attila57 -> Introducing 'Attila the Hun' from Hungary (Oct. 27 2012 3:40:57)
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Hello everyone, Hola! and Sziasztok! I'm an flamenco 'aficionado' from Budapest, Hungary. I love the gentleness of the classical guitar, too, but I prefer to see the world the flamenco way. I'm taking both very seriously because theres still so much music to play and our time in this world is so short. I consider Juan Martín as my flamenco guitar teacher, although not personally, only through his books and videos. I think he's brought a very nice fresh air into flamenco and revived the Moorish roots. I admire his alzapúa and his continuous rasgueo, but most of all the duende in his music, his inventive new ways and his wonderful, easy-going but serious teaching and playing style. As performers I also like Paco Pena, Sabicas, Manolo Sanlúcar and Ramón Montoya very much. I like Paco de Lucia, of course, too, and I find his technique and speed quite exceptional. However, he is a little too exceptional for me. What I mean is that his technique dominates his music, or to me it seems to. I'm very happy right now because, at last, I've got the hang of the continuous rasgueo! My favourite palos now are the Malaguena, the Rumba, the Granaína, the Tarantas and the Zambra Granadina. I play a lovely, blonde, cypress-smelling, bright-sounded Cayuela 45 guitar from Seville, Spain. I play the classical stuff on a nasal-toned Ramírez 125th Anniversary Edition instrument with a cedar top and a rosewood back . My favourite flamenco composers are Paco Pena, Juan Martín, Sabicas and Juan Serrano. My favourite classical composers are Francisco Tárrega, Astor Piazzolla and Erik Satie - just to mention a few. When I'm not practicing I like transcribing and editing music for my own use on the computer and doing guitar repair work when needed. As for profession I'm a language teacher and right now I'm slowly moving towards teaching music as well. When I'm not playing music I also do a bit of cycling, walking in the nature and swimming. Attila 'the Hun'
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