Twelve year old guitarist

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Ramon Amira

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Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

Twelve year old guitarist

Here's a twelve year old kid playing. No flamenco yet, but he'll probably get around to it sooner or later. Check him out at 4:30 where he plays "La Cumparsita."

Ramon

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 16:34:59

sig

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From: Wisconsin

RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

Damn, everytime I see one of these prodigies I can't help but feel like the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) in Blazing Saddles: "I started to hear the word "draw" in my sleep. Then one day, I was just walking down the street when I heard a voice behind me say, "Reach for it, mister!" I spun around... and there I was, face to face with a six-year old kid. Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away. Little bastard shot me in the ass. So I limped to the nearest saloon, crawled inside a whiskey bottle... and I've been there ever since. "

Yup the pretty much sum's up my 10 years of trying to play Flamenco guitar!!
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p.s. Wow that kid is good :))

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 16:50:43

TANúñez

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RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

When I see kids like this I just want the throw my guitar on the ground and walk away. At his age I was chasing girls not chords. Perhaps I chose wrong.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 17:25:47

Azogar

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From: Cusco, Perù (living in Italy)

RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

Here he plays some parts of Mediterrenean Sundance and Entre Dos Aguas :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 20:38:20

Kalo

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RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

AWESOME and Inspirating to say the least.

Especially, that his kid is so young and can handle a classical guitar.

I am always complaining thinking I need a shorter scale and smaller body guitar, but, this kid makes me realize not TRUE...

Does anyone know if he's playing a full scale guitar. Looks like it to me...

AWESOME!!!

Kalo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 21:02:37

Ramon Amira

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From: New York City

RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

Looks like a full scale guitar to me. Here he is playing "Recuerdos de la Alhambra." Interestingly, he's using a flamenco four treble note tremolo.

I've been trying to find out what country he's from. Some parts of that "La Cumparsita"he plays sound like that great version by Juanjo Dominguez, so maybe he's from Argentina. I just wish someone would get him a decent guitar worthy of his talent.

Ramon

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 21:34:05

rombsix

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RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Kalo)

quote:

I am always complaining thinking I need a shorter scale and smaller body guitar, but, this kid makes me realize not TRUE...

Maybe he has humongous hands, but the video does not do their size justice.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 21:48:03

ToddK

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RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

quote:

Looks like a full scale guitar to me. Here he is playing "Recuerdos de la Alhambra." Interestingly, he's using a flamenco four treble note tremolo.

Nope, he's not. He's changing the bass part here and there to extend
the melody, but he's doing classical tremolo. 1 bass 3 treble

This guy can do it pretty well.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 11 2012 22:28:33

Ramon Amira

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RE: Twelve year old guitarist (in reply to Ramon Amira)

Todd –

Thanks for that video. Nice tremolo. I was recently discussing Recuerdos and I said I felt there was no reason why Recuerdos couldn't be played with a flamenco tremolo. I was just getting ready to look for a video of that, so thanks, you saved me the trouble.

Ramon

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 12 2012 0:07:59