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tf10music -> RE: Mojama (Feb. 26 2022 4:11:24)
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Good catch, yes I meant the second letra of course. The thing is they often go labeling everything off of the first letra, so when things get mixed up so do the aficionado opinions. Seeing how personal styles such as paquirri and serneta cross regions anyway, I get the general feeling that the regional designations are totally misleading. Personal designations are helpful but also probably not based in reality. I am thinking a reworking using a numerical system would work the best if anybody decides to upgrade or reorganize the complete catalogues of cantes. IMO.
One of my favorite things about flamenco is that cantaores can throw different letras together according to their preference! And I'm not just speaking in terms of music. The letras really do carry different energy depending on what is alongside them (this practice is what many would term 'bricolage'). Melodically, I think that mix between Paquirri and Serneta works really nicely in the Mojama recording (whereas if he'd decided to sing something with the melody of Serneta #1 alongside the Paquirri, for instance, it might not have gone as well). But just as importantly, that resonance between "a mi vera nadie se acerque" in the Serneta letra and "las campanas del olvido" from Paquirri -- that's great stuff!
I think a numerical system of organization would be cool! I guess that would mean listing the letras according to their melodies, and then having footers with personal/regional attribution for each letra so that everything can be cross-referenced.
Also I didn't know that people thought that Paco invented the medio compas -- I always assumed it was a lot older. Anytime there's a practice that 'breaks a rule' in a music that was once orally transmitted and at best sparsely codified, it's logical to assume that it predates the 'rule' (unless proven otherwise, of course).
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