Ricardo -> RE: Manitas (Dec. 18 2007 16:55:09)
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This could be better in off topic since he is not a flamenco really.[;)][:D] OK, honestly, Ron once tricked us with a well chosen snippit that sounded "old school" a bit loose, but like a legit fandangos. It was Manitas but with just a snap shot we could not tell really, could have been any old master. I listened to several of his recordings, and he has tracks called "solea" or "bulerias" that are not in compas AT ALL. Well, he is copying things he has heard that WERE in compas, but without understanding the phrase truely. Sure the guy does what he does with feeling and everything, so is that enough? Well yes and no, but it depends on the audience. Like imagine a famous artist, and some unknown is doing copies, and not too precisely, but good enough to pass off to people. And some, lets say the majority of folks love the copies BETTER. If you love it, is it enough to call it good art? If an expert can clearly see the difference, and tells you that you got ripped off, does it matter if you love it anyway? If the masses love it, but a few experts call it crap, who's opinion matters to you? I think it is OK to hold fast to things that move you artistically, but at the same time don't be afraid to learn things and develop your tastes more deeply, even if it means they change over time. I will just say about Manitas...he had the talent to learn flamenco, but never did proper unfortunately. A great rumbero though, and inspired generations and a whole genre of "gipsy rumba". Perhaps if he HAD learned flamenco, there would be no Gypsy Kings and others of that genre around today. There is a "place" for everything. Issues are just about what is in good taste or not. Ricardo
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