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benjolin

Posts: 7
Joined: Jun. 13 2013

Hello from Mexico.

Hi everybody.

Just found this place. I´m an amateur guitar player looking for resources to learn how to play and sing flamenco.

I hope I can be around for a while.

I live in northern Mexico, 3 hours from the border to Arizona.

Any suggestions, tips and resources are welcome.

:-)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 13 2013 18:31:04

BarkellWH

Posts: 3497
Joined: Jul. 12 2009
From: Washington, DC

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Bienvenido, Benjolin!

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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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 13 2013 18:37:05

Leñador

Posts: 5237
Joined: Jun. 8 2012
From: Los Angeles

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Bienvenido Benjolin! Hay mucho informacion aqui sobre la guitarra. Usa la barra de "search" alli arriba, eso tiene todo si lo uses bien.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 13 2013 18:50:40

benjolin

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Joined: Jun. 13 2013

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Thanks / Gracias. La usaré.

( BTW the "s" in Bienvenidos is for plural )

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 13 2013 19:17:50

Erik van Goch

Posts: 1859
Joined: Jul. 17 2012
From: Netherlands

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Welcome to the foro and greetings from Holland.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 14 2013 0:29:06

Leñador

Posts: 5237
Joined: Jun. 8 2012
From: Los Angeles

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

What S??

lol jk.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 14 2013 2:18:53

britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Hola, amigo:

Welcome to the Foro.

You can learn a lot in here if you stick around for a while. . .

And your written English is pretty good. A lot better then my written Spanish. Although I used to be able to speak it pretty good about fifty years ago.

Enjoy yourself in here.

Buena suerte. . .

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 16 2013 17:15:32

benjolin

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Joined: Jun. 13 2013

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Thanks.

I´ll be hanging around for a while.

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Excuse my english... my spanish is worst. :P

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 18 2013 22:53:00

Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Welcome to the foro!

I would be interested to get an idea about how flamenco might be perceived by average Mexican ears, and in how far the genre might be familiar to folks there.

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 19 2013 9:17:05

benjolin

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Joined: Jun. 13 2013

RE: Hello from Mexico. (in reply to benjolin)

Now that´s a very good question.

How is perceived? The first impression is "WTF is THAT S#%T????" The cante it´s very difficult to be appreciated. The guitar playing is overwhelming and the rhythm compas makes no sense.

How familiar the genre is? Well, there´s a couple of TV ads of brandy, soap and peptic relief that plays flamenco on the background. In the late 80´s Gypsy Kings hit the mainstream with their rumbas... and that was it. In the best cases is related to Ottmar Liebert, pasos dobles and classical spanish music like Albeniz or Tarrega.

Ohh wait... there was a Soap Opera called "Amor Gitano" with a nice rumba.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 21 2013 19:40:49