zata -> RE: What the heck is wrong on with Capullo? (Oct. 30 2006 7:02:55)
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And i humbly have to disagree with that flamenco hasnt changed, flamenco has changed, the lifestyle and living conditions the old cante came from and was an expression of, doesnt exist anymore, so naturally the expression also change. That’s an “old wives’ tale” that people love to repeat. Flamenco was never about being disadvantaged, that’s a yuppie concept that came after the fact. People lived without electricity or human rights since the dawn of time – music is an integral part of any culture. Flamenco has always been about love, unlove, and death - the human condition. When someone sings the famous siguiriya which translated reads: ‘When you went away, they offered me little cups of broth, but I didn’t want any’, that is extraordinarily powerful poetry that speaks to everyone who has ever lost a loved one or been abandoned by a lover, and it’s absolutely timeless. The vast majority of cante is in that line, only a very small portion is overtly political or dated. As dated as the new verses about cell phones and batteries will be in the future. quote:
And a lot of small recordlabels that had a genuine interest in music has been bought up by multinationals who only care about money, so i dont really agree there either. The system has changed. Now records are marketed in a way that requires expensive promotion to cover costs. The photographer who took the picture that appears on Merce’s recording “Aire” was paid more for that single shot than the cost of my house. That’s a lot of records that need to be sold. Smaller companies don’t have distribution, the product never makes it to the shops, hence, does not get sold. quote:
But i know what you mean by a definition change, commercialization. Recordings that only 30 years ago would never have been considered flamenco, today would be marketed as flamenco: Las Grecas, Peret, Manolo Escobar... We all love this stuff, but to call anything flamenco that includes a guitar and some handclaps is just cynical commercialization. quote:
But you´re living with it, and im not I’m not going down without a fight, and it’s the main reason I do so much writing.
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