Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca, Spanish harpist from Andalousia will unveil her new album
‘Arpaora’ on its release, February 20, 2026, on Andalouse Alhambra / InOuïe Distribution. The album ‘Arpaora’ is the first flamenco harp record in the history of music. When it was released in Spain in digital format on 28/03/2025, it was widely acclaimed by critics:
‘Ana Crismán, the artist who turned the harp into a flamenco instrument.’ EL PAÍS
‘A pioneer and unique in the world in the use of the harp for flamenco.’ RTVE
‘She is going to revolutionise flamenco.’ José Mercé (flamenco artist)
Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca and Luis de la Carrasca (guest artist) will present this new album on stage at the Studio de L’Ermitage during an exceptional launch concert on 18/03/2026, featuring the following line-up: Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca (flamenco harp), Luis de la Carrasca (flamenco vocals), Juan Luis Fernández (percussion) and Céline Daussan ‘La Rosa Negra’ (dance).
On this album, Ana Crismán Arpa Flamenca is accompanied by: Jesús Méndez: vocals; Javier Ktumba: percussion and palmas; Vicente Soto Sordera: vocals; Pedro Navarro: percussion; M. Cantarote: palmas; José Valencia: vocals; Juan Diego Valencia Vargas: palmas; Jorge Pardo: brass artist collaboration; Rosa Gómez: backing vocals, vocals; Rosario Heredia: backing vocals, vocals; Tomasa ‘La Macanita’: vocals.
ARPAORA: the first flamenco harp record in the history of music
With the presentation of the EP at the World Music Festival in Chicago in October 2024 and the
presentation of the full album at the Jerez Flamenco Festival in 2025, Arpaora brings us, in addition to the first flamenco harp album, an innovative and absolutely original figure within the Flamenco Universe: the figure of the Arpaora, that is, the person who expresses flamenco
through a harp. The album Arpaora becomes the first source and reference in the history of Flamenco music where the harp acquires a purely flamenco language, discourse and codes.
Born in the cradle of flamenco art, Jerez de la Frontera, Ana Crismán delves into unexplored terrain and investigates the infinite sonority of the harp, bringing it into flamenco territory. Like precursors such as Paco de Lucía who enriched the expression of flamenco, Ana enables this instrument to express all the styles of this genre with the personality and the stamp of the harp. Crismán invites us to share her first debut album Arpaora, a journey of her own compositions that begins with a zambra and extends through the most representative flamenco styles, bringing us innovation and her own flamenco voice.
The artist, who has created and developed self-taught techniques to turn the harp into an instrument of this genre, discovering its expressiveness and depth in its different forms, has captivated audiences at prestigious spanish and international festivals such as the World Music Festival in Chicago, the LA International Flamenco Festival and the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York, as well as at international festivals in France, Belgium, Italy and the UK. In 2025 she presents her album Arpaora in Spain and prepares her international tour, taking her unique flamenco harp sound to stages all over the world.
Ana Crismán, who has collaborated with flamenco and jazz legends such as Miguel Poveda and Jorge Pardo, is redefining flamenco and expanding the role of the harp in modern music.
