Solea'por Zambra Combination

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BarkellWH

Posts: 3460
Joined: Jul. 12 2009
From: Washington, DC

Solea' por Zambra Combination

I rarely mention what I am playing or working on, as I am just a flamenco guitar dilettante compared to most Foro members. Nevertheless, if the title "Solea' por Zambra Combination" caught your eye, and you are thinking I must have hallucinated after too many manzanilla-por-amontillados, the answer is, I am working with my flamenco guitar instructor, Paco de Malaga, on combining the two palos (more or less) into a seamless piece. Let me absolve Paco of any responsibility in this endeavor, as he knows full well (as do I) that no one has actually combined Solea' with Zambra, that it isn't done in flamenco, and that Paco is simply allowing me to indulge in my fantasy of giving it a shot.

I have always lamented that Flamenco guitarists do not perform Zambra anymore and haven't for a long time. Sabicas performed Zambras such as "Arabian Dance" and others, and Carlos Montoya performed Zambras such as "The Moors in Granada." (I know, I know, Carlos Montoya had his flaws, but his rendition of "The Moors in Granada" was done well.) I wanted to combine the two with the Solea' as the main palo framework, but incorporating Zambra-like falsetas.

I write "Zambra-like" because a true Zambra requires a dropped D, and I can't be dropping the D when beginning a Zambra-like falseta, and then bringing it back up when reverting to Solea'. So, since I keep the guitar tuned for Solea', Paco and I have decided to use the term "Zambra-like" or "falseta Morisco" when incorporating such falsetas into the overall piece. The falsetas are not true Zambras, but they are sufficiently close that it sounds very nice when done well, at least to my ear. Combining the "mother" of flamenco, Solea', with "falsetas Moriscos" is a work in progress and fun. It may sound crazy, but one can look at it one of two ways: Either I am breaking new ground or at the age of 70 I can do anything I want.

Cheers,

Bill

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