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Richard Jernigan
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 RE: Bold Strummer (in reply to ernandez R)
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ORIGINAL: ernandez R
Ritcherd,
Funny, I too couldn't help myself, I'll also admit I was attracted to only guitars that had the ask for pricing tag note; i.e. If you have to ask you can't afford it ;)
What other books do you all recommend for someone exploring Flamenco?
HR
I started off with the Donn Pohren books. Donn was an American who moved to Spain and married a flamenco dancer. He owned a place near Moron de la Frontera, where a number of Americans stayed while participating in the flamenco scene there.
I read "Mundo y Formas del Cante Flamenco" by Antonio Mairena and Ricardo Molina. As you probably know, Mairena was a very influential cantaor. During the 1950s-70s his views and preferences dictated the tastes of many aficionados. The book emphasizes the gitano contribution to flamenco, at the expense of any payo influence. It pretty much reflects the oral tradition of Mairena's time.
Recently I read "La llave de la musica flamenca" by the brothers Antonio and David Hurtado Torres. Academically trained musicologists, they adhere to the doctrines of their discipline in researching the origins of flamenco. They contradict "Mundo y Formas" in quite a few places, with documented research.
At the moment I'm reading "Una Historia del Flamenco" by Jose Manuel Gamboa. He was/is a professional guitarist. He focuses on individual artists and historical artistic movements. He starts with the present and moves back in time. I'm at the 1920s now. I've learned a lot from this book. I find it interesting and entertaining.
If you don't read Spanish, I apologize. I grew up with Spanish as my second language, and I usually have a book in the language on my reading list, in hopes of retaining a little skill in my present gringo ambiance. Most of what I've read about flamenco has been in Spanish.
The Pohren books are in English. Come to think of it, Paco Sevilla's Carmen Amaya biography "Queen of the Gypsies" is in English....uh-oh, looks like it's out of print, and the cheapest used one on Amazon is nearly 40 bucks.
RNJ
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RE: Bold Strummer (in reply to Delta_Slider)
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Paco Sevilla had a website up as of 2018: www.pacosevilla.com. and in an exchange of emails confirmed that three of his books, the Carmen Amaya bio, the Paco bio, and the Chacón bio-novel, could then be ordered directly from him. Any individual book was $10 plus $3 for shipping, or all three books as a package for $20 plus $5 for shipping. One could order from Paco Sevilla at P.O. Box 8867, Chula Vista CA 91912. In theory one could order through Paco's website; I have no trouble accessing Paco's website, but Paco was having problems with it himself, so it would be safer to order via the mailing address in case one gets no response through the website, if Paco is still current. I ordered the complete set of three back in 2018 as I did not have his book on Paco de Lucía, and thus got extra copies of the other two books to give as presents.
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However when I clicked on the link to see the details, I found that there was an update added in May 2015 saying that the book is out of print and not available anymore. It seems to be the only one; all the rest are still in stock, and at very reasonable prices. 
