Ricardo -> RE: Modern Cante (Mar. 8 2014 16:21:13)
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Or is it just like these guys all dig Camaron so much he such a big impact to Cante the same way Paco did on the guitar ? That is IT in a nutshell. Now if you investigate deeper into old cante you will realize that it is not totally new. In the old days you had people copy other masters. Perhaps it is not so obvious as the camaroneros, but for example Caracol was a great influence on singers. Caracoleros they were called that tried to copy his style. La Paquera was one. You are absolutely right that the appeal of Camaron has been the inspiration for way too many, for too long. men and women singers. There were so many to copy one would THINK there would be more variety today. One modern singer you might like just for a different sound is JESUS MENDEZ. He is deliberately copying Paquera, a close relative, and therefore, indirectly copying Caracol. After all he sounds like himself, and nothing like camaron, but this thing is quite rare these days. For sure gone are the days like the Golden Era when you had singers such as Nino de Gloria, Torre, or Chacon, making up THEIR OWN melodies. What has happened since the camaron influence, IMO, is creative singers don't explore or mess with the old cante forms interms of new melodies. THey have a lot more succes, and perhaps fun, being creative within the up beat forms: Rumba, Tango, Buleria. It is a shame, and most aficionados agree with your current assessment, too many Camaroneros. Ricardo
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