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I wanted to get some suggestions on what are the"must to listen" Flamenco guitar CD that will help someone new to Flamenco to get familiar with different Palos and Compas and get a taste of what high quality playing technique should sound like ? Thanks much in advance.
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RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
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I wanted to get some suggestions on what are the"must to listen" Flamenco guitar CD that will help someone new to Flamenco to get familiar with different Palos and Compas and get a taste of what high quality playing technique should sound like ? Thanks much in advance. Regards Farid
Hi Farid, My absolute favorite [for the purpose you describe] is Paco Pena's FLAMENCO GUITAR. It is a 2 disc-set 'recital' of different Palos showcased with PP's uniquely majestic and traditional style. I own a hard copy but it is also available on Spotify.
RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
I can only speak for myself, but if you are new to flamenco guitar, you should listen to older maestros. I started with Ramon Montoya, next Nino Ricardo (my fav), and then Sabicas.
I also listened to a lot of traditional singers like Terremoto and others to get a feel for the different forms.
At that point I started listening more to Paco de Lucia's ealry stuff (Fabulosa guitarra),and then the later material and of course the albums with Camaron and Paco. I would say Tomatito's first albums and also Vicente Amigo you should save for later.
Proceeding this way in chronological order made sense to me because you can see the development of the music through time. Of course the process of buying and listening to these records lasted maybe 6-12 months of listening daily, and always returning back for more of everything!
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RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
Camaron De La Isla - Anything & Everything With Paco & Tomatito - Castillo De Arena to start with El Nino Josele - Calle Ancha Gerardo Nunez - El Gallo Azul Jose Merce - Del Amanecer Paco De Lucia - Everything - Almoraima to start with Tomatito - Everything - Aguadulce to start with
RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
I would recommend any of the flamenco vivo CD where Moraito Chico is accompanying. There are a number of CD's available each with a different singer. I am not sure if I have them all (surprisingly difficult to find a list of Moraito albums where he accompanied), but I know these four are available,
Aguejetas, Cantaor El Torta, Colores Morenos Bacan, Soledad Sonora Rubichi, Luna De Calabozo
I like them because they are very well recorded and without other instruments besides guitar (and palmas, sometimes backup singers) and because Moarito is my favorite accompanist.
RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
You cant go wrong with almost any old hissy recording where the mic/tape gets overloaded everytime theres some rasgueados going on. Usually you'll get pretty good guitar playing, nice singing, some palmas and a raw emotion that the newer albuns seem to lack.
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RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
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ORIGINAL: faridtoghi
Hello all,
I wanted to get some suggestions on what are the"must to listen" Flamenco guitar CD that will help someone new to Flamenco to get familiar with different Palos and Compas and get a taste of what high quality playing technique should sound like ? Thanks much in advance.
Regards
Farid
If you look up "rito y geografia" on youtube, ALL of the guitarists are filmed close up and show the proper way to play flamenco. the black and white series has old style players and hints of the modern style. recommend, Paco de Lucia, manolo sanlucar, Paco cepero, Melchor de Marchena, Manuel Morao.
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RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
"Una Historia del Cante Flamenco" by Manolo Caracol with Melchor De Marchena on guitar is a classic to check out.
Pepe Habichuela is a guitarist that hasn't been mentioned yet but I think should be. He has a few solo albums and has accompanied on many. One of my personal favourites with him accompanying is Enrique Morente's "Homenaje a D. Antonio Chacón."
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RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to shaun)
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"Una Historia del Cante Flamenco" by Manolo Caracol with Melchor De Marchena on guitar is a classic to check out.
Yes, indeed.
The way I heard it, Caracol (who had been recording a lot of commercial stuff), got pissed off about comments that he was past it, and couldn’t produce decent Flamenco any more.
So he grabbed Melchor, and they went away and locked themselves in the studio and produced this.
Is the whole thing on CD yet?
I see it’s on MP3 — minus, unfortunately, Melchor’s two guitar solos.
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RE: Must to listen Flamenco CDs (in reply to faridtoghi)
Hi Farid,
The guys definitely gave you some great recommendations... start with the old maestros and work your way up in time from there.
If I may have a little suggestion that is not exactly amongst what you are looking or but that will, in my opinion, really give you a great understanding of the different palos... it has worked wonders for me when I started getting into flamenco: try listening to some "solo compas" stuff. There are many out there and I don't have a particular one to recommend to you, but they are all organized by palos. They usually break down the palo in the different sections, and give you examples of simple letras and falsetas... providing you tracks with guitar/cante/baile, and tracks with just palmas.
This is not exactly an introduction to flamenco, but they can be a great help when you start playing. And off course they will help you understand what's going on in solo flamenco pieces.
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