Ricardo -> RE: What do you think of????? (Dec. 16 2009 20:38:39)
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Prom critic, I can personally say, it is a common thing for folks to fake where they are from. Regarding spain, for most people, it is a pride thing. Like I know tons of people from latin american countries that try to put on a fake spain accent to cover the their mexican roots or whatever, claiming some relative from spain....that it is in the blood. It is truly a BIG deal to some people. And as one can imagine, being serious about flamenco, the cultural aspects of being spanish, or even Gitano, are even more important. I have met many professional artists who claim to be gitano when they have no gypsy blood, and have met others that fake an accent from andalucia when they are from a northern part, etc etc.... the REASONS why someone like Juan martin and his market machine would want to do something like that too, is obvious to me. having said all that, I choose not to admit my feelings about if or if not JM is true cien por cientos andaluz or not. I have heard him play and that is enough for me. I feel that guitar players do have an accent. That is all about how you can pick up on say Jerez style different from players from Granada say. It is an "accent" on the playing, same as speaking or singing. It can also be "faked" once you can recognize what the details are. Ricardo
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