El Duende (The Gremlin) Flamenco

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Miguel de Maria

Posts: 3532
Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ

El Duende (The Gremlin) Flamenco

I'm listening to Doblan Campanas...I think that's Granaianas, on El Duende Flamenco. Paco has elevated the technique of flamenco guitar to the highest humanly possibly peak. He has brought his Conde to the top of Mount Olympus. This arpeggios, picados, alzapua, seem to fulfill, if not transcend, the very possibilities of the guitar. The techniques are simple, but executed with incredible precision and speed. And wedded to each burst, the superhuman passages executed with nonchalance, is all of the passion and spirit of humanity and flamenco. Paco is the best!!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 17 2004 16:25:12

duende

Posts: 3053
Joined: Dec. 15 2003
From: Sweden

RE: El Duende (The Gremlin) Flamenco (in reply to Miguel de Maria)

It´s a rondeña Miguel.
I really love that tune. One of the best rondeñas i ever heard.
Do u have the video collection of guitar? 7 videos all flamenco from the 60-75´s.
Pdl plays it in one of thoes videos. a bit diffrent from the el duende lp but great anyway.
I can´t remeber the name of the videos. hm rithmo el touqe yada yaaa something

Henrik

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 17 2004 16:47:48

Miguel de Maria

Posts: 3532
Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ

RE: El Duende (The Gremlin) Flamenco (in reply to duende)

No, I'll have to get that someday. I have seen parts of it though. Enrique de Melchor, a totalgeek with thick glasses, rips the hell out of the guitar. I met him in the Caves of Nerja, seems about the same. He told my teacher Eduardo "people with fast arpeggios have fast picado."

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 17 2004 17:26:30