In early 1997, the Spanish government and Spain's government-accredited flamenco clubs (known as pe±as) sponsored a contest for flamenco artists who were serving time in Spanish prisons. The winners would get the chance to do a studio session and have sentences reduced. Over 150 inmates participated, and the winners were Jose Serrano and Antonio el Agujetas (both of them Gypsies). The latter was serving 15 years on drug charges, while Serrano had served 18 years of a 25-year sentence for homi   [ read more ]

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