Cante Queries

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Exitao

Posts: 907
Joined: Mar. 13 2006
From: Vancouver, Canada

Cante Queries

Another chap was asking questions about accompanying canta'ores and his questions made me recall an observation I'd made while searching for letras and exploring this recordings of canta'ores.

It seem that singers tend to re-use their lyrics and even mix and match in a similar way to guitarists and their falsetas. e.g. Alegrias de Rancapino, I think I've heard the line about staying close to the walls because they arrive at her door in at least 4 distinct songs.

This link has a set of lyrics for pretty much each palo. So I'm curious if anyone recognises any of these letras and can name a song where they're used.
Or maybe you can point out examples of recycled lyrics.
It would be interesting to compare them.

Another thought/question is that if las letras are lyrical phrasings the way guitarists play falsetas, then there should be structure and progressions, no?
And it should be somewhat metered too. How would this kind of meter work and how does compas play into it?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2006 4:43:13

hassurbanipal

Posts: 191
Joined: Jul. 14 2006
From: belgium

RE: Cante Queries (in reply to Exitao)

I think a lot of lyrics are being re-used, especially in the amateur-section of flamenco if you know what I mean.
but I'm not able to recognize one of those lyrics, sorry.
When I go to peñas I hear a lot of the same lyrics that's why I'm saying this.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2006 6:25:31

Exitao

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Joined: Mar. 13 2006
From: Vancouver, Canada

RE: Cante Queries (in reply to Exitao)

Well one example I mentioned above is Rancapino. You could check it out on eMule if you couldn't find it anywhere else. Not that I condone piracy, but just to check it out...

There's A Dibujar Esa Rosa and Aires de Aurelio and maybe more.

I'm looking for Rancapino lyrics right now.

Aires de Aurelio

A Dibujar Esa Rosa (from Saura's 'Flamenco')

http://www.telefonica.net/web2/flamencoletras/l0175.html

There's another one somewhere on my HD but I can't remember the name, but you can get the picture.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 23 2006 7:11:32