Ricardo -> RE: New to Flamenco...help please! (Apr. 28 2007 5:05:11)
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one of my teachers (i have two now, when i have the time and money that is) said that there's a good chance as i start progressing further, especially with my rhythm skills, that i might no longer appreciate the traditional works as the modern syncopated stuff opens up for me. i hope he's mistaken. Well, he is not mistaken in the sense that your tastes will change a bit as you gain more knowleadge. But that does not mean you won't necessarily like some old stuff you like now. It may mean you like the same artist, but start to appreciate different aspects of that artists playing than you did before, and of course possibly appreciate artists you can't get into yet. For me, I did not stop liking Sabicas because I started to understand more interesting synchopations. Actually, I started to appreciate more certain subtlties in the technique of the old maestros, and noticed how little things have changed interms of technique. My tastes gravitate to more jerez style players, old and new. Moron style was never really my thing honestly, and I was kind of turned off to the whole thing after reading Pohrens books. (Call me crazy, but it seemed like hype as i was reading, even when I did not know anything about it.) Anyway, as I advanced I actually started to appreciate the moron style more, or specifically Diego del Gastor's style. I mean he is more on beat with his rhythm, but it is still a cool groove to me. Compared to Sabicas he did not push and pull the bulerias so much to show his speed, it was more about a repetative line that is accented in a way that gives a nice groove. There are similar things in Jerez, even from the old timers that were contemoporaries of Sabicas. Not that Sabicas did not groove ever, of course he did. Just a different way. But to be honest, I really have started to appreciate Ramon Montoya more than anything as i have advanced. I mean, I notice now the things that Diego, Sabicas, Paco, folks from jerez even have gotten things from him. Anyway, if you think moron style is laughable or just not "cool" or whatever, have a look at the 20 minute program about Diego del Gastor in Rito y Geografia. I mean, what he plays is not so hard technically, but I will say he had a very clean sound, and played with a lot of dynamics at times, sometimes super fuerte and intense. Overall you notice his charisma as a performer, and that is probably the main factor for his popularity. Ricardo
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