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Why do you play flamenco guitar
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Why do you play flamenco guitar
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Tomrocker
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From: Italy
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 RE: Why do you play flamenco guitar (in reply to RTC)
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Sometimes it depends on How much you are attracted to it. When i first picked up the classical guitar, i was interested in the Rumba Palo.. Only some strumming to be able to play a song i like.. The spanish tunes is attractive on the guitar. Then the big discovery, THe different Palos, the Cante, the Baile, the language, the land and the culture. I simply became interested to Flamenco as a way of life, not only a guitar playing. I don't practice much and i know that to be called a FLAMENCO PLAYER it takes lots of time and efforts. Discipline, trainig, listening, spanish language development, reading, and more nicely Traveling there when possible. it is simply something that i can't explain.. When you go to sleep with a simple repeated Compas in your head to a palo you are working on. Guajiras, Milonga, Farruca, Alegrias, and SOLEA!
This afternoon i received an invitation from a local flamenco guitarist that perform this evening from 18.30 till 20.30. i simply accepted it and i was there on time. When i entered the small beautiful bar there were only two girls at the bar counter and the bartender. end of the story, the bartender told me that the local guitarist must have mistaken the date on Facebook for there will be no show this evening! i ordered beer and something to eat anyway! a minute later, another bartender shown up and started to clap his hands taking a traditional position for the Baile! I watched him for a minute, he was counting his steps, concentrated, serious as if he was performing on stage.. few minutes later he came to me asking if i'm really here for the flamenco show then we made an interesting conversation about flamenco, like where he go for the dancing classes, who is he studying with etc. I came back home later feeling anyway good cuz i met the dancer by chance and i felt i wanna pick up the guitar and practice something, anything..
One of the beautiful things to do if sometimes you loose the interest is not to be away from the flamenco community where yo are, meet up with dancers, singers, or dancing school teachers that's if flamenco is your 1st priority for sure and if not, well, then don't stop something flamenco that you like!
Ciao
Wael
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