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Haithamflamenco -> RE: Did flamenco "peak" in the 70's? (Dec. 11 2013 8:09:44)
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Flamenco is not dead and most probably it wont die ever. Its just having a hard time. Its not the first time things are like that. Before thee boom that started in the late fifties and which topped around 1970, flamenco was in deepshit crisis for a very long time. It only existed in families and a few peñas, but it came back.
Exactly the same has happened to many other ethnical music styles here in Europe.
Maybe its good thing that flamenco takes it easy for a couple of decades. It came to a point where it was way to much show off, fashion and pop.
ya, I believe that was right, and spot on,
it looks like flamenco players, dancers, singers and luthiers having a very hard time making money from their profession,
I heard that gerardo own a grape farm and making wine and vicente carillo a supplier for guitars wood, they are not only depending on their main work to make money,
I believe that flamenco education is very important, normal people are not aware about puro flamenco, or what is flamenco, let say the beginner young guitar players, lets say the music class at the primary school or the intermediate school, that not only let the students play with their drums, but educate them about the theory of music including flamenco.
from what I see, a lecture for beginners player about flamenco history, types of palo, keys, compass etc... will open their minds and will clear the blur vision about it.
for example what I found here in the gulf region, guitar players who claim to play flamenco, they start with rumbas, rhythmic rumbas as flamenco, two player should play it; one go solo and the other rhythm the chords, and that is flamenco!!! the fast you go picado and scales the better your are as flamenco guitarist, this is the idea here.
its not those guys fault , its by default, that what they can reach, that what is available as a media, videos and flamenco education.
so , to correct this problem, and education must be available, in many shapes, videos, lectures, private lesson and creating community ti gather all the guitars players who seeks this types of information.
another problems is the Fakemenco guitars!! lots of young flamenco hobbyist even the advance guys have no idea, about flamenco guitars types, wood types, bracing system, sound etc... so they end up with an over price fakemenco guitar sound like a box.
I believe education is very important and where it must be accessible as a verity of resources.
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