Cuatro

Flamenco dance has been undergoing a quasi-feminist revival for some time, as virtuosos like Sara Baras, María Pagés and Rafaela Carrasco adopt traditionally male forms, use gender-skewing costumes and place women at the front of the stage.

All-female group Las Migas have done something similar inside Spanish music, reinvigorating flamenco and reworking traditional songs. The cuatro of the title is the number of the current line-up, though others have come and gone over a 15-year career. Bego Salazar is a gifted, nuanced lead singer, equally at ease with tricksy palos, soulful ballads and folk fusions; the latter predominate here, which makes the album a bit ‘flamenco lite’ at times. Choruses add colour and warmth, while guitars, percussion, palmas and Roser Loscos' zig-zagging violin provide lyrical accompaniment. For those needing a cante jondo catharsis, Las Migas' approach might appear short on intensity. Theirs is less an ejaculatory effusion, more a conversation about flamenco – a woman's story, shared and celebrated.