The group of enthusiastic friends and intellectuals who support the idea of this festival are sounding no less than an alarm. You are gathered together tonight, in the salon of the Centro Artístico, to hear my humble, yet sincere words, and I wish them to be luminous and profound, so as to convince you of the marvellous artistic truth contained in primitive Andalusian song, that which is called deep song, cante jondo. (A lecture given in Granada, 19th February 1922) Where the original works are not in the public domain, any required permissions should also be sought from the representatives of the Lorca estate, Casanovas & Lynch Agencia Literaria. Please note that Federico García Lorca's original, Spanish works may not be in the public domain in all jurisdictions, notably the United States of America. This work may be freely reproduced, stored and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose. Kline © Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved. At the height of the Tower of Comares in the Alhambra. ( Importancia histórica y artística del primitivo canto Andaluz llamado ‘Cante Jondo’ 1922)