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Miguel Angel Cortes
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NormanKliman
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 RE: Miguel Angel Cortes (in reply to edguerin)
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I heard him several times a few years ago and I always liked what he did (accompaniment and solo). Seems to rub the narrow-minded the wrong way, though, I don't know why. He's got an older brother who plays, and that always helps.
About the meaning of "Bordón de trapo":
"Trapo" can mean sail, as in a boat, or a bullfighter's cape. "Lengua de trapo" is when someone's pronunciation is weak and confusing, like a small child or a drunk, and apparently it means insolent and foul-mouthed in Cuba and Uruguay. So there are a number of possible meanings there, but it sounds like some kind of inside joke, maybe just for his own amusement. By an even longer stretch of the imagination, one of the meanings of "bordón" is snare, as in a snare drum, and in English "traps" means the percussion instruments of a jazz or dance band. Let us know if you find out.
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Date May 8 2010 1:55:55
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dpalfstad
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RE: Miguel Angel Cortes (in reply to edguerin)
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Ricardo--
Reading your post was kind of surprising to me because I feel like I am rather new to Flamenco. Ever since I "discovered" Flamenco about 1 & 1/2 years ago I have voraciously tried to listen to everything that I can get my hands on. I have purchased 4 Gerardo Nuñez albums and, while I find him to be an incredible guitarist technically, his recordings don't move me like many others. (By the way, your cd, Madera Sonora, is one of my very favorite, most passionate, albums.)
Anyway, after seeing this discussion thread started, I purchased two M.A. Cortés cds--Patriarca and Bordón de Trapo. I have listened to them now and, coincidentally, I thought that they reminded me very much of Gerardo Nuñez. The playing was technically pristine, great tone, and really good songs. But, it just didn't move me the way some others do. I was rather disappointed in the recordings, but that's the way it goes sometimes. I was surprised to see your post connecting M.A. Cortés with Nuñez because I don't consider myself to be an aficionado and I certainly don't know the Flamencos histories as well as you and some other folks on here do, but at least it validated my prior thoughts about these albums.
Dave A.
P.S. Every time I listen to your cd I feel like I want to write to you and tell you how much I enjoy it! I'll take this opportunity, once again, to do just that. I hope that you have another one in the works soon. Thanks for making such GREAT music!
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Date May 16 2010 7:27:57
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avimuno
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From: Paris, France
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RE: Miguel Angel Cortes (in reply to edguerin)
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IMHO I wouldn't compare it to the Nunez or Tomatito ones (or any other Encuentro ones for that matter... each has its own specificities).
The Nunez is also divided in two, the first part being pure technique (which I find very valuable as a beginner - it has helped my technique a lot) and the second his solo pieces.
The Tomatito one is only falsetas and solo pieces.
The MAC one is not very explicit in the sense that he does not carefully explain the different sections por baile or cante (like Merengue de Cordoba does on his DVD)... he simply plays them and he leaves it to us to figure it out. But it's all there, so a little knowledge of the different sections will get you a long way with that DVD. For example he demonstrates some seriously cool compas chops... like the 'pasages' sections por tangos where he shows some unusual rasgeados. He also shows some different llamadas por cante (like the Granaina for example). And of course you get some really cool falsetas in different keys of Solea, Tangos and Bulerias. I guess that players who would wish to expand their 'vocabulary' and who feel a bit limited by the usual keys of those palos would welcome this.
The second part is great because you get all the beautiful pieces from 'Bordon de Trapo' transcribed (the Bulerias, the Tangos, the Tanguillo, the Alegrias, the 'Guajira' and the Seguiriya are all there).
All in all I wouldn't say that it has an amazing instructional value but what you get is an insight into MAC's style and the way he approaches compas and composition (which is pretty much the same with all the other DVDs from Encuentro, except maybe the Merengue de Cordoba ones which are specifically designed to introduce beginners to the different palos of flamenco). Again, having a good knowledge of flamenco will really take you a long way with this DVD.
Hope this helps.
Saludos!
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