Flamenco in Wales

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Kate

Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

Flamenco in Wales

Jon and I , the Welsh contigent here on the Forum, have often joked about Welsh Choral and Flamenco singing so I thought I would post a bit about a lecture my parents went to the other day at Aber University. The speaker was Mario Bassini and the topic was Italians in Wales. My Fathers family came from Italy in the 19th century and this was the exact period the lecture was about. Unfortunately no mention at all was made of the many Italian Gypsies that came to Wales, such as my Sinti ancestors did, but surprisingly the lecture did include references to the Andalucians who emmigrated to Wales ( again no mention of them being Gypsy) who brought Flamenco with them which, according to the speaker was an influence on Welsh Choral singing. He did not expand on this theory but when Mum told me I instantly thought of our comments about the fin de fiesta bulería on Emilio's album sounding like a Welsh Male choir. Also the image of my parents sitting in Plaza Fatima with the flamenco singers Victor El Charico and Jaime Heredía and singing Sospan Fach to them.

Kate

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Emilio Maya Temple
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CA6OBC
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/emiliomaya

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 5 2005 16:38:25

Doitsujin

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Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: Flamenco in Wales (in reply to Kate)

A question:
Are you Emilios manager? Or do you get money for every Amaya-CD which is sold?^^

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 5 2005 18:45:46

Kate

Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

RE: Flamenco in Wales (in reply to Doitsujin)

Hi there, yep I'm Emilio's manager, and no I personally dont get anything for the CDs sold. My partner produced "Temple" in our recording studio. We do not charge for the flamenco albums we make ( except that is for the ones with Estrella and Enrique Morente) as if we did they probably would not get made at all, we release them independently and promote them as best we can, which is why I have a link to the deflamenco website and also to our CDbaby page where you can hear excerpts from the album. Hope you like it.

Kate

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Emilio Maya Temple
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CA6OBC
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/emiliomaya

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 5 2005 21:10:01