srshea -> RE: pericon de cadiz (Oct. 13 2012 16:56:50)
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Pericon’s an important link in the Cadiz linage. From an early age he was in close contact with the generation of singers that came after Enrique el Mellizo, his sons Antonio el Mellizo and El Morcilla, Ignacio Espeleta, Aurelio Selles, etc., and soaked all that important stuff up. If you want to put his career into context you can go straight to the source and read his oral biography/memoir compiled by Jose Luis Ortiz Nuevo and recently translated into English by John Moore Other stuff to listen to would just be all the other important Gaditano singers, Aurelio, Antonio el Chaqueta, Manolo Vargas, La Perla de Cadiz, Chano Lobato, Juanito Villar, Rancapino, Santiago Donday, early Camaron, etc. Carmen de la Jara has a two disc collection called ‘Tesoros del Cante Antiguo Gaditano,’ dedicated to the cantes of Cadiz, which is really good for identifying stuff and putting things in context. quote:
Is he one of the greats, or considered middle of the road? I dunno, I guess "opinions will vary," but most people don't put him at the very highest level of All Time Great status, like Aurelio and La Perla. Maybe a notch or two below that. He has a little bit of a reputation as having been a commercial 'opera flamenca' type singer in his early career, and his singing isn't always quite as jondo as some of those other important Cadiz singers. But that's all subjective. I like him, but I prefer most of the other singers I've mentioned over him. But that's just my personal taste.
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