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Kate

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Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

Son de la Frontera

Son de la Frontera playing in LA in February. http://laist.com/2008/01/28/flamenco_act_so.php

Also heard they are going to Mexico on tour with Martirio, Florian's friend;)

Hope they make it to Australia for you Flo,

Kate

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srshea

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From: Olympia, WA in the Great Pacific Northwest

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to Kate)

I just checked their myspace page and see that they're playing San Francisco on March 1st as well. So close, yet so far. Well, I have been looking for an excuse to visit the Bay Area.......

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2008 6:19:02

mkhn

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RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to Kate)

I just bought tickets for the SF show. I have not seen them before and frankly, I dont know much about them. Are they very well known? Pardon my ignorance about them, but if anyone can share their experience that'd be great.
I just tend to go watch just about every flamenco show I can and I often don't know anything about the artists I go to see.

Mike

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2008 6:45:17

srshea

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From: Olympia, WA in the Great Pacific Northwest

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to mkhn)

Well, I’ve never seen them, only know them through their records, both of which are fantastic (I didn’t think this at first; it took a while for them to grow on me, but once they did…..!!!). There pretty much seems to be a universal enthusiasm about them; I haven’t heard anything other than praise. Type ‘em into youtube and you’ll find plenty of live footage. Here’s some background info:

http://www.esflamenco.com/scripts/news/ennews.asp?frmIdPagina=188

http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/son_de_la_frontera/sondelafrontera21112006-1.htm

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2008 7:11:55

Kate

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From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to mkhn)

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ORIGINAL: mkhn

Are they very well known?

I saw them in Jerez some years back ( they got a standing ovation, in Jerez!!!!) and was sorry to miss them when they came to Granada. Most of the group are from Moron de la Frontera and take inspiration from Diego del Gastor, the guitarist. However Raul plays a Cubano 'tres' so their name is a pun " Son de la Frontera' meaning "they are from Moron de Frontera" and also Son, being Cuban song, from the frontier. Raul's mother is a famous actress, singer ( and friend of Florian) here in Spain so they got a lot of publicity when they started out with their first album. They deserved it. They won some award from BBC Radio 4. The article I posted about them above compares them to Ojos de Brujo but really they are not, they are muy flamenco and make OdB look like buskers. They are nice guys too.
Kate

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2008 8:21:15

Ailsa

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From: South East England

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to Kate)

They are here in UK in mid-March - we've got tickets!!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2008 22:33:19

ddk

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Joined: Jan. 10 2006
From: California

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to Kate)

Hi all,

They are also performing here in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the Sunset Center (see their web-site) in Central California on Feb. 29th. Can't wait! Finally some "real" Flamenco in this area.

Cheers,
Dean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 31 2008 7:46:22

Florian

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From: Adelaide/Australia

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to ddk)

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Florian's friend

lol , i love the way you put things

I hope they come here too.

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ddk

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From: California

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to ddk)

Finally saw Son de la Frontera this past weekend in Carmel, California. I wasn't sure if I would appreciate them after years of listening to modern "city" flamencos like PdL, Gerardo Nunez, el Viejin, Tomatito... but they were superb. Pepe Torres is a spectacular dancer and Moi is a great cantaor. Anyone else seen them recently?

Dean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 5 2008 7:19:01

Adam

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From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to Kate)

I saw them in New York and honestly was a bit disappointed - I love their albums and they performed just fine, but it sounded like they were just regurgitating exactly what's on the albums. No improvisation, new twists, etc. Not that exciting.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 5 2008 11:05:48

mkhn

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RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to Kate)

I just saw them this past weekend and San Francisco and thought they were superb. Pepe Torres is an amazing dancer. I have never seen someone move their feet that quickly and evenly before. His footwork really did add great percussion to the whole ensemble.
It was interesting that they mixed a Cuban Tres guitar into their music. Im not sure if it was me or not, but that guitar overpowered the traditional nylon guitar. Perhaps the sound engineering had a bit to do with that. Perhaps they shouldve turned up the other mic more to compensate for the steel string's extra power.
They also had Juan Del Gastor perform a number before they walked on stage which was very cool. I do like the traditional Moron style and appreciated being able to hear it from a member of the "first family of Moron Flamenco".
Im thinking of going to Berkeley to see Juan play where they will show some videos and he's even speak about Moron Flamenco.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 6 2008 12:32:08

ddk

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From: California

RE: Son de la Frontera (in reply to mkhn)

I admit the guitar/tres duo seemed very memorized and also the tres was louder than the guitar in the mix. That said, the overall energy was great and very dynamic.
I had the good fortune to see Augustin Rios, Dieguito and Pedro Bacan back in the 70's on different occasions here in northern California. They made a deep impression on me and made me a fan of Flamenco ever since. They represented a sort of very intense, small pueblo, gypsy style of Flamenco, which, to this day, is a benchmark for me. I really appreciated Son de la Frontera, not so much for their virtuosity, but for their intensity and authenticity...

Cheers,
Dean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 7 2008 9:11:27