Pinceladas Escandalosas
by Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile

Crashing down the doors for the inaugural performance of Flamenco Al Fresco comes Fountain-favorite and Flamenco icon Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile. Together, along with her pals FlamencoFlavor straight from the NYC Flamenco scene, she’s gonna burn down this parking lot and remind you why you wake up in the morning. This is gonna be a breathtaking show that’ll get your blood pumping and your collar soaked in sweat.

The entire evening is presented as a tribute to the late titan of Flamenco, Jesús Montoya, El Genio Gitano. If you would like to support the Jesús Montoya Memorial Fund, please click here and help the foundation to further Jesus' legacy for Flamenco and The Arts in America.

Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile — Bailora & Director
Antonio De Jerez — Cante
Reyes Barrios — Cante
José Tanaka — Guitarrista
Kambiz Pakan — Guitarrista
special guests David Castellano, Laura Castellano and Cristina Moguel of “FlamencoFlavor.”

About Lakshmi

Lakshmi Basile began performing at the age of six with her parents’ band “The Electrocarpathians”. She studied dance at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts during elementary and high school. She grew up in the flamenco community of San Diego, where her passionate artistic character began to form. After performing as a flamenco dancer in California and studying classical dance at the University of California Santa Barbara, Lakshmi travelled to Spain at the age of 20 to complete her flamenco studies. She was fortunate to be quickly embraced by artists and find work in tablaos and flamenco private events alongside great artists such as La Toná, La Familia Amaya, Pepe Torres, Joselito Méndez, Antonio Moya, La Tana, Carmen Ledesma, Antonio Rey and Manuel Molina. She was nicknamed La Chimi, which is simply her own name repronounced.

Career

In recent years, Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi” became one of the first and only foreign artists in Spain to win a highly regarded national prize in, Concurso de las Minas de La Unión, 2011. She also won an award in

another primary contest, Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba. There she surprised flamenco critics and received great praise: “un desgarrador homenaje a los románticos de lo jondo” (a heart wrenching homage to the romantics of pure flamenco), Alberto García Reyes, ABC. In fifteen years, Lakshmi consolidates her career in Seville, the cradle of flamenco. She performs daily as a soloist at the tablao “El Palacio Andaluz” in Seville, Spain. She works alongside significant artists in private events and festivals internationally, such as, Great Britain, Denmark and Uruguay. She has produced her own show in Spain, named, “Zarabanda, Lo Que Duerme en el Cuerpo de los Gitanos”, (Zarabanda, What Sleeps in the Gypsies’ Body). She is also sought after as a teacher by flamenco students in Spain. Lakshmi Basile has found her substantial artistic career as a flamenco dancer, because that is what she is in her soul and heart. “Su baile es de una alegría conquistada” (Her dance is one of conquered joy) – Félix Grande, poet and flamencologist. “La única cosa americana que tiene es su pasaporte”, (The only American thing she has is her passport) – Ángel Ojeda, former Minister of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía.

Learn more: https://lakshmibasile.com/