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Manolo Franco `Guitarra Flamenca`
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Munin
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 RE: Manolo Franco `Guitarra Flamenca` (in reply to mark indigo)
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According to a Franco interview I read somewhere, I think Salado is the producer who got the whole project into its gears.
I'm really interested in these DVDs too mainly because of the cante accompaniment stuff, but also because they cover palos that aren't often seen on instructional DVDs (Guajira, Garrotin). Any kinds of impressions would really be appreicated.
Edit: Here's the interview
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LF: Let’s change a bit the direction of the interview and talk about your new instructional series of DVDs and CDs that you’ve put on the market with producer, Manuel Salado. I believe, at the moment, there are 10 volumes. How did this project come about?
MFB: Yes, at this moment there are 10 volumes.
LF: The collection was produced by Manuel Salado.
MFB: Correct.
LF: But all of the music is yours, composed by you and of course, and not only are there concert flamenco pieces but also lessons on how to accompany cante.
MFB: Exactly.
LF: Can you explain to us how this idea came about and how you were presented with the opportunity?
MFB: Yes. In reality, it wasn’t my idea but that of the producer, Manuel Salado. He saw the opportunity. In regards to my compositions, it’s an instructional video of my concert pieces. But, we also wanted to make an instructional video of accompanying cante. Each DVD and CD is dedicated to a different palo (flamenco style). So for each composition, there is a segment on how to accompany that palo. Everything is based on a pretty traditional form and somewhat easier for the less experienced or beginning guitarist. The concert pieces are more for advanced players. After, we wanted to make, for each palo, a segment on how to accompany cante with a more traditional approach, with sheet music, tempo slowed down, focusing individually on both the left and right hands. Also for me, on a personal level, it was my desire to record the things I had sitting around for the longest time, since “Aljibe”, that I wanted to record.
LF: So, in reality, it’s almost as if you recorded 10 albums!
MFB: I guess you could put it like that. I don’t like to record an album every year but I think it’s good to record something when you really have something to say. It was a while for me but I guess better later that never.
LF: Besides the music, I saw that it is very well adapted for the Non-Spanish guitarist. It’s in 6 languages. It’s very nice for the guitarist that does not speak Spanish.
MFB: Yes. It’s in Japanese, English, French, German and Chinese, aside from the Spanish. I think the sheet music is very important because there are always guitarists that are able to read music, especially classical guitarists. The falsetas are put to a metronome so that you can keep time while learning the falsetas, to keep you in compas.
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..its weird on one page says manolo franco on the other says Manuel Salado.. 
