zata -> RE: Americans in flamenco honored in Spain (Dec. 3 2008 15:44:30)
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That would seem to include even those who disagree with you and Paco. I cannot begin to imagine what it is you think people “disagree” with (?). Diego not being known in Spain outside a small circle until Son de la Frontera put his music in the spotlight is a fact. Even Raúl Rodríguez who founded the group didn't know who Diego was until much later on. >> Not many would ever claim that flamencos >> don't think much of Sabicas, and yet, how >> many current guitarists play his falsetas? Nearly everyone, without even knowing it. But what has that to do with Diego del Gastor? Sabicas was no cult figure, but a mainstream star in the US, and he became well-known in Spain as soon as his recordings circulated. He is very respected by flamenco guitarists. >> And somehow there is a group including >> Spanish flamencos who play Diego material, >> the guitarist who flamencos universally :-) dismiss. No, there is no such group in this country. Before Son de la Frontera, you could cite Paco Cepero as being an admirer without actually playing any Diego-related falsetas, and Raimundo Amador became associated with Diego falsetas without people realizing they weren’t his. After the arrival of Son de la Frontera, and their modern take on the same music, Rafael Rodriguez and two or three younger guitarists adopted the best-known falsetas without emulating the playing style. If there’s anyone else, I’d be happy to know about them to include in my conference. I believe part of the success of Son de la Frontera is their lack of contemporary harmony which has been so overdone. I wonder whom you think said Diego was “universally dismissed”? That would be the person you ought to be stalking. I gave a true picture of the landscape, it’s my job to communicate observations as accurately as possible. What I described continues to be true, even in the era of Son de la Frontera: Diego del Gastor is an American social phenomenon, independently of his modest posthumous fame. It was eleven years ago when I commented on several forums that Diego was little-known in this country, and at the time I was astonished to discover Americans didn’t know that. That was many years before Son de la Frontera; today it’s much easier to find references to his playing, and the centennial has put his name in circulation, that’s why people celebrate such dates. >> I was not a victim, as I have read many things you >> have written on the net over the years in regards to >> Diego. And many of them were more critical than >> the quote above regarding him being less "adolized" ` If you’d ever actually read me, you’d know I never tolerate gratuitous paraphrasing. Since I know exactly what I’ve written, and your words are a potential threat to my life, it behoves you to cite direct quotes or admit having accepted the campaign of a small group of psychopaths as a sort of “reality by repetition”. >> Someone wrote that anyone who creates >> so much controversy must be a great artist. I >> guess I should learn a few of his falsetas. Serial killers also generate controversy, but that doesn’t tell us anything about the kind of music they might play.
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