wowwwwww. i absolutely LOVE this type of music. i've only ever heard scattered bits and pieces, either rockers (like steve howe) imitating the style~~lindsey buckingham does it, too~~or clips from movies, that kinda thing. it's wonderful to be able to hear examples of the real thing. i consider it a super groovy education, i dew. mwhaha. i could have this stuff on a mix CD and play it all day. i aint kiddin.
my brother played gweetar, mainly classical, but he was all over the board in what he luvved... blues, ragtime, and imitations of that flamenco styling. (he could play 'mood for a day' note for note.) he would sooo adore this stuff. just a quick rundown of what i've heard so far (the clips up til the documentary, i'll come back to that...)
Paco de Lucia - Entre dos aguas
fantastic gweetar. i just luvvvv that kinda gweetar, seriously. i also have a percussive fetish. bongos, for example. so much so, that i am teased on other boards about it. heh.
Vicente Amigo - Tres Notas Para Decir Te Quiero
fantastic gweetar again, again percussive coolness. this is probably the closest to how my brother would play his version of spanish gweetar. ya.
David Peña Dorantes - Orobroy
luvv that piano, incredible. the strings, very unexpected. dramatic but beautiful
Sevillanas a dos Guitarras - Paco de Lucía & Manolo Sanlúcar...
the vid was taken down off youtube for multiple infringement. sounds kinda kinky. but it's not. mwhaha
Flamenco Guitar - Sabicas - Fantasia
wowwwwww. impressive guit, those flourishy fluttering moments, incredible
Sabicas - Bronce Gitano
blocked in my country. those EMI bastards. but if it sounds anything like fantasia, i luvv it. mwhahaha
Sabicas "Alegrias"
his fluttering, fluid, fast fingers just slay me. ya ya. this might be my fave track of all
Sabicas- Arabian dance
so cool to see the earlier one... luvv those middle eastern flourishes
Guadalquivir - Sabicas
yet again, so impressive guit work, so unique, luvv all the diff movements and mini-modes inside these songs
MANOLO SANLUCAR - MAESTRANZA (TAUROMAGIA) / TAUROMAQUIA
luvluvluv it. i luv the multi guits, percussion. all done so smoothly. these guys are tight.
Manolo Sanlúcar - Oración
gorgeous guit. that whole nylon stringed classical sound my bro got on his guit, just so resonant. this track is beeyutiful
CABALLO NEGRO - Manolo Sanlucar
luv the uptempo flair here, that funkayyy feel
as i said above, my brother would luvvvv this music so very much. he was a huge musical influence on me, so it's not all that surprising that we would agree on this music, hee hee. my brother is no longer in planet-walking form~~he has gone to the great gig in the sky~~but i like to think he's hearing this stuff anyway. and smiling. ;>
maybe you could translate the titles for me?
i will come back to the documentary stuff and the tracks beyond that later.. thanks for the turnon.
p.s. yes, sophia rules.