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Florian
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 RE: Rafael Riqueni (in reply to sorin popovici)
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litlle about who he is:
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Seville, 1962. Guitarist. Since 1977, when he won the Ramón Montoya Prize for Concert Guitar in Cordoba, at the age of only fifteen, he has had a serious, consequent performing activity.
An exquisite musician, composing and concert performance are important facets of his work, at live performances and in his record catalogue, although he has not ceased to accompany cante, as he is convinced that "it is very important for the solo guitarist to know the cante, because that is what provides firmness when playing alone". He is an imaginative, fertile creator and his work has that unequivocal aroma of Triana where he was born. Suite Sevilla is surely his most important single work to date; an ambitious, beautiful creation that is not actually flamenco, as it also draws near to Spanish classical music, and in fact he performs it with a classical guitarist
Imo his best albums:Mi tiempo, Alcázar de cristal both worth having.
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Date Jan. 7 2006 15:43:58
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Kate
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ORIGINAL: nealf
I have never heard him accompany - can you tell us what CD's he is accompanying on, I'd like to take a listen.
I have what I think is his first album Maestros. Enrique Morente had a whole box of them in his studio and gave one to Harold. Morente produced and released this on his own independent label, which may be why it was not a great financial success, no fault of Morente but due to lack of Record Company backing, promotion, distribution etc . He may sing on it as well, but I'll have to give it a listen and let you know  The album is a tribute to Sabicas, Niño Ricardo and Sanlucar. I just did a google on Riqueni and read a few articles, one about a tribute for him after recovering from an illness written by Estela, and another about a live show where they beg him to make an album which sounds like it could be 'Maestros'. Neither article is dated which makes it impossible to know how recently they were written.
You can buy this album second hand cheap on amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/202-9858578-2026233
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Date Jan. 7 2006 19:15:46
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RE: Rafael Riqueni (in reply to sorin popovici)
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I thought I'd just add a thing or two since I've liked Riqueni ever since I first heard him around 1990.
His first solo recording is called Juego de Niños. There's a thing or two that are decent but I don't think it's his best (I think the owner of Flamenco Connection would disagree with me). Alain Faucher and Claude Worms have transcribed some things from this 1986 recording (the fandango in the Encuentro book is from this recording too). Claude Worms Duende Flamenco edition Tangos, Tientos Farruca 4C has a transcription of the tangos from this recording. This cd is still available.
His second recording was called "Flamenco". This was released on LP in 1987, but never on CD. It contains some of his best work. Part of the bulería from this recording is in the Encuentro book/video. Alain Faucher has transcribed 6 pieces from this recording, notably a really nice guajira which I started to learn then dropped because it is pretty difficult (I plan to try again in the coming months). The bulería is really good, I plan to learn it as well as the alegría for solo material.
Here's a link to Alain Faucher's transcriptions (which are excellent by the way):
http://www.moltengold.com/cgi-bin/eBzget6A.pl?shop=shops/77/21/AffedisFl&trolley=946235&page=http://www.affedis.com/catalogue2.html
I can provide a CD with Flamenco on it for any of you who want it. No cante at all, pure solo guitar, not even cajon. The only thing percussive other than the guitar is that you can hear his foot tapping the floor.
Riqueni's third recording is called Mi Tiempo, which was released in 1990. There are some great pieces here too, especially an alegrías and a tangos with strings. The tangos are the same as the ones in the Encuentro book, I just spent weeks trying to get the falsetas down, they are pretty tough. This CD is still available and is one of his best in my opinion.
Next came Suite Sevilla in 1993, with José María Gallardo, a kind of classical/flamenco blend. I haven't been too big of a fan of this one, but I do own one copy. There is some cante on it, it's really kind of a strange recording.
In 1994 he released Maestros, all compositions of Sabicas, Niño Ricardo and Esteban Sanlúcar. The last track has some cante, Morente. 10 of the 11 tracks are solo guitar. There aren't many copies of this floating around but if you search used shops and other odd places you may find one. Morente should get a distributor or another music company to sell it and should do the same if he can get his hands on Flamenco from 1987.
Last one I know of is Alcázar de Cristal 1996. This one is truly odd, I think he was descending into the depression that crippled him as he was composing this music. The sevillanas divert shortly into a blues/jazz thing then return to more sevillanas, but it's very strange that he did that. Maybe it was just for fun.
hope thgis helps.
Anthony
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Date Jan. 8 2006 3:56:12
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sorin popovici
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I have Maestros and Flamenco.
But seen his Taranta -Tangos on tesoros tv show,and I liked it very much.
I believe that one was from Alcazar de Cristal,so I think that would be very interesting
at least.
I dont know who did it first ....but Chicuelo has in his encuentro a
similar idea ...like do in tono de taranta tangos, rumba and whatever u want.
Maybe that's a common idea ...and not that important ...but as I watched
first the his tesoros before seeing Chicuelo....I noticed that.
I dont know ....but I tend to think that guitarists they somehow listen to each other,
and pick up at least the technical ideas.
I dont know ... some little things are already standards now,and
everybody plays them(I remember Nunez saying in his encuentro,that he
did the pizzicato first in flamenco...so I guess these things matter to players.
I wonder when they gonna do tambora ..or other things.Also classical music
seems to be influenced also ....they are learning little rasguedos  from flamenco
U learn a little rasgueados to do the 1st part in Aranjuez ).
Is quite interesting ...as I have no idea ...what new things they will invent.
Tremolo on artificial flajeoletes maybe....what it will be next ?Also that thing
from jota (Tarrega) ,simulating a drum...is it already in flamenco and I didnt
know about it ?
Oh,sorry ...Sabicas did that.Also I've seen Pepe Romero doing taping (like
in electrical guitar)...Nunez doing "slap".
If there was between piano...and guitar ....guitar might win,cause of the new
"technology" 
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Date Jan. 8 2006 4:29:35
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Ricardo
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RE: Rafael Riqueni (in reply to sorin popovici)
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Anthony, that was a great post. Said all the things I wanted to say, plus I learned quite a few things, thanks for that.
Sorin, the fantasia idea is not really new, but he was going for different forms all in a special tunning, with a certain "aire". Chicuelo's thing seems similiar, but actually he is very dance oriented. If you know about dance than you can find his stuff really useful. The fact that you took notice, means you learned something about baile too.
You are getting the musical sections of a Taranto dance. Something libre, the slow Taranto markings, the up beat tangos, and the rumba finale. Very typical. Later you get the same stuff for Solea (in Mi, or E phrygian). The dance can have the free and lyrical sections, the sloooow melody, the solea por bulerias, and of course bulerias finale. Then he gives you Alegrias, again, different sections for baile. Medium speed, slow "silencio" and the bulerias de cadiz if you will. His vid is a really important learning tool IMO. I saw him live, and he really gives up the goods in this vid. He played all that Taranto stuff for Poveda's sister. He does not reveal the cante sections, but that stuff is covered in other people's vids.
Also, check out Rito y Geografia. Pepe Martinez was doing pizicato, tambura, etc way back. I remember hearing Carlos Montoya slap or something. Van Halen loved Carlos Montoya. As far as new technical innovations, I don't know. Who knows, maybe someday someone will figure out how to play flamenco with a pick! Oh, wait.... 
Ricardo
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