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jalalkun

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From: Iraq, living in Cologne, Germany

Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?!

a video Ramzi posted on fb interviewing a couple of women playing flamenco guitar reminded me of a question I've been asking myself for a veeeery long time: why aren't there any big and accomplished tocaoras? (is that even the right word? i'm no spaniard so feel free to correct me)

Do any of you know girls/women play flamenco or maybe even broke through a little?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 2 2017 21:59:20

Piwin

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

The search function is your friend

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Ricardo

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

Again?

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=81837&appid=&p=&mpage=4&key=female%2Cflamenco%2Cguitarists&tmode=&smode=&s=#264079

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 3 2017 15:44:46

mrstwinkle

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

Not many female guitarists in general, not just flamenco.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 3 2017 15:54:49

jalalkun

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

Ok, this thread can be deleted. Simon, would you please delete it? Seems like I can't do it myself.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 7:54:09

mark indigo

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

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Ok, this thread can be deleted. Simon, would you please delete it? Seems like I can't do it myself.

you can delete all your posts if you want to, little button next to the "post reply" button, but really there's no need, don't worry about it.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 11:36:07

Dudnote

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to mark indigo)

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ORIGINAL: mark indigo
but really there's no need, don't worry about it.

For sure, don't delete the thread. We can cite it next time the question comes up again

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 13:52:04

mark indigo

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to Dudnote)

dunnno if this was posted on one of the other threads - what do you think?

also lot more vids of her looking very young on this channel, mostly Sabicas and early PDL:

also some more on this channel:

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 15:46:49

Piwin

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to mark indigo)

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also lot more vids of her looking very young

Well, since she died when she was 19 or 20, you won't find any videos of her looking old.
But yeah, she had promise. I don't think I've seen her play any accompaniment though, just solo. Anyone who gives a serious go at Sabicas gets a thumbs up from me.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 16:02:52

mark indigo

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to Piwin)

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Well, since she died when she was 19 or 20, you won't find any videos of her looking old.

I just meant the playing was quite impressive for her age... I was aware that she had passed away. Very sad. The vids of her playing some of the early PDL are the only ones I could find on YouTube (I only found her by googling the titles of things I have been picking off the recordings to "compare notes" (positions/fingerings etc.) with other people playing the same things).

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 16:12:55

Piwin

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to mark indigo)

Yeah finding good PDL material is ridiculously hard. Variable quality to say the least. Filtering out he-who-must-not-be-named helps a lot though. He's probably 70% of the PDL YouTube pollution all on his own

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 16:30:31

Dudnote

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to mark indigo)

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ORIGINAL: mark indigo
dunnno if this was posted on one of the other threads - what do you think?

Pretty sure she didn't make it to the other threads, so I'm totally glad this thread was started

I thought her attack was brutal! In one of the previous threads someone made the comment that many female players lack a strong sound. Not so here. Muy flamenco!! Olee!!! Really sad she passed away so young

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2017 21:57:43

joselito_fletan

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to Piwin)

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Yeah finding good PDL material is ridiculously hard. Variable quality to say the least. Filtering out he-who-must-not-be-named helps a lot though. He's probably 70% of the PDL YouTube pollution all on his own

LOL

The lady above kills it!!!! OLE!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 9 2017 0:45:56

Haithamflamenco

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

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Ok, this thread can be deleted. Simon, would you please delete it? Seems like I can't do it myself.

ليش يابه خلنه نحجي

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Again?

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=81837&appid=&p=&mpage=4&key=female%2Cflamenco%2Cguitarists&tmode=&smode=&s=#264079

ole masero , woow lots of legends members there in that post:

JBASHORUN
Florian
HemeolaMan
Ailsa
Arash
Ricardo
John O.
Kate
Ron.M
Estevan
Ron.M
rombsix
Toddk

there is one member i truly miss, Edgar oh god mi amigo

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2017 10:33:49

laughingstock

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2017 15:00:47

laughingstock

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

Geez I feel old. Trying to post a video of Salvadora Galan for yalls listening pleasure. Can someone give me a tutorial on posting youtube vids.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2017 15:04:32

Dudnote

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to laughingstock)

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ORIGINAL: laughingstock
Trying to post a video of Salvadora Galan

Ah ha, another one who escaped the previous threads me t'inks! Muchas gracias!!!

quote:

ORIGINAL: laughingstock
Can someone give me a tutorial on posting youtube vids.

Just start watching it on youtube. And then you copy the web address - make sure you have a version of the address with "watch" in. To you it should look a bit like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thQ3H4Rj3os

once posted it will look like this

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 10 2017 15:55:13

laughingstock

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

Thanks.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2017 6:11:09

laughingstock

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

Hey it really works!!!!! Thanks a lot dudnote. Salvadora will be coming to my nick of the woods in January and I've asked her for some private lessons and I'm hoping she's willing to coach a singer I know as well. If this goes through these will be the first lessons I've ever taken with a player of note. El Paso Texas does not have any really good Flamenco artists so I'm very excited.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2017 6:16:57

jalalkun

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to mark indigo)

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ORIGINAL: mark indigo

quote:

Ok, this thread can be deleted. Simon, would you please delete it? Seems like I can't do it myself.
you can delete all your posts if you want to, little button next to the "post reply" button, but really there's no need, don't worry about it.

I can delete posts, but not whole threads, already tried this out. but this wasn't meant to be a butthurt "delete it", I just felt that it was repetitive and I could've searched for it but oh well 🤷‍♂️

هيثم انت بحريني لو بصراوي شنو سالفتك؟

this young girl really had huge potential and her attack was brutal. too bad she died this young :( i still think there should be more female guitarists than that.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 11 2017 16:26:44

Haithamflamenco

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

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هيثم انت بحريني لو بصراوي شنو سالفتك؟

هههههه بحريني حبي و أتغشمر معاك , فديت العراق وأهلها تاج راسي

أتشرفنه أخوي جلال

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 12 2017 8:57:30

jalalkun

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RE: Female Guitar Players - WHERE ?! (in reply to jalalkun)

ههههه لا ادري بيك اني هم دا اشاقه وياك, فداك الكون حبيب قلبي وعلى راسي اهل البحرين الي كل الشرف حبيبي هيثم

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 13 2017 12:57:53