Sunday, August 28, 2011

El Indio Gitano y Juan Salazar

El Indio Gitano tiene una voz afillá parecida a la de Tío Borrico, que rompe en los estilos extremeños y en soleares, siguiriyas y tonás. De un recital dado en Madrid se editan dos cantes del artista extremeño. En los tientos realiza algunas de las más conocidas variantes gaditanas y jerezanas, para seguir con los tangos, en los que tiene presente a Antonio El Chaqueta (C.D.35). Hizo una larga carrera primero en Badajoz, después en Sevilla y por fin en Madrid. Tenía una voz afillá, flamenquísima y llena de jondura, con la que sus cantes por soleá adquirían a veces una calidad poco frecuente. Su carrera se basó fundamentalmente en el cante para bailar, habiendo trabajado para las más grandes figuras del baile. El Indio Gitano era también un excelente cantaor de alante cuanto estaba inspirado. No siempre ocurría así, pues era un cantaor bastante irregular, pero en sus buenos momentos transmitía como los grandes.






http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/search/El%20Indio%20Gitano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ABknPvx5jE&feature=player_embedded
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LUIS AGUJETA “El turista soy yo”


Musica del aclamado documental sobre EL DUENDE del flamenco producido por la gran productora y escritora Trina Bardusco de Latino Media Works.

Es un trabajo fascinante de contemplación sobre una cultura encontrada en un mundo moderno dual y de cuestionamiento cultural.

Donde el Artista Luis Agujeta se encuentra en su propio país, sintiendo que ”El Turista Soy yo ”

Trabaje en este proyecto para restauración y mastering del material del disco ya que los gitanos trabajan en unas condiciones muy complicadas para lograr la captura de EL DUENDE, esta energía mágica que emana del flamenco y que la toma a los presentes poseídos por su magia trascendental que viene profundamente de una pena,una cruda pasión del alma como si fuera una pelea con los dioses dicho por el mismo Agujeta.

Estos momentos fueron capturados en la casa del barrio de la villa donde vive AGUJETA y en condiciones muy simples y espontáneas.

descubre mas sobre el duende en este bello documental que nos pone a reflexionar a todos, nos lleva por un viaje de la verdadera España.

1.LIBERTAD (minera)
2.LUNA (bulerias)
3.MI MUCHACHO
4.RAICES (seguiriya)
5.LIBRE EN TODOS LOS SITIOS (tangos)

Trina Bardusco
Executive Producer
Latino Media Works
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Viaje al Duende Documental



A Documentary by Josh Swartzberg
VIAJE AL DUENDE es un viaje "iniciatico " de un americano hacia el mundo del flamenco en busca del duende.

Inspirado por músicos de su pueblo natal, Santa fé, Nuevo México, Joshua Swartzberg viaja a España buscando la esencia del flamenco puro.

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The documentary film VIAJE AL DUENDE is a quest in search for "Duende" by traveling in to the world of flamenco.

Inspired by musicians from his hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico, American Josh Swartzberg travels to Spain looking for the essence of pure flamenco. Submerging himself in to this world and crossing Spain, luck accompanies him as he meets great artists that surpass his own expectations.


Viaje al Duende Website: http://www.flamencodoc.com/VIAJE_AL_DUENDE/VIAJE_AL_DUENDE.html
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Solo Flamenco!

Miguel Poveda.

Directed by: Andrés Cuadros
In Spanish with English Subtitles - 15:32

Documental sobre flamenco narrado en primera persona por cantaores y guitarristas que dan su visión sobre los orígenes, las influencias, la tradición y la modernidad de esta música.

Flamenco documentary narrated in first person by singers and guitarrist who give us their vision of the origins, the influences, the tradition and the modernity of this music.

Thanks to: Pedro Ceballos, Miguel Poveda, El "Capullo" de Jerez, Fernando Terremoto, Paco Cepero, Curro Cueto, Gabriel Moreno, Beatriz Sixto, Jorge Avilés, Gabriel Laboríe, Peña flamenca Duende, Festival flamenco Caja Madrid, Instituto Oficial de Radio y Televisión

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

José Luis Ortiz Nuevo's 'Pericón de Cadiz por Cantiñas' (Translation 2012 by John Moore)

José Luis Ortiz Nuevo
Translation of Pericón by John Moore! The marvelous book 'Mil y una historias de Pericón de Cadiz' will be available in English translation with the next year.

