Ricardo -> RE: Which Paco influenced the other more? (Sep. 8 2015 11:59:40)
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ORIGINAL: mark indigo quote:
If you have the complete set you realize not only this, but they feature Paco playing solo guitar only I have all the ones I could get, 1-9, 11, 13 & 15 I have read that Paco's father steered him away from too much accompanying, at least in public, to promote him as a soloist, coupled with, as you say quote:
PDL's own admission of not performing with cantaores in public due to embarassment of getting more accolades just makes it look less and less clear that it is only Camarón's particular preference and more a murky mixture of what Camarón wants to be seen doing (accompanied by a fellow Gitano perhaps), what PDL, or his management wants to be seen doing (being the top soloist), and who knows what they really want or prefer.... by all accounts they were friends who hung out a lot together and played and sang a lot together for their own entertainment and enjoyment, and much admired each other. Same goes for PDL and Cepero, and Paco del Gastor too. I don't get the impression there was any great rivalry between any of them, they all hung out together, listened to each other, admired each other's individual styles etc. etc. I never mentioned rivalry. Perhaps the dynamic is more obvious to me as I have been in the working environment with gitanos and non gitanos for some years. Being called a "solista" for your great solo guitar skills is the opposite of a compliment. The trusted guitarist always ends up with guitar in hand in the informal gathering...which is how Rito tries to portray each episode. The little gathering of Paco Camaron Cepero and Turronero has these forms broken up amongst several episodes:Tientos, Buleria (turronero), Fandango, Taranto, Tangos, Buleria (camaron....all accomp by Cepero as Paco looks on. His dad made him do that? After countless albums as accompanist for various singers?[:D]) Paco does the Buleria solo, and finally a Rondeña but Camaron and Cepero leave and he and turronero are in an adjacent room. Paco is only shown accompanying his brother in his own program. Finally, after hearing the fairy tale of their hunky dory relationship, in La Busqueda PDL finally admits he did not really know Camaron personally at all...saying he was a very closed person. I am sure many fans were shocked. I was not surprised by that statement in the least...especially after noticing this dynamic through the years and having my own personal experiences, the fact there is NO tv footage of the two save that one special where it is just buleria, and the whole sad story of accusation about royalty after Camaron's death by family, etc. When you say "accomp by fellow Gitano perhaps?"....that gets right at the issue.
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