Pretty sure the Cantaora was Mari Angeles Fernandez Torres because she sounded identical to the voice on the Aguadulce album. Jose Fernandez on 2nd guitar. El Pirana on the drums. So that leaves a singer and a dancer. Anyone recognize them?
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orsonw -> RE: Who's who... (Oct. 8 2017 11:01:10)
It is hard to see from the photographs.
Bailaora could be Paloma Fantova. Cantaor could be Kiki Cortiñas?
Other usual suspect Camaroneros for Tomatito are Simón Román, David de Jacoba, Morenito de Illora. Bailaora could be Karime Amaya. But it doesn't look like any of them in the photograph.
I am assuming you were there so you'd be able to recognise them. Here's a video with Mari Angeles Fernandez Torres, Simón Román, Kiki Cortiñas and Paloma Fantova.
With David de Jacoba, Kiki Cortiñas and Karime Amaya
Yep - definitely Kiko Cortiñas. And definitely not Paloma Fantova.
Too bad we got there late so got given pretty much the worst seats in the house and didn't get a close up view of the dancer. But you might have something with Karime Amaya. The hair and dress in this video fit pretty good... and she was completely awesome for the (sadly too few) moments she got to do her thing.
My impression of Tomatito was that he was relaxed, enjoying himself and was 300% on top of his game. It was a great mix of material spanning his whole career. One highlight was when he brought a racing buleria to a sudden stop - paused - and continued with a very subtle interpretation of some classic Nino Miguel falsettas to close. Olee!! Another nice surprise was his falsettas covering the main melody of La Leyenda del Tiempo were great (sadly the singers were at their weakest on that piece). His duet with his son, Too Much Love from the Spain album, was another memorable moment. But the loudest cheer of the night went to the dancer for her solea.
Prior to the show, I had no idea how many different tuning he used - he hardly did two pieces in a row without completely changing the tuning. Any one any ideas how many / what different tunings he uses?
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orsonw -> RE: Who's who... (Oct. 9 2017 22:02:26)
In any case, here is a short documentary about Karime Amaya.
