Anders Eliasson -> RE: Rumbas y los demás cosas. (Jan. 11 2013 15:11:12)
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Ricardo and Bursche, its so much easyer to do so when you dont live here... You dont see the everyday life. If you go to your little incrowded group, then you see and live flamenco. Its like all kinds of microkosmos. And you might not see what is around you. What I´m talking about is much more general and a much more open perspective. I´ve lived in Andalucia for close to 12 years now and there´s a lot less flamenco now than 10 years ago. Less shows, less people playing/singing/dancing. A lot less But what I have disliked even more is another thing. I´ve been a member of 3 peñas over the years and I happily drove to town 2 times a week to play with singers. Once a week to play with the older amateur singers and once a week to accompany the singing classes. The older singers were more interested in getting drunk and having the same discussion about Camarón and Mairena every time. Very little singing and playing. So I stopped. In all 3 peñas happened the same in the singing classes. The young pupils only wanted to do flamenco light, like in the video by Bursche. Some Potito, some Estrella morente etc. Only Tangos, Rumbas, Bulerias, Fandangos de Huelva and Alegrias. They didnt want to do Cante Jondo. Not at all. Once the teacher gave all a Granaina and after a month, noone had learned a letra, so he asked why... And the answer was that it was ugly... So, in all 3 places I stopped. 10 month ago, I stopped playing flamenco because I felt my time was over. And yes, I will sit back very soon and relax and then you wont have to read my posts about flamenco. Because I have a feeling that is growing and has been doing so for a couple of years, that this place is not for me. Its not where I belong. I have very often been told that I was only on this forum in order to sell guitars, so very soon, it´ll be like that. I will only be in the Luthiery and classifieds section. And maybe I wont even be there.
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