Ricardo -> RE: Flamenco Puro (Nov. 18 2006 6:07:42)
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Flamenco puro very simply is "the real thing". Agujetas thinks of himself as the only "real flamenco singer" left alive, except for Terremoto jr, and only because he copies his father. So yeah it is personal opinion, but I think there are some standards. It is easy to put on old traditional flamenco and say this is "puro". Who disagrees? Modern flamenco is where people have a problem or get into an arguement. In terms of the guitar, I personally draw the line at the rhythm guitar interpretation. They technical way the guitar is strummed reveals a lot to me. The difference between Ottmar and Diego del Gastor. There is a reason Paco de Lucia and Diego are flamenco puro, though they are different, yet Ottmar is not. Something important and technical missing. Likewise there was a post about a guy on youtube teaching flamenco. One guy I said was more "authentic", but to be painfully honest, my true feeling is that one guy was showing "the real flamenco", and the other guy a facsimile. In terms of Vicente vs Tomatito, why both are modern, but one is "gitano", is because Vicente plays on top of the beat, and Tomatito plays on the back beat. [:D] Just kidding, but honestly it DOES have to do with the fine details of rhythmic expression. I have a vid of Camaron with Vicente, and the reasons for the distinction is obvious, though hard to describe in words. But Camaron still respected Vicente's different style enough to work with him. Sort of like Miles Davis using Bill Evens for "Kind of Blue", for all the tunes, except for the blues tune.[;)] Ricardo
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