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Billyboy -> RE: Riqueni article page 3 (Jan. 1 2004 19:53:53)
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To me Riquena is up there with the greats of composers for classical guitar, I was playing the Minera on the Hi fi , and a relation who was staying over came in and said what a beautifull piece of music, which it is, full of melancholy, frustration, hope, all in one piece of music, Genius he certainly is. As far as the Canaries, It was a nice break from the UK winter, also I find experiencing a different culture is as refreshing as the weather, never understood why people want to go to British pubs and eat fish and chips, when only away for a few weeks, anyway, as far as Flamenco it was non existent anywhere on the Island of Tenerife, I asked a local who was bit of an aficionado. There seems to be a slight anti Spain sentiment at the moment, as a large body of the population would like independence from Spain, self government etc, so anything Spanish, especially stereotypical Flamenco is frowned upon, and I got the distinct feeling that even the mention of it was a bit of an insult, but they probably thought I was just a typical Brit abroad. There is a very strong Canarian music scene, and I was fortunate to watch the final of a music festival competition. They play mandolins and guitars, with the mandolin playing tremolo melodies, the singing is a cross between Cuban with a slight flamenco twist, the costumes are odd, Trilby hats, waste coats, high boots, and the women wear straw hats, long red wide dresses, there seems to be a lot of Aztec influence in the music and attire, given its location that would understandable, also at the airport there were loads of CD's of local music, but no flamenco. They don’t know how lucky they are those Canarians living in that climate, me and Ron having to live in the frozen north.
Cheers
Dave
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