Las Migas Begins US Tour With New Feminist Flamenco Album
The Barcelona-based all-women band kicks off a 13-city American run this week to promote their Latin Grammy-winning record, Flamencas.
By Kevin Iyer ·
Las Migas will begin a 13-city United States tour on November 3, opening in Houston. The Barcelona-based group is promoting its most recent album, Flamencas, which won the Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album in 2025. The band will perform at the Littlefield Theater in Brooklyn on November 4 before continuing to eleven additional cities. Los Angeles, where the group plays on November 12, will be the first time the collective performs in that city.
Marta Robles, the group's founder, musical director, and guitarist, explained that the new record rewrites the traditional narrative of flamenco. She noted that many classic lyrics rely on a male perspective, often using jealousy to demonstrate love or manipulate a partner. Robles decided to flip that story to write songs focused on love and freedom. For example, the track Celos reframes jealousy as a desire for the other person to be free and happy, rather than a tool for control.
The album Grito carries a direct message about women's autonomy. Robles said the song asserts that the group will not stay silent while any woman lacks freedom. She added that although the members feel privileged as free women who have been educated in that freedom, they use their voice to fight for those who are not. Robles described the album as full of strong, small messages that the band has felt responsible for including in their work over time.
Flamencas serves as the final chapter in a three-part series of consecutive albums. The first record, Libres, released in 2022, also won the Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album. The second, Rumberas, released between 2023 and 2024, focused on the rumba genre with a mixed and international character. Robles described the trilogy as a declaration of the group's identity, moving from defining themselves as free women to rumberas, and finally to this closing statement.
The band has existed for 22 years, a period Robles acknowledged was not easy in a field traditionally dominated by men. She observed that while more women are now studying music and forming bands, this growth is not always reflected in festival lineups and concert schedules. Robles noted that this lack of visibility is a common issue across many musical genres, not just flamenco.
Robles emphasized that Las Migas is a collective where individual fame is less important than the group's unity. She explained that the members do not need personal names to be successful; instead, they focus on joining forces to make good music together. The current lineup includes Robles, another guitarist, a violinist, and a singer. The group continues to tour globally to share this contemporary approach to traditional Spanish music.
