Flamenco at Corazon- Diego Amador Jr, Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile, & Andres Vadin - February 3, 2024

Corazon is honored to welcome back international sensation- the fiery “Queen of Flamenco”, dancer Lakshmi “LA CHIMI” Basile joins multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr, heir to the Amador dynasty (Diego Amador, Raimundo Amador, Juan José Amador, etc.), and Cuban flamenco guitarist Andrés Vadín.
A dancer of emotion, inspiration and precision, “La Chimi“ captivates her audience, dancing in numerous forms; provoking “duende“ with substantial mental and physical discipline. Her artistic versatility reaches all social orbits, from intimate gypsy flamenco parties, to professional theatres.
Expect to be ignited by:
Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi” (dancer)
Diego Amador, Jr. (singer, guitarist)
Andres Vadin (guitarist)
Lakshmi Basile began performing at age six with her parents’ band "The Electrocarpathians". She studied dance through primary, middle, and secondary school at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. She grew up within San Diego’s flamenco scene, where her passionate artistic persona began to form.
After performing regularly as a flamenco dancer in California and studying classical dance at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Lakshmi moved to Spain at age 20 to further her flamenco studies. She was fortunate to quickly be embraced by artists there and has come to work aside great artists such as Manuel Molina, Remedios Amaya, Joselito Mendez, Antonio Moya, La Hermenia, Carmen Ledesma, Antonio Rey and La Tona. She was given the nickname La Chimi (which is simply her own name re-pronounced).
In recent years, Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi” made history, being the first non-Spanish artist to win an award in the central flamenco contest, Concurso de las Minas de La Unión, in 2011. She also was granted an award in another primary contest, the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba. There she surprised flamenco critics and received stunning reviews:
“…un desgarrador homenaje a los románticos de lo jondo…” (a heart-wrenching homage to the romantics of pure flamenco)
Alberto García Reyes, ABC.
After ten years in Spain, Lakshmi has solidly founded her career in Sevilla, the cradle of flamenco. She performs daily as a soloist at El Palacio Andaluz in Sevilla and appears with major flamenco artists at private parties and festivals throughout the year. She has performed in Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Great Britain and Denmark, and produced her own theatrical show in Spain, entitled Zarabanda, Lo Que Duerme en el Cuerpo de los Gitanos. She is much sought after as a teacher by flamenco students in Spain and in the United States.
Lakshmi Basile has founded a substantial artistic career as a flamenco dancer, because that is what she is at heart. “Su baile es de una alegria conquistada (her dance is a conquered happiness)”- Felix Grande, poeta and flamencoligist. “La unica cosa Americana que tiene es su pasaporte (the only American thing about her is her passport)”- Angel Ojeda, former minister of La Junta de Andalucia.
Diego Amador Jr brings the vibrant spirit of flamenco music from Sevilla, Spain. Diego is a renowned flamenco singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
Andres Vadin’s talent spans genres highlighting the flamenco guitar as a universal instrument with no boundaries. He graduated from the Guillermo Tomas and Almadeo Roldan Conservatory in Habana, Cuba and his worldwide career has included collaborations on Latin Grammy-nominated albums
Corazon Performing Arts is a performance space located in Topanga, California, that showcases a variety of live music and dance performances, especially Flamenco and World Music.