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Pimientito
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From: Marbella
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RE: Zambra (in reply to Wannabee)
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BUMPED 4 YEARS LATER I was looking for this thread again because I remebered there was a nice collection of Zambra videos here. In the last year or so I have found that the Zambra can be called Zambra Gitana Zambra Mora Zambra Granaina I believe these to be different names for exactly the same thing. If anyone knows differently I would be happy if they could point out the differences. Zambras appear in both flamenco and classical repertoire from Sabicas, Niño miguel, Juan maya Marote to Albeniz, Valverde and LLobet. In most cases the guitar is tuned to a Drop D on the bass.Now, there a couple of Zambras where this isnt the case. For example, Enrique Granados wrote a Zambra in C major (spanish dance number 11). However this was composed on piano and so that would explain why he didnt choose the key of D. Another category relating to Zambras are "Danzas Arabes". Danzas Arabes seem to appear in both Flamenco and classical repertoires. I have found Danzas Arabes by everyone from De Falla, Sabicas, Granados, Angel Barrios, Tarrega, Paco Peña, Albeniz. Sometimes they are in Drop D tuning sometimes in standard tuning. Nearly all have the characteristic of a bass line in octaves D to D or E to E and are in 4/4 time. Another similar form are the Arabescas or Arabesques. Arabescas appear in classical music and seem to be related to arabic dances. They are themes with an oriental or moorish influence but dont seem to fit any particular form. My question is really about the relation between zambras and arabescas. Is the arabesca a classical interpretation of a flamenco Zambra? P PS. It occurs to me that the Zambra comes specifically from Granada whereas the Arabesque could come from anywhere in Spain with a moorish influence. Perhaps that is the difference?
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Date Feb. 21 2012 9:26:50
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Richard Jernigan
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From: Austin, Texas USA
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RE: Zambra (in reply to Pimientito)
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Some time in the early 1980s I was driving from Algeciras to Cadiz along the coast. But when I got to Tarifa, Africa beckoned. One of my adventures was at an upscale night club in the basement of a hotel outside Tangier, in the company of some wealthy Morrocans. We arrived around midnight in a convoy of Mercedes limos, segregated by gender so as not to fall afoul of the morality police. The women were accompanied by their maids. Our reserved table for 16 or 20 people was at the edge of the dance floor. Once everyone was seated and served, the band struck up music that could have been straight from Niño Ricardo's Zambra, literally. The women stood up to dance. Their maids rummaged in their satchels to produce Hermés scarves, which the women wrapped around their hips, over their Chanel and Balenciaga outfits. They stepped out in what looked to me like belly dancing moves. The maids provided a very complex accompaniment of palmas. I listened carefully to the music, fascinated. Yes, it was literally zambra mora. I transcribed Niño Ricardo's version. Paul Magnussen did the same, very accurately and nicely set up in scoring software. I came across Paul's somewhere on the net, maybe in the Tabs section here? RNJ
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Date Feb. 21 2012 19:37:56
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