08-05-2020, 18:22
Camarón: Flamenco y revolución
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A documentary about the flamenco singing god - Camarón de la Isla (shrimp of the islands) which was his stage name - José Monge Cruz - one of eight children born to Romani parents. For some reason or other, I've always been moderately (as opposed to obsessively) interested in flamenco - love the guitarwork and the dancing is so dramatic - the singing too which I now understand a little more after watching this documentary style movie. And the peripheral stuff - those claps and the stamping - the rhythms are so complex. Gosh - he laid his soul bare - seems like that is the deal with this genre of singing - it's expected of you and how well you do that is the measure of your success ... voice as an instrument, absolutely ... no half measures. I also wanted to watch because of his association with Paco de Lucia, who was the most phenomenal guitarist - was great to see footage of him as well. It's a bit of a tragic tale - Camarón died at the age of 41 from lung cancer but I'm glad I've seen it - good to have a greater understanding and pretty interesting in terms of historical context too. Probably only worthwhile if one is remotely interested in flamenco.
A documentary about the flamenco singing god - Camarón de la Isla (shrimp of the islands) which was his stage name - José Monge Cruz - one of eight children born to Romani parents. For some reason or other, I've always been moderately (as opposed to obsessively) interested in flamenco - love the guitarwork and the dancing is so dramatic - the singing too which I now understand a little more after watching this documentary style movie. And the peripheral stuff - those claps and the stamping - the rhythms are so complex. Gosh - he laid his soul bare - seems like that is the deal with this genre of singing - it's expected of you and how well you do that is the measure of your success ... voice as an instrument, absolutely ... no half measures. I also wanted to watch because of his association with Paco de Lucia, who was the most phenomenal guitarist - was great to see footage of him as well. It's a bit of a tragic tale - Camarón died at the age of 41 from lung cancer but I'm glad I've seen it - good to have a greater understanding and pretty interesting in terms of historical context too. Probably only worthwhile if one is remotely interested in flamenco.
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