RE: This is the most perfect Flamenco playing I've heard to date.

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

Update cookies preferences

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>General >>

Page: << < 1 [2]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

ddk

Posts: 155
Joined: Jan. 10 2006
From: California

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to Ron.M)

quote:

Hold on till I get my puke bucket...

(Does anybody know where I can buy the boxed set of Eurovision CDs 1968-2011 in case I need to commit suicide? )

Excellent!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2011 21:38:29

kudo

Posts: 2064
Joined: Sep. 3 2009

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to Issam)

quote:

Anyway, i don't think that's really your opinion about Arab singers you probably just said that while you were angry.

Nope, I actually meant it! I hate them all. every single one of them who are alive today. I hated them ever since I was a kid, I always told my parents to change the channel or shut the radio off because I hated them so much that they drove me crazy!! that was all before I discovered flamenco.
I never heard a good "arabic" song in my life.

I only loved the traditional arabic music with the Oud ( love this instrument), which is something you would not see on TV or hear on radio. I still would like to learn the Oud someday, its an amazing instrument.

by the way, I know how to control myself, and I have had people tell me in my face that they dont like flamenco, and here is what I say " ok, fine, I wont talk about flamenco"

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2011 23:00:41

Yojimbo

Posts: 176
Joined: Feb. 7 2011
From: Toronto, Canada

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to kudo)

I quite like arabic music - can't understand a word of it though so maybe that helps. I do prefer females singing to males.

Can you suggest some instrumental music? - traditional stuff. I like that.

_____________________________

The universe is indeed expanding - to get away from this planet.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 4:39:19

Issam

Posts: 50
Joined: Sep. 3 2010

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to kudo)

Ok, fine, i won't talk about Arabic songs

but seriously man it sounds weird to me that you've NEVER heard a good Arabic song in your life.

Anyway, i don't really listen to Arabic songs that much anymore (actually, i haven't heard one in months) but i know that there are some great ones out there.

quote:

I hate them all. every single one of them who are alive today.

How about the dead ones?

Om Kalthoum, Abdelwahab, Abdelhalim, Mohamed Fawzi...

Not even one song from one of these people?!

quote:

by the way, I know how to control myself, and I have had people tell me in my face that they dont like flamenco, and here is what I say " ok, fine, I wont talk about flamenco"

sure man!, i was just kidding.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 11:19:42

Issam

Posts: 50
Joined: Sep. 3 2010

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to Ron.M)

Ron,

i kind of enjoyed listening to both of these songs

quote:

(Does anybody know where I can buy the boxed set of Eurovision CDs 1968-2011 in case I need to commit suicide? )

you can probably order them online.

just trying to help

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 11:28:00

kudo

Posts: 2064
Joined: Sep. 3 2009

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to Issam)

heres what I love, now THIS is REAL and good arabic music:

SOO GOOD!!

You never see a guy like him on tv or hear his music anywhere. thats my whole point

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 12:12:55

Pimientito

Posts: 2481
Joined: Jul. 30 2007
From: Marbella

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to kudo)

quote:

I never heard a good "arabic" song in my life.

Maybe Arabic classical music takes some getting used to but I think there have been some great Arabic "pop" songs. I always liked Khaled as a singer. This is one of my favorite Arabic rumbas. (even if the lyric is cheesy) Anyway, its pointless to talk about good lyrics in popular music. The gypsy kings lyrics are pure nonsense, "the funk soul brother" must rank as the worst lyric in history after "smack my bitch up" and those guys all made a fortune!!!

_____________________________

Follow my blog http://pimientito.wordpress.com/

"Ceremonial" by Mark Shurey "Pimientito". CD and digital download vailable on Amazon and
CDbaby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/markshurey

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 13:54:39

Leendert

Posts: 153
Joined: May 27 2010
From: WI, USA

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to ddk)

I use to not like cante too much when I started out with flamenco, now I LOVE it and feel it is a very, very essential and crucial part of flamenco.....I even get bored now listening to a whole guitar album cause I start missing the singing :)
Lately even other forms of cante start to grow on me and I actually like a lot of Arabic/Hebrew singing.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 15:08:55

kudo

Posts: 2064
Joined: Sep. 3 2009

RE: This is the most perfect Flamenc... (in reply to ddk)

sorry for going offtopic, let gets back

The most perfect flamenco I have heard from guitarist of the 10-20 YEARS OLD CATEGORY is this 15 yr old kid: (yes he does make mistakes, but he is playing Vicente Amigos Solea VERY WELL )

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2011 23:04:14