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Merle
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Joined: Jul. 6 2003
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RE: Tom & Carlos Montoya (in reply to Guest)
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AndyB, I'm not really a Carlos Montoya fan, but, I have only been playing flamenco guitar for about 4 years now. Anyway, I have his "The Art of the Flamenco Guitar" CD, and I cannot follow any of his music! To me, it's all over the place. iI honestely cannot find or follow his compas. I don't have much trouble following other music, but this CD I cannot make head or tail of! ;>) I'm sure that he is a great guitar player, I mean he has to be in order to get the reputation that he has, but, I don't really like his music that much. As a matter of fact, about 2 or 3 week ago, I tried to listen to it again, and after about 4 or 5 minutes I just turned it off. What do you think is my problem? I love all flamenc, although, I'm not experienced enough to know the style from region to region, so what do you think I'm misunderstanding about Montoya's music? Merle
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Date Jul. 26 2003 16:42:56
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Miguel de Maria
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From: Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Tom & Carlos Montoya (in reply to Guest)
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my studies here in Spain have inspired me to undertake a project of investigating many different flamenco styles from the past. I listened to a Granainas where Ramon Montoya was the accompaniast, and recognized a lot of the lame licks I got from Juan Martin. I knew Juan Martin was old fashioned, but wasn´t Montoya turn of the century?? But when you listen to Montoya´s granaina and then you listen to Vicente Amigo, it´s quite hard to make any connection. I like new flamenco, or at least I should I say I like bits and parts of it. But it´s pretty hard to learn from. It´s so disjointed. It´s almost like an inside joke, based on references of which I am ignorant. This is why I want to start from the very source, listen to as much as I can and as widely as I can. If I can start from the basics then surely I will understand the new ways better. Obviously this is a huge project, but I am going to take it little by little and of course not have any illusions that I will learn everything or perhaps anything but a scratching of the surface. That being said, I want to petition the forum for recommendations. I´m looking for old-school stuff, prime examples of form. Anything from Montoya to Nino Ricardo to Sabicas. What are the benchmarks of flamenco? What are the must-listens?
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Date Jul. 27 2003 13:05:28
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