The Official Flamenco Thread

**Frownland** · 10-22-2018, 08:44 PM

This is the official thread for flamenco of all forms: classic, jazz, nuevo, dance, anything you want.

Flamenco has been rocking my socks off lately for the past year or so with its vibrant passion and stellar guitars. I'll leave some of the classics open for other posts but here are a few of my favourites

Spoiler for Lole y Manuel:

Spoiler for Vicente Amigo:

(this sneaky mf)

Spoiler for Estrella Morente:

Spoiler for Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus:

Also if someone could explain the difference between flamenco and flamenco nuevo, that'd be nice.

rostasi · 10-22-2018, 09:27 PM

We used to have a pretty knowledgeable fellow here who
knew all about the intricacies of flamenco. He's gone, I guess.

My understanding is that traditional flamenco comes not only from Spain,
but southern Spain and certain villages - it's very geocentric - whereas the
new forms extract from all kinds of other areas and tries to incorporate those -
sometimes successfully.

**Frownland** · 10-22-2018, 09:35 PM

That was Aloysius who was a great poster. He's probably the most well-informed posters I've seen on the board when it came to flamenco and music theory in general. He turned me onto the great Jose Manuel Leon.

Plankton · 10-23-2018, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

That was Aloysius who was a great poster. He's probably the most well-informed posters I've seen on the board when it came to flamenco and music theory in general. He turned me onto the great Jose Manuel Leon.

He knows his way around the fret board too. Very talented.

Flamenco music has been a passion of mine for a long time, but I don't really know much about it other than the more popular acts, like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT9hvyDvKHA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efHwnFAkuA

...and then there's this little masterpiece I've touted around here for some time now. Not traditional flamenco, but a take on it combined with some pop influences. Considering the artist, it's not surprising the way it can be both. Stevens was heavily influenced by a Paco concert and decided to create something with a flamenco flavor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUyv-WBYdM

I've been recently digging Strunz and Farah too.

Sexy music.

Plankton · 10-25-2018, 12:01 PM

Pretty cool little blurb from Steve today:

ElectroFire · 11-08-2018, 01:22 PM

Great performances! Paco De Lucia is a master,..and what a groove!! Gabriela and Rodrigo are great guitarists but they play really too fast to my ears

**Frownland** · 11-28-2018, 06:20 PM

Does anyone know of any good male flamenco vocalists? The female vocalists and guitarists are ****ing undeniable, but I haven't found anything with standout male singers yet. There's Camarón, but if you're going to rec me something from him, I'd prefer something without those cheesy synth presets.

Plankton · 11-28-2018, 07:11 PM

The Reyes family are all pretty good. Jose, the father, started Gypsy Kings.

(starts at about 1:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0TNmbTyUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq-oZWXTEwI

Neapolitan · 11-28-2018, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

The Reyes family are all pretty good. Jose, the father, started Gypsy Kings.

(starts at about 1:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0TNmbTyUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq-oZWXTEwI

I couldn't listen to that first video, it looks like he's wearing a polyester shirt.

Plankton · 11-29-2018, 07:08 AM

The same reason I can't listen to polka.

10-22-2018, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	The Official Flamenco Thread This is the official thread for flamenco of all forms: classic, jazz, nuevo, dance, anything you want. Flamenco has been rocking my socks off lately for the past year or so with its vibrant passion and stellar guitars. I'll leave some of the classics open for other posts but here are a few of my favourites Spoiler for Lole y Manuel: Spoiler for Vicente Amigo: (this sneaky mf) Spoiler for Estrella Morente: Spoiler for Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus: Also if someone could explain the difference between flamenco and flamenco nuevo, that'd be nice. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-22-2018, 09:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	That was Aloysius who was a great poster. He's probably the most well-informed posters I've seen on the board when it came to flamenco and music theory in general. He turned me onto the great Jose Manuel Leon. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-25-2018, 12:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Pretty cool little blurb from Steve today: __________________ See location...

11-28-2018, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Does anyone know of any good male flamenco vocalists? The female vocalists and guitarists are ***ing undeniable, but I haven't found anything with standout male singers yet. There's Camarón, but if you're going to rec me something from him, I'd prefer something without those cheesy synth presets. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

11-28-2018, 07:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	The Reyes family are all pretty good. Jose, the father, started Gypsy Kings. (starts at about 1:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0TNmbTyUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq-oZWXTEwI __________________ See location...

10-22-2018, 09:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	We used to have a pretty knowledgeable fellow here who knew all about the intricacies of flamenco. He's gone, I guess. My understanding is that traditional flamenco comes not only from Spain, but southern Spain and certain villages - it's very geocentric - whereas the new forms extract from all kinds of other areas and tries to incorporate those - sometimes successfully.

11-08-2018, 01:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
ElectroFire Groupie Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 2	Great performances! Paco De Lucia is a master,..and what a groove!! Gabriela and Rodrigo are great guitarists but they play really too fast to my ears

11-29-2018, 07:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	The same reason I can't listen to polka. __________________ See location...