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RE: I'm very sorry but I have to ask about someone you don't like
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: I'm very sorry but I have to ask... (in reply to kudo)
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so what is extremeno? a style? or does it mean extreme? It means from Extremadura, a province in Western Spain. Extremadura is historically a very harsh region of Spain, and many of the conquistadores came from Extremadura. For example, Hernan Cortez, conquerer of the Aztecs in Mexico, and Juan Pizarro, conquerer of the Incas in Peru, were both from Extremadura. By way of digression, I remember a wine-soaked evening when I was in the university, and the discussion turned to the question of, "Who were the toughest men in history?" Without question, my vote went to the Spanish conquistadores. Cheers, Bill
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Date Feb. 28 2012 23:54:10
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Yojimbo
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From: Toronto, Canada
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RE: I'm very sorry but I have to ask... (in reply to chester)
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ORIGINAL: chester quote:
ORIGINAL: Yojimbo No I haven't seen that - thanks for posting it. I liked it - as much as I can like cante that is. I don't especially like cante though - by anyone. And I can't stand jazzy fusion stuff either, which I suppose tells you that I'm not that keen on Ruben's recorded material at all. Out of curiousity - what do you like? You already said you can't stand PdL, don't like cante, nor modern flamenco. I'm wondering what's left? Sabicas and Paco Pena? Not to condescend, but try to keep an open mind. When someone says 'I know what I like' what they usually mean is 'I like what I know'. Well, yes I like those two you mention, and Moraito. Older PdL stuff is ok too for me. It seems my tastes run to a single guitar playing solo traditional flamenco. I'm not keen when it's mixed up with other instruments. I'm not as adverse to cante as I once was, although it's not something I really like. I do like dancing, although I tend to see it as accompaniment to the guitar which is a little backasswards. I hope to be good enough one day to accompany a dancer, although I have a long long way to go before that happens. I'll also be switching to another teacher based in Toronto at some point who has some connections in that area. It's not quite true that you can't teach an old dog new tricks......but it is slow going.
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Date Feb. 29 2012 5:02:38
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