Ever since I was about 17 , I've had a fascination with the cantes de Cádiz and, in particular, with Pericón de Cádiz. It may be because he sang on the original Misa Flamenca - one of the few cante records I was able to find in the Bay Area during the early 70s, and which I committed to memory. Also, his stories, told in Donn Pohren's Lives and Legends of Flamenco, sparkled with gracia – I didn't know it at the time, but this was the famous gracia gaditana. Then, in 1975, I bought a book from a make-shift table outside a flamenco event in Madrid. I didn't realize that the man at the table was José Luis Ortiz Nuevo, but the book was the marvelous 'Mil y una historias de Pericón de Cádiz' ('A thousand and one stories of Pericón de Cádiz').

This book is a collection of Pericón's witty stories recorded and transcribed by Ortiz Nuevo. It takes the reader to the streets of Cádiz during the early 20th century and chronicles the gracia, fiestas, hunger, and terror of a period that spanned the end of Alfonso XIII's reign, the second republic, the civil war, and the Franco dictatorship - all through the eyes of a street-wise flamenco singer. There is history, culture, flamenco history, and lots of gracia - the book is a jewel on many different levels!

The 1975 edition fell out of print for many years, but was re-editied by Barataria Press in 2008, when it won the Deflamenco.com's 'best flamenco book' award.

I've treasured the book for years – re-reading it many times. A few years ago I decided to translate it to English – the stories themselves are fairly straight forward, but there is a wealth of historical and cultural information that most outside Spain (and many in Spain) might not be aware of. Hence, I bolstered the translation with copious footnotes and appendicies, explaining these references, short bios, and a glossary describing flamenco terms and places. In this way, the translation can serve as an introduction to flamenco or an introduction to Cádiz flamenco.

I've spent some time searching for a publisher – this is a bit of a niche book and represents a financial risk. However, Inverted-A Press (inverteda.com) agreed to take on the project, and while in Spain this July, I took the bus from Cádiz to Sevilla to meet with Ortiz Nuevo and sign the translation contract.



The expected release date is sometime in 2012 – the bicentennial of Spain's constitution, which was signed in Cádiz – stay tuned for more information.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Rito y Geografía del Cante (Spanish 1971-73)

Specialists in the field consider the series "Rito y Geografía del Cante" the best series about flamenco ever, and it constitutes an audio-visual document of invaluable worth and significance. It is an exhaustive study concerning artists, styles, geographical and historical contexts that enjoyed the assistance and advisory work of the most prestigious flamencologists of the time.

The complete series is made up of twenty-four volumes, which can be purchased individually or in packs, each of which contains four volumes. Each volume contains four chapters of the original series and, thus, each case or pack contains 16 chapters of the original series.


Pictured: Terremoto de Jerez, The bulería is from Jerez, and follows the Andalusian scale. Fernando Fernández Monje, Terremoto de Jerez (Jerez, Cádiz, 1934-1981), is one of its most outstanding performers.

There are about 100 episodes in the series, each covering a different form and subject. Here are a few.




Malagueñas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4YfDgGgd3g
Chocolate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5BlSzSvvG4
Cantes Primitivos sin Guitarra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvYPB_1oPos
Fosforito - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84m8L6rVbzI
De Granada a la Unión - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqHrREbXWDQ
TIA ANICA LA PIRIÑACA - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayLlq1KPI0&feature=related
Niños Cantaores

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Documental "An Andalucian Journey: Gypsies and Flamenco

Editor's Note: Many of these video have come up on searches for other artists. I have now included them together here. Enjoy!

Fiesta al uso de las que se hacían y en menor medida se siguen haciendo en Jerez. Extraido del documental "An Andalucian Journey: Gypsies and Flamenco, 1988".

