RE: Women in the macho world of flamenco guitar

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Arash

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RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to rombsix)

she got it

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rombsix

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RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to Arash)

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ernandez R

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From: Alaska USA

RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to rombsix)

I'm surprised but not sure why.

This is tough...

As a reasonably healthy male, battling some vires crud at the moment, I have to ask how much of that first impression is just the mystery of the women playing? And don't get me wrong her playing is flawless. This woman is not fronting cleavage or a shear blouse, no slow motion hair wave, yet in so many ways much more suductive.

I played this for my partner first without saying anything about the artist. Passed the feet tapping test I've mentioned up thread. Then I bring my iPad over for her to watch and we have the discussion about women classical players with the cleavage etc as a marketing ploy. As a beginning player her first comments are about how fast her fingers are moving and then most of the way through the piece she comments on how relaxed she is while playing. Exactly, I reply.

The subject changed and we never got back on track...

This is a slick track and almost perfect. I too watch a players fingering of both hands admiring mostly but learning bits here and there. Not one hundred percent my cup of tea but better then much I've heard.

Some how we need a blind test, is it really that good or are we men being led by our gonads.

But I know better, it's that good. It's a whole package the video, the music, the settings, even the counterpoint of the man playing rhythm. Really a perfect end of the evening after two glasses of Pinot Grigio kick back and see what the world has to offer moment.

In a day full of dissension from half way around the world one woman and her guitar brings us back together.

HR

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I prefer my flamenco guitar spicy,
doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.

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kitarist

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RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to rombsix)

I just came across this article from mid-2019: Meet the Revolutionary Women Strumming Their Way Into the World of Flamenco Guitar.

It mentions Antonia Jiménez (Madrid), Pilar Alonso (Granada), and Marta Robles (Barcelona), all of whom the author, Lavinia Spalding, had a a few private guitar lessons with.

She used to study flamenco as a child with her father Walter, who apparently went to Spain in 1974 or so to study it with anyone he can find (and claimed he managed to study with Paco de Lucia for a bit).

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rombsix

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rombsix

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 26 2020 16:10:05

devilhand

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RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to rombsix)

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ORIGINAL: rombsix

Antonia Jimenez seems very popular in Andalucia. At 1:25 she thinks female tocaors will be considered as normal in the future which I highly doubt. It's pretty normal thinking this way as a female tocaor. Btw, does anyone know who Adela Cubas is? Any youtube videos or audio of her playing?

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