BarkellWH -> RE: Rumbas y los demás cosas. (Jan. 13 2013 17:22:37)
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Anders, I have no idea about the state of flamenco in Andalucia and no basis on which to comment on it. I do have a great deal of respect for your opinions, however, as you have lived in Andalucia for nearly 12 years and know the region, its people, and its music intimately. When you say that most Andalucians do not listen to flamenco and do not care about it, I trust that to be true. I can imagine that the young people in Andalucia, like young people everywhere, care more about "world music" and other musical offshoots than they do about their own cultural tradition of flamenco. Frankly, I am surprised at the number of comments on the Foro that challenge you on this issue. They seem to miss your main point that cante jondo (the mother and heart of flamenco) is disappearing, not to mention that, as stated above, most Andalucians don't care about flamenco anyway. To use the example of an 11-year old girl watching Camaron on Youtube and then immediately switching to "schoolgirl pop" is hardly evidence that Andalucian youth are engaging with flamenco. Its almost as if those aficionados living outside of Spain want so badly to believe flamenco (including most importantly cante jondo) is alive and well in its birthplace that they don't want to hear anything that disrupts their cherished narrative. Your challengers appear to be basing their comments more on a wish than on the reality you present. Cheers, Bill
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