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"Flamenco is so emotionally direct that a trained classical musician would require many years of highly disciplined formal study to fail to understand it."
RE: Tell us what you think, guys. (in reply to russelldinho)
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Love the harmonised falseta at 2:15ish. Really nice piece
Yeah -- that's an old falseta handed down from Ramon Montoya to my teacher (Carlos Ramos) then to me. I think Sabicas also may have used it, maybe with Mario Escudero in a duet (Sabicas was also a student of Montoya). And I've heard the Gastor nephews play it. Some of those old ones are gems. I really feel lucky to have been taught a headfull of those old ones.
Thanks for the feedback, you guys. I thought we might be too old-fashioned for you nuevo flamencos. . .
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"Flamenco is so emotionally direct that a trained classical musician would require many years of highly disciplined formal study to fail to understand it."