RobF -> RE: El Cante (Dec. 11 2020 18:43:01)
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I think that while the discussions here may be quite guitar-centric and there is an active Lutherie section which adds to the perception, it might be giving a skewed impression of the members’ interests and there may be a greater appreciation of canté than appears at first glance. Not everyone who follows the Foro is comfortable contributing*, I spent close to ten years lurking before I finally got off the pot and joined. Also, not all members speak Spanish and that might make people a little wary of initiating or contributing to discussions about canté, not because they don’t enjoy it, but because they don’t feel qualified to voice their opinions. Guitar is different, because there is no such language barrier. My listening habits lean heavily towards canté. I personally have little interest in listening to solo guitar releases unless there is a good percentage of canté mixed in. As a matter of fact, I have difficulty sitting through a release if it’s purely instrumental, and even the ones I like tend to only get a few plays. But, at the end of the day, I like it all, including stuff that isn’t puro. My limited experience in visiting Spain is that amongst the local Andalusian population canté reigns supreme, there’s no doubt about that. *I still remember when I first joined the Foro and someone posted a video that I quite enjoyed. I said how much I liked it and they replied with something to the effect of, yeah, well, it sucked. Then other old hands joined to say how much it sucked. Apparently, the guitarist wasn’t up to snuff. You can imagine how comfortable I felt commenting on anything else for a good while after that, lol. Food for thought.
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