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Perico del Lunar hijo passed away a couple of days ago. He was a real nice guy; gentlemanly demeanor and precise, old-school approach to playing. Here’s a video of him accompanying Miguel Vargas. On the far right, the guy with the sideburns is Tom Sorensen (known as Tomás de Utrera). The guy sitting between them looks familiar, not sure who it is. Carmen Linares is also there, and there are a few more people I'm not able to identify right now.
Thanks Norman! My real introduction to flamenco was at the tablao Zambra in Madrid 68 years ago, listening to Rafael Romero and Perico el del Lunar Padre. Perico Hijo was only 17 at the time, two years younger than I.
In those days Zambra was something of a hangout for intellectuals: pipe smoking men in tweed jackets, white shirts, neckties and horn-rimmed glasses; women in pleated skirts and "sensible" shoes.
A Spanish friend, just a couple of years older than I, took me there the first time and introduced me to some of the regulars. I went back several times during my summer stay in Spain. My new acquaintances began my education in the arte, using El Gallina and Perico as texts.
Thanks Norman! My real introduction to flamenco was at the tablao Zambra in Madrid 68 years ago, listening to Rafael Romero and Perico el del Lunar Padre. Perico Hijo was only 17 at the time, two years younger than I.
In those days Zambra was something of a hangout for intellectuals: pipe smoking men in tweed jackets, white shirts, neckties and horn-rimmed glasses; women in pleated skirts and "sensible" shoes.
Looks like Miguel Vargas is wearing a lacoste polo shirt in the video above. I don't know if lacoste was a high end brand in the 70s.
Perrico del Lunar hijo was the main guitarist in rito y geografia episode for Rafael Romero.
I have always loved his toque in this video. RIP maestro.
Lucky you! Thanks for sharing that. You're not the only one who learned at Zambra. I've read that young artists like Enrique Morente and maybe Carmen Linares used to go there to learn from Bernardo el de los Lobitos, Pepe el de la Matrona, Jacinto Almadén and Pericón de Cádiz (born in 1901, the youngest of the lot).
I've also read that the owner of Zambra had a strict policy of no talking during performances and that he was there most evenings to squelch any distractions caused by the patrons.
Perico del Lunar hijo passed away a couple of days ago. He was a real nice guy; gentlemanly demeanor and precise, old-school approach to playing. Here’s a video of him accompanying Miguel Vargas. On the far right, the guy with the sideburns is Tom Sorensen (known as Tomás de Utrera). The guy sitting between them looks familiar, not sure who it is. Carmen Linares is also there, and there are a few more people I'm not able to identify right now.
this is from this program, full performance starts at 11:16, but the one you have cuts in when they flash Carmen's name on the screen (second letra). You can see all the important people labeled. Calderas de Salamanca is brother of the famous Rafael Farina....confusing as his name is also Rafael Salazar according to the booklet. I actually don't have the booklet for this one "vino y flamenco" program, but this group is featured in other shows, namely when Calderas sings bulerias in "Despeñaperro parra arriba", concerning the dissemination of flamenco outside of Andalucia....they give Caldera a hard time about whether cante outside of Andalusia is even valid, really get him in the corner about it. The individual named "Manolo heras" there was "niño de Madrid", used to sing but had trouble with his voice and was important for doing festivals like the homenaje for Mairena and the first "cumbre flamenco". This scene is shot in a a tavern in Madrid, obviously everybody important here is involved in the pro dance scene etc., hence a gathering of artists from various locations. Also Carmen's dad is there, Antonio Pacheco.
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