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Jim Opfer
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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.
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RE: pele (in reply to zata)
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Hi Zata, Jeez, PELE! That really puts us on the spot, sitting there with the great man himself and trying to think of something meaningful to ask. I'd start with, 'did you always want to play for Brazil?' then 'how did it feel to score so many wonderful gaols for your country?' NO, NO,...ONLY JOKING, COULD'NT RESIST IT! I'd want to know about his selection process for material, does he compose his own verse, I don't speak Spanish and it always interests me to know if the great singers 'jam' and sing there own words when they perform. I'd also like to know what he thought about guitarists and why Vicente? El Pele always strikes me as having a traditional Jondo voice yet Vicente is often critisised for being ultra modern, what does he think? Another question would be, does he teach Cante? and are there any young singers comming through that he saw great potential in? also, Is there a Cordoda style, I sometimes hear guitarists talk about Cordoda toque being mainly in the minor key, is this correct and does it make a difference for Cante? That's a fantastic oportunity you have there, good luck and looking forward to hearing how it goes. Cheers Jim.
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Date Sep. 24 2003 16:57:40
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zata
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Joined: Jul. 17 2003
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RE: pele (in reply to zata)
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Thank you Jim and Michael for some great ideas. Jim, I can answer your question about the verses. Great singers, and un-great...we all have the same choices. There is a large body of traditional verse, some of which you probably already recognize. Then there are verses you hear "around town"...from some new record, the guy down at the bar...and the verses one makes up, something perhaps less than half of all singers do, unless they record, in which case nearly all. So a standard set of a standard cante like solea for example, might begin with some "oldies but goodies", then some lesser-known or original verses, and most likely back to traditional for a powerful ending. Jose Menese was probably the first famous singer not to use traditional verse, mostly because he was discovered and promoted by a local poet who decided to turn him into a star and wrote verse specifically for him. Fosforito also sang some non-traditional verse, and after that it became common. Even traditional verses have endless variations and one given singer will vary the precise words while keeping the meaning. Verses are interchangeable between cante forms so sometimes changes are made to fit the different compás. Estela 'Zata'
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Date Sep. 24 2003 17:55:52
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