Question: 'los metales'

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mrstwinkle

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Question: 'los metales'

Seen several performances / songs called something with 'metales' in the title and I don't really understand the cultural reference and my Spanish is too basic. Is there some kind of implication that a 'metales' performance/singer is of a certain style? Is it the old metalworking link to flamenco? confused!

For example:

http://www.labienal.com/se-funden-los-metales/

or

https://play.spotify.com/track/0X9kqevpe0m3SxJ39xvM6P?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

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Ricardo

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to mrstwinkle)

I would never in my right mind open that Spotify S H I T!!!!!!!!!

The other link was a concert title referring to melting metal. I seriously don't get a need for a title of a cante concert as letras are improvised and don't need to be thematic so, whatever. These spoiled whipper snappers probably never set foot in a forge like agujeta and family.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 7 2017 10:47:08

mrstwinkle

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to mrstwinkle)

Another example:

http://juventud.cartagena.es/entrecuerdasymetales/2017/detalle_actualidad.asp?id=42493&pagina=1

Problem with googling the issue is I keep getting sidetracked by references to flamenco-metal...

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Escribano

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to Ricardo)

"Se funden los metales" is probably referring to how "hot" they are. Enough to melt metal. Not sure if it has any flamenco connotation.

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edguerin

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to mrstwinkle)

"metal de voz" means as much as "timbre".
So "se funden los metales" also means that the two singers let their voices "melt" together.

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Ricardo

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to edguerin)

quote:

ORIGINAL: edguerin

"metal de voz" means as much as "timbre".
So "se funden los metales" also means that the two singers let their voices "melt" together.

Yep, so that other link was "between (guitar) strings and vocal timbres"

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Leñador

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to mrstwinkle)

What about metaleros?

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Escribano

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RE: Question: 'los metales' (in reply to edguerin)

quote:

So "se funden los metales" also means that the two singers let their voices "melt" together.

Makes sense in this context:

"La fusión a la que se refiere el título de esta obra es la unión de dos de las voces más reconocibles del panorama flamenco actual"

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 7 2017 13:57:55