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Paleto -> RE: Flamenco Music for Wedding Ceremony? (May 6 2007 17:07:37)
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If you are doing a wedding typical of American style, what I see many times, or what I am asked to play many times, is some prelude music as people have a drink and take their seat. For this, I usually play alegrías, rumba, maybe even some tangos.
For the entrance of the wedding party, parents, grandparents etc. I usually suggests (4 - 6)alegrías, (3) rumba, (1) colombiana or (2) guajira. Then for the maids of honor and groomsmen I suggest the same, but one I didn't play for the parents and grandparents. I use another unplayed form for the groom, and then another unplayed form for the bride. Usually for the bride in the processional, I play guajira or alegrías, but slowly. Then for the recessional I use one of two alegrías played more festively.
In case it helps to have examples:
(1) I usually play Amargo sabor de rosas by Manolo Franco (Buy Here) The recorded version is very fast, I slow it down a bit.
(2) For guajira, and many times for the processional, I play a guajira by Paco Peña called Mantilla y peina (Buy here) There are many other guajiras, it just happens that I learned this one. It is on Paco Peña's cd called Azahara.
(3) For rumba I have played Limón de nata (Buy here) On Vicente Amigo's Vivencias Imaginadas, and Tres notas para decir te quiero (Buy here) Vicente Amigo's Ciudad de las ideas.
(4) For alegrías, I play an arrangement I have created for a song called Cambio la luz del alba or another by Gerardo Núñez called Queda la sal (On his cd called Flamencos en Neuva York (Buy here) There is also an appropriate one on the Paco Peña cd Azahara, listed above.
I can send you an mp3 of Cambio la luz del alba, it is out of print and would very, very difficult to find.
I hope this helps.
-Anthony
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