Ramon Amira -> RE: Jose Greco - Farruca (Aug. 21 2010 3:10:30)
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And yet many purists insist that Farruca should never be sung. Only danced. Well, just because they're purists, doesn't make them right. The cante for Farruca goes back a long way. Furthermore, the baile for Farruca has been directly influenced by the cante. Farruca is danced to guitar accompaniment that itself is taken straight from the cante. The harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic structure of Farruca cante accompaniment mimics the cante itself, and clearly the cante accompaniment evolved into Farruca baile accompaniment. So the cante preceded the baile. All that being the case, I hardly see how anyone can make an argument on purist or any other grounds that Farruca should not be sung.
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