NormanKliman -> RE: Manolo Sanlucar's Medea (Jan. 13 2010 2:00:58)
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Here are some ideas, although you might already know most or all of them. Manolo was hit really hard by the death of his son. I'm not sure if it happened in the period you're looking at, but it just about broke him in two and things haven't been easy for him since then. His father's death also shook him up pretty bad, although the two events can't really be compared. I wouldn't normally mention any of this, but he talks about these things openly in his book "El alma compartida." Not surprising that it hasn't been translated as that requires investment, and, although it's a very interesting book, its sales are going to be limited; even more so in the case of a translation. About "Al Viento" and lame playing, have you heard that first album "Recital flamenco"? I like it a lot better than Mundo y Formas, and it's obviously got nothing to do with his incursion in pop music (Caballo negro, etc.) About his back catalog not being well promoted, I think it's standard treatment in the Spanish recording industry, at least until recent times. It might have a lot to do with the transition in recording technologies (vinyl, etc.) I haven't had a look in a long time, but nearly every guitarist (except Paco, of course) has solo recordings that you'll hear about or see in photos but never actually find. Cepero, Parrilla, Moraíto, Riqueni, Quique Paredes, Paco del Gastor, Manolo Franco... Even great singers like Mairena, Chocolate, Pansequito (to name just a few) have recordings that have been unavailable for a long time. Manolo recorded with La Paquera, Terremoto, Manuel Agujetas, and others (including La Niña de los Peines!!!), and most of those recordings are very hard or impossible to find.
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