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Paco Pena in Brighton - Review
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RE: Paco Pena in Brighton - Review (in reply to bindu_72)
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Well if you want to see some very accomplished playing come down to Brighton tomorrow to see Juan Gomez Chicuelo (personally i think he is a more exciting guitarist than Paco Pena) He will be playing facing the audience so you will be able to see his artistry and technique perfectly. He is regarded as one of the top guitarists of his generation, he has got great picado and alza pua but never over uses his techniques. He is contemporary without in any way losing the flamenco feel. He has got a great tutor video on the Encuentros series and his first album Complices was voted best guitar album of the year by Flamenco Hoy (a serious flamenco publication). He will be playing in a quartet formation and is in the country specially for the Brighton Festival for one night only (he was too busy to get him other gigs or have a workshop). I know its a long way to go but i can assure you that for any lover of flamenco guitar it will be a real treat. Hope to see you there Calavera
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Date May 6 2004 17:25:04
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RE: Paco Pena in Brighton - Review (in reply to Kate)
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Hi Kate My name is Paul Aguilera from Brighton, we didn't have a chance to meet when you were down here as i was ill, but i have been listening to the material that you left Tony and i love it, we need to talk at some stage as it would be good to get some people over from Granada. Concerning Paco Peña's show in Brighton, the show was a repeat of the same show that toured last year to much larger audiences. I suppose that they may have tried to suck the last few dollars worth out of the show, in Brighton the busiest shows didnt have more than 500 people attend it. This may seem like a lot but the venue holds 1800 people. The venue paid approximately £17,000 for five shows, two mattinees and three evening. The Dome has a massive mailing list and is almost totally funded by public money this makes it very hard to compete against. Whilst Paco Peña has been a good ambasador for flamenco in this country and has done much to promote the music, his popularity here presents problems for people like myself who have been trying to promote new and exciting artists that live and work in Spain. What often happens is that much of the audiences that see his shows are not habitual flamenco people and so when you try and sell other artists to them they are quite often not interested. It also presents problems when booking venues as they are not always prepared to book artists when he has played recently in the area (or is about too). Whilst competition is quite often good it doesnt always help up and coming artists with their own shows. I have seen Paco Peña on a number of occasions and believe he is a good player, however i would be interested to know how his career would have evolved if he had stayed in Spain. All the best Paul
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Date May 6 2004 17:51:15
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Kate
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RE: Paco Pena in Brighton - Review (in reply to Guest)
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Hi Paul, Nice to see you on the forum. Simon does a great job here. I was sorry to miss you as well in Brighton but enjoyed meeting Tony and John. Also glad you liked the material, there is a something for everyone in there, cante, baile, guitarra, percusión, piano. And all respeccted and experienced performers. You have my number so call for a chat any time. I'm talking with Tony about getting Emilio Maya for the Lewes Guitar festival, he has quite a few committments already in August but I know he wants to do it. He also may have the opportunity to play live on BBC Radio which would be great for his new CD, 'Temple', which you will already have heard some rough mixes of. It does appear that Paco Peña has the monoply when it comes to flamenco in Britain. Though he has worked hard to do it and he is a good guitarist and works with good people. I was surprised that he played 5 shows, and am not surprised that they did not sell out. Thanks for the low down. I was told by a promoter recently that unless it was Paco de Lucia or Joaquin Cortes people simply would not come, so I'm glad to hear its not as bad as that. Look forward to meeting you some time. Good luck with Kandela. Kate
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Date May 8 2004 17:46:31
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