clavijo, Peña Torres Macarena, Seville
August Festival Castellar de La Frontera, with Flamencos de Morón, Cádiz
Show with Flamencal, La Puebla de Cazalla (Seville)
Presentation of CD ¡Puro y Vivo! Flamencos de Morón, Centro de Arte Flamenco, LaMerced, Barrio Santa María, Cádiz
Festival Tres Culturas with Flamencos de Morón, Marrakech, Morocco
Festival Posada Flamenca with Laura de los Ángeles, Tomelloso (Ciudad Real)
Recording of a CD ¡Puro y Vivo!, Morón de la Frontera
Benefit for Andex with Manuela Carrasco, Pansequito, La Susi, Aurora Vargas, andthe artists of Peña Tío José de Paula, Teatro Maestranza, SevillehhTribute to Tío Diego Pantoja, with Arcángel, Moncho, Diego Carrasco, RemediosAmaya, and Pastora Galván, Palacio de Congresos, SevilleShow with Juana del Revuelo, Teatro el Monte, Seville2010
hhhhhhShow with Arte y Pureza Flamenco Company, Rumanía
Festival de Mont de Marsan, show with Gabriel de la Tomasa, France
Shows with Paco de Amparo (Flamencos de Morón) in theaters and privateparties, Zúrich
Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, show with Pansequito, Teatro Central, SevilleShow with a group Flamencal, Teatro Municipal de Morón de la Frontera
Show with Guillermo Manzano and Luis Peña, London

2009hFestival de Mont de Marsan in De la Misma Sangre of José de la Tomasa, France2008hhShows for the presentation of the book Flamenco De Gañanías by Estela Zatanias,Granada, Madrid, and Seville
Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, De la Misma Sangre of José de la Tomasa, Teatro
Lope de Vega, Seville

2007hhhFestival de Nimes, show of Pepe Torres, Nimes, France
Show in Planete Andalusia, París, France
Festival de Flamenco de Jerez, show with Carmen Ledesma, Jerez de la FronterahFestival de Flamenco de Berlin, show with Antonio Moya and Tomás de Perrate,
Berlin, Germany
Tour of theater shows in the USA with Arte y Pureza Flamenco Company withMiguel el Funih2006hhhBienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, show with Carmen Ledesma, SevilleShow Festeros en Festival Flamenco Mont de Marsan, FranceFestival Treinta Noches en Sabadell, Barcelona

2005
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Encuentro cultural en el Teatro Nacional de San José, Costa Rica
Private fiesta for the President of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Tour of theater shows Tronío, Company of Manuela Carrasco in Jaén, Granada,Huelva, Málaga, Madrid, Arcos de la Frontera and Festival Internacional deDanza de Itálica, Seville2004
hhBienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, show Son de Peñas, Hotel Triana, Seville
Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, show Tronío and Clausura de Bienal with
Company of Manuela Carrasco, Teatro Maestranza, Seville2000
hFestival Flamenco de Federaciones Regionales Gitanas, Teatro de la Caja
Rural de Toledo, Toledo

Videos & CD links:
Television:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKWzk0Vdy74
appeararnce in “Foro Flamenco” a flamenco program of Canal Sur
Recent videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TCJTd9LRqs
performance in Lebrija for “Homenaje de Pedro Bacan” / collaboration with artists such as
Jose Valencia, Concha Vargas, Carmen Ledesma, and Ines Bacan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnKCS0Xsbo
at the presentation of the book “Al compás de Anzonini del Puerto”. Casabermeja, Malaga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YDbtWl-1qw
at the Peña del Niño de la Alfalfa in Seville collaborating with Juan del Gastor, El Galli,
Gabriel de la Tomasa, and Eugenio Iglesias.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVEiecOLpw
Circlo Flamenco in Madrid
In fiesta (examples):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x68vdfrte44
fiesta after “Homenaje de Diego Pantoja” with Pepe Torres and Antono Moya amongstothers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Na5WEzMPFs
fiesta with Manuel Molina, Martin Chico, Juan del Gastor and Angelita Vargas amongstothers.
https://youtu.be/glrb2jm8Ow8
fiesta in Jerez for Zambomba.
On stage (examples):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6qb3rUXQjQ
In “Toronio” at Sevilla’s Biennal with Manuela Carrasco and her company.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4um3JiFROqM
at Corral de la Moreria in Madrid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giqOchXcbAowith Flamenco de Morón in Switzerland.
CD: Flamenco de Morón ¡Puro y Vivo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_gvNNDQM4&list=OLAK5uy_nuihD4oFYKMiBorUeZ

5jWgIsoZXEdSYQ8&index=4