Flamenco Quote of the Day

The bell of mourning
tolled one;
until two I thought of the love
you gave to me.
As it tolled three,
I was weeping.

Aquella campana triste
esta dando la una;
hasta las dos estoy pensando
en el querer que me diste;
y me dan las tres llorando.

Malagueñas/Antonio Chacon

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

"The most important part of Flamenco is not in knowing how to interpret it. The higher art is in knowing how to listen."

"Lo importante del flamenco no es saberlo interpretar. Es mayor arte saber escuchar."

From the documentary "El Turista Soy Yo" de Luis Agujeta


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Flamenco Quote of the Day*

Who were your teachers? Who taught you to play?

"I had a brother that taught me some things. Pepe Naranjo. And then I looked for guitarists to listen to. Once I got to hear Montoya, another time Niño Ricardo. Always Niño Ricardo. I always used to follow him around."

¿Quienes fueron sus maestros? ¿Quien le enseñó a usted a tocar la guitarra?

Yo tuve un hermano mío que me puso lecciones, Pepe Naranjo. Y después ya yo buscaba a quien escuchar. Una vez escuché a Montoya, otra vez al Niño Ricardo. Niño Ricardo siempre, iba detrás de él siempre.


Diego del Gastor/Guitarrista 1969


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Flamenco Quote of the Day

If I call you sun I abuse you.
If I call you moon I wound you.
When I call you morning star,
it seems as if I'm killing you.
Would you like, perhaps,
for me to call you sky?

Fandangos Grandes/Traditional

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

Port of San Fernando,
Port of Santa Maria,
the songs that come
from the ports
are shorter,
but wound more,
they wound more.

Puerto de San Fernando,
Puerto de Santa Maria,
los puertos tienen
los cantes cortos,
pero mas duelen,
mas duelen.

Alegrias/Popular

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

"When my little boy Dimitri died, everybody was crying. Me, I got up and danced. They all said, "Zorba is mad." But it was the dancing, only the dancing that stopped the pain."

From the film "Zorba the Greek"

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Flamenco Quote of the Day

On the street
of The Winds
I devoured you
down to your beauty
mark.

Tangos sung by La Caita in the film "Vengo"

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