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My Old mate Paco Peña
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El Kiko
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From: The South Ireland
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 My Old mate Paco Peña
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I went to see a performance of Quimeras , by Paco Peña the other day , which is a mixture of flamenco and African music and dance ,, very interesting thing to see , not as traditional as some may like , but its very good and the whole troop have a lot of 'stage power'
Happy to see him playing again , , , not too much help with my Cantiñas , said it would be better if I just played the blues , its more popular .....
Or just start hitting a bottle with a drum stick and learn some rhthym....
Pic of Paco Hitting a bottle with a stick ....sorry its blurred, we drank the bottle ....
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Date Nov. 7 2012 20:04:01
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: My Old mate Paco Peña (in reply to El Kiko)
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Paco Pena's performance in Washington, DC on February 1, 2013, is called "Flamenco Vivo," and it is billed as a "tour through the history of flamenco." So it appears to be different than "quimeras," which, if I am not mistaken, is a cognate of the English "chimera,"--illusion or fantasy--and which you describe was a mixture of flamenco and African music and dance. The advertisement for his February performance states that it "begins with the most primitive forms of this captivating art form (flamenco) and travels to the highest levels of modern flamenco."
Sounds good. I already have my tickets.
Cheers,
Bill
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Date Nov. 8 2012 20:35:11
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: My Old mate Paco Peña (in reply to El Kiko)
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In considering this thread more carefully, it strikes me that Paco Pena is all over the map (literally!) in the themes of his recent performances. El Kiko saw him perform "Quimeras," in which he mixed flamenco with African music and dance. LarryGraham provided a link to a Singapore Straits Times write up on his performance in Singapore called "Flamenco Sin Fronteras," in which Paco and his group emphasized South American influences and themes with flamenco. And as I mentioned in my post above, his performance in Washington, DC in February (and I assume in the rest of his U.S. appearances as well) is called "Flamenco Vivo," in which he presents the history of flamenco, from the traditional to the modern. Interesting that he presents three very different themes in his various performances. Not bad for a 70-year old!
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
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Date Nov. 8 2012 23:48:15
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