FIESTA EN JEREZ- BARRIO DE SANTIAGO-JUANA FERNANDEZ-CAPULLO...mp4



CHOCOLATE-SIGUIRIYAS-FANDANGOS.mp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Ho_HGE3rg
TÍA ANICA LA PIRIÑACA-SOLERA JONDA.mp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJv8dO82-uw
TIO BORRICO Y LA PRIÑACA-ANECDOTAS -NO HABIA PICAMIENTO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LsH6XfDFFA&feature=related
TÍA ANICA LA PIRIÑACA POR TIENTOS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGwe2sV2zkU&feature=related
Ana Blanca Soto, Tía Anica La Piriñaca, (1899 -- 1987). Nació en Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz). La heredera del sobrenombre de su padre, como tantos otros artistas de la comarca, trabaja el campo desde temprana edad, curtiéndose en el hecho flamenco en fiestas y reuniones y aprendiendo de grandes maestros como Frijones y Tío José de Paula, siendo de este último su máximo transmisor, sobre todo en seguiriyas y soleares. Retirada por su marido de cualquier actividad jonda pública, a la muerte de este retoma su carrera artística, primero en las ventas de su localidad y luego tras el inicio de sus grabaciones discográficas en 1.965, actuaría en peñas y festivales sin perder de vistas la fiestas ya que a pesar de su flamenquería, jondura y sus enormes conocimientos, pocas veces traspasaba las líneas comarcales. Una vez más los que buscan en el cante "el tronco negro del faraón" son relegados por el flamenco oficialista a un segundo plano. Afortunadamente dejó registrado sus legados por seguiriyas, soleares, martinetes y bulerías, aunque tocó otros palos esos eran sus indispensables.
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Paco de Lucía ~ The Grand Master

Editor's Note: Here are several videos documenting Paco de Lucia's extensive career. I have tried to narrow the selection down to a few - meaning several - personal favorites which are exceptional in their quality of performance. Some consider him to be one of the greatest guitar players of all time. I agree!

Paco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez Algeciras, Cádiz on December 21, 1947), is a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. He is considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest guitarist of the flamenco genre. He is noted in particular for his dexterity, technique and strength in his right hand, capable of executing extremely fast passages using just the tips of his fingers.

He is a leading proponent of the Modern Flamenco style, and is one of the very few flamenco guitarists who has also successfully crossed over into other genres of music: he enjoys, and has been successful in, styles such as classical and jazz. He is the winner of the 2004 Prince of Asturias Awards in Arts and 2010 was awarded an honorary doctorate by Berklee College of Music in Boston.


Paco de Lucía in Los Angeles, California 2012 
Saturday, April 28, 2012  ~ 8:00 pm
L.A. Philharmonic - World Music Concert Series at Walt Disney Concert Hall 
NOTE: Single Tickets NOT Available Yet, Only Series! 
Single tickets go on sale August 21,2011.

Wow!
http://tubelonia.com/paco-de-luciaconcierto-completo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEt890AXkuc&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcaox953iaE&feature=player_embedded#at=17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmi1UPIgiP4&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TmxfHbd-M0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf_bE5WMmd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elIzgvQ5VMQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKW1QYN1oo
NEW Paco de Lucia Video! (1 hour 30 min. in Spanish)
http://www.rtve.es/alacart a/videos/imprescindibles/i mprescindibles-paco-de-luc ia/1037127/
New Camarón Video! (1 hour in Spanish)

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TAO RUSPOLI'S -- Flamenco: A Personal Journey - Parts 1 - 10

In English y español

Dedicado a la memoria de Tio PACO VALDEPEñAS -- Produced, Shot and Edited by Tao Ruspoli

Rupoli's flamenco films include Flamenco: A Personal Journey, a feature length documentary about the flamenco way of life as it is lived by Gypsies in the south of Spain. He also directed a number of other short documentaries, including El Cable and BEING IN THE WORLD. Here are a few incredible clips!!!!!!!













Flamenco: A Personal Journey - Parts 2-10 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzQJwJBXHc&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0rMTPHEYdg&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swEAy2jAB7E&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1BChNBBDZ0&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDjUpm1qZS4&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEAcsQl7S1Y&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDR_sq8xxA8&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2InDSyFduo&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM5eDxLLdCY&feature=BFa&list=PL93226216AFFA006C&index=10

PLUS!
El Cable: The Films of Tao Ruspoli Vol. 2

Electrifying portrait of flamenco singer and dancer, and gypsy bohemian Rafael "El Cable". Provides an insider's glimpse into the Gypsy flamenco scene in Seville, with appearances by such legends as Juan Del Gastor, Juan Camas, Martin Chico and many others.

Trailer Here + BUY THE "EL CABLE" DVD FROM TAO!
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Flamenca en Hollywood: Lola Flores

María Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz (21 January 1923 – 16 May 1995) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and actress. Flores was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain). Although thought to be only part gypsy, she strongly identified with the Spanish gypsy culture. She herself said that there was a very small remote possibility of having gypsy heritage from her grandmother, but was not certain. She became a famous dancer and singer of Andalusian folklore at a very young age, performing flamenco, copla or chotis and featured in films from 1939 to 1987. Her greatest success was in folklore shows with Manolo Caracol, who was her artistic partner. 

