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Anders Eliasson -> RE: Help! Colombiana needed. (Apr. 4 2007 8:23:34)
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I actually prefer the Peña Columbianas to the ones Manolo Franco plays. For two reasons:
1) They are easyer to play (I dont play the M. Francos)
2) They are "clearer". Paco Peña has a very good ear for a good theme. In this Columbianas the melody line is from songs. The second falseta is a traditional letra sung by Carmen Amaya and a lot of others. "Mirame cariño mio". The first falseta is another welknown song. The last falseta is really great and palys a lot with this rumba feel in the compás.
Manolo Francos stuff is impressing, but to my ears, the message gets lost in the enourmous amount of notes that he plays. Its a typical flamenco "error" that a lot of very good instrumentalists miss the musical point.... Thats why solo guitar albums can be boring. To many notes, weak message.
PDL has a wonderfull Columbianas. Cant remember the album. (Maybe quiero caminar) Again he shows his enormous talent, because he can play a ton of notes and get the message through at the same time.
I like columbianas. Its my favorite major key palo[:)]. Especially with cante. I love when they keep that E major chord for a long long time giving the singer space to show his/her melisma.
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