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I've been listening to Paco de Lucia for years and years and I've never gotten tired of it- I own all of his albums, in fact. But I'm looking to expand my flamenco musical knowledge beyond just him and a scattered few other modern artists like Manolo Sanlucar, who I also enjoy quite a bit. These modern artists seem to incorporate a lot of jazz and other styles into their playing and I'm not opposed to that at all, either.
I was wondering if I could get some recommendations for some other flamenco players who are just as exciting, modern or traditional. I've been listening to Ruben Diaz a little bit lately, too, but I'm sure there are many other big names in flamenco that I'm missing.
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From: Iran (living in Germany)
RE: Recommend me some good flamenco ... (in reply to wiking)
Antonio Rey (My favourite at the moment, both technique and compositions) Chicuelo Diego del Morao Gerardo Nunez Jesus de Rosario Jeronimo Maya Juan Carlos Romero Nino de Pura Nino Josele Pepe Habichuela
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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina
RE: Recommend me some good flamenco ... (in reply to wiking)
Maybe you should listen some Cante.
Antonio Mairena Camaron de la Isla Pansequito Juan Moneo “El Torta” Manuel Agujetas Jose Merce Chano Lobato Fosforito Luis “El Zambo” Enrique Morente Manolo Caracol Antonio Chacon
And of course some guitar players (some of my favourites)
Moraito Chico Manuel Morao Pepe Habichuela Juan Manuel Cañizares Diego del Gastor Niño Miguel Enrique de Melchor Niño Ricardo Gerardo Nuñez Paco Cepero Rafael Riqueni Sabicas Manolo Sanlucar
RE: Recommend me some good flamenco ... (in reply to wiking)
Seriously watch the black and white recordings from back in the day its just raw its so raw , from what i can tell alot of those recordings were legit gatherings, the fat the old and the ugly all get there time to shine, do you know how beautiful and rare that is especially looking back on it from today's point of view.
Those grandmas dancing , it speaks in volumes too me.
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From: Halifax, Nova Scotia
RE: Recommend me some good flamenco ... (in reply to wiking)
Lots of excellent suggestions in just a few posts. I would also suggest that you spend some time listening to some good cante, which will deepen your appreciation of flamenco in general and also lead you to some excellent players. My interest was very guitar-centric when I first discovered flamenco, but nowadays I crave listening to cante and cante accompaniment before soloists.
One of my favorite players that I didn't see in the above posts is Melchor de Marchena. Try searching Rito y Geografia on youtube, the entire series is a goldmine of the greatest singers and players of all time.
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RE: Recommend me some good flamenco ... (in reply to withinity)
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ORIGINAL: withinity
Seriously watch the black and white recordings from back in the day its just raw its so raw , from what i can tell alot of those recordings were legit gatherings, the fat the old and the ugly all get there time to shine, do you know how beautiful and rare that is especially looking back on it from today's point of view.
Those grandmas dancing , it speaks in volumes too me.
It's called "Rito y Geografia del Cante" series....18 DVDs available 4 half hour episodes on each disc with subtitles in English. THe ultimate treasure for aficionados.
RE: Recommend me some good flamenco ... (in reply to Ricardo)
I am no where near as experienced in flamenco as some of the above posters, but the more cante you listen to, the more you appreciate other aspects. For me there has always been flamenco and Paco, his music is timeless and when I first started listening to paco I thought "where is he pulling all these melodies from". After listening to cante you start to hear it in Paco. Farru said in an interview Paco is a Percussionist, a Singer and a dancer.
EDIT: I recommened Manolo Sanlucar, Gerardo Nunez, Paco's and Tomatito's works accompanying Camaron.
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