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I would also recommend the "Rito Y Geografia" DVDs... there are 3 different sets, one for dance, guitar and singing. Although I don't own the complete series yet, as they are pretty expensive.
Jb
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make sure that you get a certain level of knowledge and skill with Sevillanas and Rumba.
The following selection of material is based on my personal preferences. I used it several times to introduce musicians and 'normal' people to Flamenco.
Sevillanas: Plaza Nueva - 150 Sevillanas para bailar Raya Real - Rociadora
Rumba: Gipsy Kings - Luna de Fuego Gipsy Kings - Allegria
Flamenco Albums: Paco de Lucia - En vivo desde el Teatro Real Moraito - Morao Y Oro
Flamenco Tracks: Carmen Linares, La Susi y Remedios Amaya - Al alba 03-Carmen Linares canta con la voz del corazón
ORIGINAL: NeZ Can you recommend some good CDs and/or DVDs to start out with that will provide some basic ideas about song structure, rhythm, etc.?
The ony trouble with all the above suggestions is that whilst there is some good stuff mentioned, they are not informational or instructional in nature, which think is what you are after.
Check out Understanding Flamenco by Faustino Nunez. Its a book plus CD and whilst the book is not good, the CD is a great overview of the main palos and rhythms. As you are a classical guitarist you may find the descriptions of the palos in terms of time signature helpful.
Solo compas CDs are REALLY excellent in terms of stripping things down to the essentials (ie no falsetas) but usually focus on just one palo per CD.
Most of the common palo rhythms are demonstrated in the two DVDs by Graf Martinez too.
RE: CD/DVD Recommendations (in reply to Jon Boyes)
Thanks for the recs so far everyone.
Jon, I'm actually looking for both instructional type stuff and just normal listening material.
I'm taking lessons from a good teacher so I've got that part covered at least for now. What I need to do is expand my listening so I can become familiar with the rhythms and forms of the really good players, etc.
Actually only La Susi is singing on Al Alba. I did a little research on the song, and found that the song was originally sung by Jose Merce, but with different melody. I assume, Carmen simply adapted the song to fit into bulerias. Beware, maybe I'm totally wrong, because I took my information from Babelfish-translated spanish websites.
Ah, and another thing: I found this song also on a documentary about Paco De Lucia, must be sung in family context by Paco himself when about 12 years old - but maybe I'm wrong again. Anyway this song must be a popular classic.
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