37-Flamenco, Lola Flores," LA FARAONA "Documentary, Part 1

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TERREMOTO-CHOCOLATE-FARRUCO-FERNANDA-LA PERLA-MORAO

Fernanda de Utrera.
In English y español!

"Where the unspeakable is song" (Donde lo inexplicable es canción) (Más conocida por los aficionados como la peli del Morao) Documental emitido el 29 de julio de 1.970 en el canal 2 de la británica BBC. Este documental está rodado a caballo entre una finca propiedad de la familia Domecq de Jerez de la Frontera y una taberna de la tacita de plata cuyo sótano dio cobijo a los artistas gaditanos. El filme está dirigido por el director, guionista y productor argentino afincado en Londres Tom Scott Robson, asesorado por Manuel Morao, encargado de reunir al elenco artístico. El programa consta de 55 minutos, la mayoría de ellos, de ARTE.

Intervienen: Manuel Morao, Farruco, Chocolate, Terremoto; La Perla, Aurelio de Cádiz, Dieguito de la Margara, Curro la Gamba; Antonio Mairena, Fernanda de Utrera... Al ser una película nada difundida y a pesar de que la 2 del Canal Sur la programó hace algunos años, nos ha sido imposible conseguir una copia de una generación cercana al original, Todos los que la poseen son copias de copias de copias.. Aún así pensamos que es interesante escucharlo y verlo en estas condiciones. Difusión del Patrimonio D`aquí.

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Diego del Gastor - La Luz Del Flamenco (Documental)

Un documental sobre la historia del flamenco presentada por Paco Rabal.

The short list of "Who's Who" includes: Diego del Gastor, Fernanda de Utrera, El Farruco, Mario Maya, Camaron, Paco Cepero, Paco de Lucia, Juanito Valderrama, Fosforito, Pansequito, Enrique de Melchor, Tomatito, Cristina Hoyos, Jose Merce...and many, many more. - 1:16:30 - And worth every second!

La Luz Del Flamenco


New Videos!
Las fronteras del flamenco... These are dedicated to Diego del Gastor from Moron.
Flamenco History #1 | Documetation (engl. subtitle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azeOBNe_ahI&feature=player_embedded
Flamenco History #2 | Documetation (engl. subtitle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSC6ICnShLM&feature=related

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"VERTIGES du flamenco a la transe" by Tony Gatlif + "Latcho Drom" Footage!

Un spectacle musical de Tony Gatlif et Lucky Losada. (1:21:31)

Baile: Jose Maya, Prado y Kelian Jimenez, Niño de Los Reyes, Pol, Monica, Susana, Rosana, Karin Gonzalez, Rim Charabeh - Toque: Ivan Losada, Jose Muños, Francisco Javier Salazar, Sergio Leonardi - Cante: Salva, Antonio EL Cancu, Maria Del mar Fernandez, La Caita, Samar Charifi, Erica Serre


In 1992, Tony Gatlif throws himself into the adventure of Latcho Drom, a hymn to the music of Sinti and Roma. With a small team, he sets out on the trail of the Sinti and Roma, on a musical journey that takes him over an entire year of Rajasthan to Andalusia, via Egypt, Romania, Hungary and France. (Editor's Note: Amazingly, this documentary has no narration. Gatlif's genius lets the music and imagery speak for themselves.) In 1997, he describes the film Gadjo Dilo - the arrival of a young Gadjos (i.e. non-Rom) in a Roma village in Romania looking for a missing singer. Touching and refreshing at the same time, the film was a great success in France and abroad. The following year, Tony Gatlif takes the now famous pair of Gadjo Dilo, Romain Duris and Rona Hartner, this time for the freedom-fighting film Je suis né d’une cigogne. Vengo (2000) describes the rivalry between two Andalucian families. It enabled Gatlif for the first time to work with one of the greatest flamenco dancers Antonio Canales. Swing (2002) was filmed in eastern France, and describes the encounter of Max, a young boy who wants to learn Django Reinhardt’s guitar playing. Exile, again with Romain Duris in the leading role, (2004) Tony Gatlif’s 14th Feature film. Exile celebrated its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as Gatlif won for 'best director.'



"VERTIGES du flamenco a la transe", June 2007, a documentary from Tony Gatlif and Lucky Losada is an amazing blend of Spanish flamenco, along with Moorish songs and rhythms. (In French & Spanish)


Latcho Drom!!!

Here are a few of my FAVORITE "Latcho Drom" snippets. Tony you are amazing. 





This video segment from Latcho Drom is so funky and soulful! Wow!


And, who could forget this gem!!!
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