Esperanza Fernandez and Ricardo

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Ricardo

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Esperanza Fernandez and Ricardo

Hey, so it went pretty well with Esperanza on Sunday, she sang Malagueña then we jumped into abandaloa compas and she sang 3 more verdiales type cantes with compas. Sorry I am not up on the differences between each one, but I recognized them all. Next she sang Alegria with Alegria de Cordoba in the middle and she had me slow it down and play sort of free or very loose compas, then jump back in to fast compas for the final alegria letra.

And finally some improvsed buleria. Actually that was the most challenging because when I was strumming hard, I could not hear her so well in the venue...it was a movie theater and we had no monitor. But it all came off well and she announced that even though we had only just met the day before, she felt like we had been working together a long time. It was a big honor for me and she was a great performer and great person! Here are some pics:

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 14:27:52

Ricardo

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Esperanza

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 14:29:12

Ricardo

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Bulerias 6 por medio

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Ricardo

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She stood up and changed to minor....

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 14:38:19

Ricardo

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After the performance they dropped a screen down behind us and showed Amor Brujo.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 14:39:37

Escribano

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Many congratulations Ricardo. ¡Toma k toma!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 14:50:15

orsonw

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RE: Esperanza Fernandez and Ricardo (in reply to Escribano)

OLE !!!!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 14:55:43

Don Dionisio

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That is fantastic! Quite a honor to accompany such a great cantaora

Thanks for sharing these photos.
You're the best.
Dennis

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:03:19

xirdneH_imiJ

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olé to Maestro Ricardo!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:14:37

Florian

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absolutely freaking cool man, congratulations on that gig, proud to know u

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:25:40

Kate

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Wonderful Ricardo, well done. She is one of my favourite singers. Great photos. Any chance of some footage on youtube?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:29:27

Arash

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wow, with Esperanza!
Congrats man.

I have both of her Albums (Recuerdos from 2007 and Esperanza from recently..).
One of my favourite singers too...

Any video available from this?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:35:18

mezzo

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sounds great!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:44:39

Florian

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RE: Esperanza Fernandez and Ricardo (in reply to mezzo)

just thought of it...remember in the cante acomp thread we did one of Esperanza's bulerias track, this must have been a little surreal

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did you get nervous at all ?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 15:53:19

Don Dionisio

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For those who have not had the opportunity to see Ricardo live,
he is the master of COOL!
Ole maestro, Ricardo!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 16:31:38

beno

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Olé Ricardo! Just put on some vids to Youtube for us to see!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 16:46:30

Grisha

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Congratulations, Ricardo! Much respect as always. Ole!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 17:02:40

Anders Eliasson

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Thats cool Ricardo. Congratulations and you realy deserve it.

Esperanza has a nice Gitano voice without being to much gitano.

If you come over and accompany her here in Spain, you can use my guitar

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 20:32:21

Pgh_flamenco

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RE: Esperanza Fernandez and Ricardo (in reply to beno)

quote:

Just put on some vids to Youtube for us to see!

Congratulations! I'd like to hear some audio, too. Where was your HSL? Looks like a Media Luna to me.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 20:37:19

Mark2

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O freakin le! Congrats

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 20:47:20

machopicasso

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quote:

she sang Malagueña then we jumped into abandaloa compas and she sang 3 more verdiales type cantes with compas. Sorry I am not up on the differences between each one,...

Well, I am; so, let me explain...

Dude, c'mon, you're our encyclopedia!!! You're alluding to distinctions some of us don't even know exist!

Congratulations on the performance. The photos look great.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 29 2011 23:13:09

Ruphus

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Ole, maestro!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 30 2011 0:06:07

Ricardo

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Any chance of some footage on youtube?

I asked around and one of my friends did snag some footage. He was trying to do it secretly so he was a little nervous and did not let his Iphone roll the whole time. I spliced together some of the stuff he captured. Sounded pretty good from audience perspective, as I said before I couldn't hear her well at all so my eyes are glued to her lips. When she turned her head away from me I was just guessing. LOL. Normally I play a lot harder.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2011 22:53:39

mezzo

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OLE!
That's a great flamenco video!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2011 23:12:55

Rmn

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I don't want to criticize you Ricardo or anything, because I don't have as much experience as you do, but for a subtle thing that I noticed I would like to say:
at the beginning of the primera letra (00:41) there is something going on. I usually choose to make a silencio there, so not to play the 12 (and I think that's what she expected too). I instead do a golpe. these little silencios give the singing a bit of space. like in liviana for example, there are tons of these while accompanying.

Sorry if I'm being wrong. I definitely don't want this comment to end up making a second long treat like florian's.

really nice job, I love esperanza fernandes. we are all proud here I think

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2011 23:30:34

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Great work Ricardo! Doing a show like that with minimal or no rehearsals would be very nerve racking. I imagine it would be virtually impossible to feel relaxed enough to live up to your own expectations and potential. You did great man! Thanks for sharing this video with us.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 7 2011 3:31:44

vigrond

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very nice

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 7 2011 3:36:30

Elie

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I imagine it would be virtually impossible to feel relaxed enough to live up to your own expectations and potential

I was thinking exactly the same.
it's great how you could handle the show with such calm and ease
Ole !! that was great

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i agree with all that was said above, very proud of you Ricardo! even though it may not be absolutely perfect accompaniment in terms of decisions/selection of chords taken, its all due to the circumstances and the nerve wrecking situation you were in, and you did an amazing job!! OLE!!!

at the end its the fun and energy that counts, thats what everyone gets and feels at the end.

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