Tia Maria Bala has passed away

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kudo

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Joined: Sep. 3 2009

Tia Maria Bala has passed away

this morning she passed away..

flamencos keep dying one after the other... i wonder whose next

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Erik van Goch

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Joined: Jul. 17 2012
From: Netherlands

RE: Tia Maria Bala has passed away (in reply to kudo)

Sorry to hear that. I'm glad Ernestina was there just in time to make above beautiful documentary.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2014 3:42:32

kudo

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RE: Tia Maria Bala has passed away (in reply to kudo)

http://flamenco.masjerez.com/flamenco/2014/03/02/1393750459.html

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2014 6:51:29

Haithamflamenco

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Joined: Mar. 6 2007
From: Bahrain

RE: Tia Maria Bala has passed away (in reply to kudo)

quote:

Tia Maria Bala

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Bahrain is my country and Andalucia is my dream

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2014 12:38:47

el carbonero

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Joined: Jun. 23 2007

RE: Tia Maria Bala has passed away (in reply to kudo)

Descansa en paz.

Damn,all the flamencos died .

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2014 13:44:41

mark indigo

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Joined: Dec. 5 2007

RE: Tia Maria Bala has passed away (in reply to kudo)

I had seen that film Moraíto before, but other than that didn't know about her... anyone know more?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2014 14:06:15

changue

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Joined: Aug. 31 2010
From: London

RE: Tia Maria Bala has passed away (in reply to mark indigo)

(From the link earlier in the thread).

Perteneciente a la casa de Los Sordera, su cante era adorado por su familia y por los aficionados que tuvieron la oportunidad de escucharla hasta el punto que, según cuenta José Maria Castaño en su libro 'De Jerez y sus cantes', el propio José Monge Cruz 'Camarón de la Isla' se enamoró de la voz de Tía María Bala y no quería salir de la casa de Los Sordera en Madrid ni para ir al tablao.

Belonging to the Sordera clan, her cante was adored by her family and by the aficionados that had the chance to listen to her, so much so that, according to José Maria Castaño in his book, "Of Jerez and its cantes", José Monge Cruz 'Camarón de la Isla' himself loved the voice of Tía María Bala so much that he didn't want to leave the Sordera house in Madrid not even to go to the tablao.

Terrible translation, I know, but probably marginally better than nothing.

She sings the saeta to end all saetas on Saura's "Flamenco Flamenco": "Eres bonita y Jerezana, y eres la madre de dios…" If you haven't heard it… it'll knock you to your knees. I don't know of any other recordings.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2014 16:21:03