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I’m at the start of my Flamenco journey. Over the past year, I have learned a basic Soleares and Seguiriyas. These two resonated with me; I was drawn to them.
For my next Palo, I am thinking about learning Bulerias because it is fundamental, but I’m open to other suggestions if there would be a better Palo for my development / growth.
So a question for the forum: is Bulerias a good choice? Should I consider others?
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RE: Which Palo to learn next? (in reply to TrickyFish)
imo bulerias is a good choice. and tangos, they were the most "fun" and exciting for me. the easiest is of course rumba (both for players and easy listening for listeners)
RE: Which Palo to learn next? (in reply to TrickyFish)
Hi TrickyFish,
Great to see you sharing your progress here, I just looked at the other videos.... nicely done!
I would love to see you do some basic Buleria or Tangos compas and maybe a simple pulgar falsetta and post it here. I think that would really develop your timing, groove and flamenco tone. You would get some really useful feedback from people here. We are blessed with so many great resources these days.
RE: Which Palo to learn next? (in reply to TrickyFish)
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So a question for the forum: is Bulerias a good choice? Should I consider others?
If you are going to accompany singers, bulerías is not a good choice. Bulerías de Cádiz usually maintains the structure of 12s, but the melodías are mostly from Carnaval, with interesting chord changes.
Bulerías de Jerez make extensive use of compás de 6, which is not a problem if you listen to the palmas. But there is an increasing trend to sing cuplés por bulerías (e.g. Aire, de Mercé) so you need to get the chord changes.
If you are never going to accompany, it doesn´t matter what you learn.
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