Antonio Reyes posted this video from backstage.
Wow.
I love it when we get to see these moments, don’t you?
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Antonio Reyes posted this video from backstage.
Wow.
I love it when we get to see these moments, don’t you?
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Here’s a video of a young Estrella Morente por siguiryas and a letra
A la sierra de Armenia
yo me quiero ir …
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Would you believe that this amazing flamenco dancer, Cristina Hall, still gets nervous before going on stage?
She actually appreciates this feeling because it reminds her that she still has a lot of respect for what she does.
So what does she do when the nerves set in?
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Cabales
Ábrase la tierra
que me quiero morir
que pa vivir como yo estoy viviendo
prefiero morir
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Soleá de Alcalá
¿A quién le contaré yo
las fatiguitas que estoy pasando?
se los voy a contar a la tierra…
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Who feels like having some fun?
Take the following flamenco trivia quiz to do just that and perhaps learn something in the process.
It touches on flamenco theory, history, and interesting tidbits about various artists.
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Siguiriyas
Traditional
Detrás del carrito
lloraba mi madre
la pobrecita no lloraba agüita,
que lloraba sangre.
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Siguiriyas
Traditional
Compañerita mía
me dicen a mi
que si te quiero
yo digo que si
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Here’s a video of María Rosa dancing siguiriyas con castañuelas at Corral de la Morería in 1964 and one of the letras she dances to.
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Here is a siguiriyas letra in the style of Manuel Torre that we danced to in class with Mercedes Ruíz last weekend
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We were all blown away by Jesús Carmona and Company's performance here in Portland this week, "I can't stop thinking about it," one student wrote me, "The best performance I attended in my entire life. Heart stopping," another said. You can see pictures from the evening and a video below.
Now, here's a letra from the show:
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The Festival de Jerez is in full swing right now, so today I'll share with you a video from there taken earlier this week of Ana Morales with Juan José Amador singing her this letra:
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Here is a siguiriyas letra and a couple of videos for you:
Siguiriyas
Dolores mía
en un laito de mi corazón
te tengo metido
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Today, a beautiful letra and a difficult translation ...
From Tonás y livianas
by Manuel Machado
Quita una pena otra pena…
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I'm currently in Prado del Rey in the Sierra de Cádiz where I've been walking and hiking and exploring like crazy. I came after the Flamenco Tour ended, and it is magnificent! (A perfect place to be to nurse Flamenco Tour withdrawals. In fact, I'm dreaming of a Flamenco Tour add-on trip, or just a tour of its own, to visit these white hill towns and walk in the Sierra de Cádiz...
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Sometimes you want to know a song to go along with the dance form you're studying in class. Other times you want to know the words to that particular flamenco song you like so much. And sometimes you long to know what those words mean.
Here you'll find a collection of letras (flamenco verses) organized by palo (flamenco form.)
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The other night I went to see Noche Flamenca here in Portland.
Manuel Gago got me when he sang the Romance de Juan de Osuna. He sang it like this, opening with this letra por siguiriyas:
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Another one from the little book followed by a video of Argentina singing it live..
Serranas
La aurora cuando sale…
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I want to tell you about some things that help me to feel better when I'm in a funky place. I also want to show you a very cool video and share a flamenco verse with you. But first, some words I wrote last week
(my first week back home post Flamenco Tour)
Coming home I feel overwhelmed.
This is not new.
It is how I usually feel after a trip to Spain. Excited to be back but overwhelmed and sort of confused at the same time.
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