Verde junco - Hondas raices (Republication)
United in one album, two fundamental work in the career of José Mercé. ‘Verde junco y Hondas raices’ is much more than a present por bulerias. Guitars and musicians with José Mercé.
United in one album, two fundamental work in the career of José Mercé. ‘Verde junco y Hondas raices’ is much more than a present por bulerias. Guitars and musicians with José Mercé.
Recordings realized in 1958 in the 'Teatro de La Comedia' of Madrid. He is one of the best singer ever and he won the II National competition of flamenco singing celebrated in 1956 in Cordoba.
He excelled in the most serious, solemn palos of Gypsy origin (often known as Cante Jondo), like Tonás, Martinetes, Soleá, and Siguiriyas, of which he recorded all or most of the traditional songs and variations. The value of his artistic legacy is controversial. On the one hand, some flamenco fans and critics consider him to be a model to imitate, an impersonation of the most authentic...
El Niño de Barbate is one of the best figure of the 'flamenco Opera'. Friend of artists like 'la Niña de los Peines', 'Pepe Marchena' or 'Vallejo', he spent nights playing with Antonio Chacón and Manuel Torresiendo.
Original recordings from the 30s decade. Jacinto Almadén has a deep voice from a mining throat. He was a non-gipsy singer with a great power and pedigree to sing.
Original recordings from the 30. Juan Varea. He was not Andalusian or gipsy but a real Flamenco. Juanito Varea left us a large discography including all the famous "palos" of the flamenco music. He is considered as a traditional figure, a pure flamenco voice and recognized by the artists. He was one of the four elected during the "Llave de Oro" singing competition in Cordoba, in 1962. A singer...
Manolo el Malagueño was a "sweet songs" cantaor. His master was Pepe Marchena was his favourite cantaor, he imitated his styles at the beginning. Then he found his favourite musical dynamics. He was a successfull singer, admired by the audience.
Provocation, self-confidence, daring, naughtiness, ambiguity, all of those things were a part of Antonio Amaya's performances. He strutted his art, grace and sympthetic demeanour on the stages of Spain and other countries in his own particular style, performing paso dobles, boleros, zambras and Andalusian songs.