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Thomas Whiteley -> RE: Carmen Amaya (Nov. 4 2003 23:24:04)
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Estela;
Thank you for the information.
Katy and I like Carmen Amaya. (Mild understatement!). Katy said when she was a girl her family would take her to see Carmen dance, and that she was frightened by Carmen’s facial expressions, which were very intense! We have several of her movies and film clips plus audio recordings of everything she made.
It always interested me how Sabicas would stay in compas with Carmen and in his solo playing (which I enjoy) he took many liberties.
As I recall after Sabicas left, Carlos Montoya and El Marote were amongst two of her accompanists, and of course earlier her father.
One of my favorite recordings is Queen of the Gypsies, which they did in one take. Today it would take two years to record, edit and release such a recording. Thank God for editing of today’s offerings!
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