Ron.M -> RE: What makes a solo? (Oct. 19 2004 21:07:20)
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Mike, I read a thing on the Internet a while ago. It was from a little interview that Gerardo Nuñez gave, (I think after receiving an award for something or other.) In it he said something like... "If folk want to sit on their arses in Jerez playing Moraito stuff, then good luck to them, but it ain't for me". (Now a lot of folk took that as an attack on Moraito, but I'm sure that sensible folk can see where the guy is coming from here and there was no critisizm intended whatsoever.) Anyway, I had the opportunity of watching him play the same week on Ondajerez TV and though I was blown away by his technique and virtuosity, I wasn't that enamoured by his material. Having a look through Flamenco-World later that week, I came across some other stuff he had done and to my amazement, it was amongst the best Flamenco accompaniment I've ever heard. I thought to myself.... "Well, well ...You can take the boy out of Jerez, but you can't take Jerez out of the boy". Herein lies the danger IMO of foreigners listening, liking, and choosing to play stuff by folk like Nuñez and Amigo...yeah and even Paco now. If you are new to Flamenco, and just like the tunes, then my advice would be just get the tabs and follow it note by note, or work it out by ear like that Russian fellah did. Even if you fall out of compás, and don't really have a clue what you are playing, then what the hell...most folk won't realize anyway! Nobody's listening to that amongst friends or family or even a general Public audience outside Andalucia. And you'll still get top marks for your picado and rasgueado! But if you want to understand more about Flamenco, just for you, yourself...... then it's definitely a long haul! cheers Ron
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