Ricardo -> RE: solea vs solea por buleria (Apr. 1 2013 17:27:09)
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Fandango personales (fandango naturales or fandango grande, same thing freely sung but based on the form that originates in Huelva) were often performed in the old days either to normal fandango compas, although stretched, loose compas, to Solea compas, or totally free. One of my favorites of old was Manuel Vallejo, with guitarists like Manolo de Huelva. I love the form because it gets to the heart about a dying accompaniment style, that being, keep time for free sung meldies and catch chord changes as they come. In the recent thread about "hot tocaoras", I posted a video of a young woman playing that style for a singer that imitates Vallejo. Another is done by Platero de Alcala in Rito y geografia, based on a singer from alcala (home of solea styles) named "El Currilla de Alcala". In theory, you could sing fandango in a similar manner over ANY compas, even tangos rumba or bulerias. I have in fact heard many times fandango por buleria. Some great examples, Chano Lobato on the first disc of guitarist Juan Habichuela, and the famous, only available (youtube) Live boot leg recording of Camaron and Paco de Lucia, he ends the bulera with fandango. As far as doing it over tango or rumba, I can only admit it might be a taste issue for some people. Gipsy kings sing granaina in one very latin flavored rumba. For sure, the fandango por solea is a cool form that is pretty much dead amongst modern singers. Hope some young people pick it back up soon. Ricardo
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