Love bulerías?
Then this is for YOU.
May the following seven clips of bulerías cante and baile brighten your day!
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David Lagos
Love bulerías?
Then this is for YOU.
May the following seven clips of bulerías cante and baile brighten your day!
Antonio Reyes posted this video from backstage.
Wow.
I love it when we get to see these moments, don’t you?
If you love watching flamenco dance videos, this is for you.
Here are five flamenco dance videos, in no particular order, that are sure to inspire.
This is one of the letras David Lagos shared with us during his workshop, La Caña/El Polo, La Soleá, Bulería por Solea y Bulería de Jerez.
Soleá de Triana
Tengo en mi casa un jazmín…
Are you in need of a Christmas music shake up?
Everywhere you go you’re hearing Christmas carols,
Some you enjoy, others you hope never to hear again, or at least not until next year.
If you’re ready for something festive but fresh, read on.
Soleá de Triana
Traditional
Ay se murió
y mi pañuelo yo se lo eché a la cara
pa’ que no tragara tierra
Do you love a little slapping and clapping?
Here I share a flamenco dance tutorial for a bulerías remate with contratiempo.
A remate can be done using footwork or body movements or a combination of the two.
Watch and listen to David Lagos sing today’s letra during a sound check in the video below
Soleá
Ojalá contigo fuera
pero no caen los rayos
donde la tormenta suena
Bulerías
Aguilar de Jerez
Pa caballo el cartujano, pa torero Rafael
y pa cante y vino bueno
San Pedro bajó del cielo
y dió su llave a Jerez
“I never made a conscious choice to pursue flamenco. I was born in a place (Jerez) and into a family where flamenco was a natural part of life,” - David Lagos
Enjoy this brief video interview to learn more about one of the foremost flamenco singers of today, David Lagos, winner of the Premio Andaluz del Flamenco,
Here’s a very non conventional take on a very traditional letra by David Lagos.
It’s from his album, Hodierno.
Malagueñas
Cuando intenté de olvidarte
se me apareció la muerte
Here watch a video of David Lagos on fire por alegrías.
You’ll also find the words to one of the letras he sings, which he also wrote.
So you like watching flamenco dance videos?
Me too.
Here are some clips from last year that I know you’re going to love
Here's a signature letra sung by El Chozas. Melchora Ortega sang it to us during our private show on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
Bulerías …
This week's letra made me think of an experience I had years ago which has nothing to do with flamenco. It has to do with dishonesty and fear. It started with a question, which led to a lie, which in turn led to facing a fear. The facing fear part actually helped prepare me for flamenco where I'm forced to confront my fears over and over again. To my surprise, all of the practice meeting my fears in flamenco has only made it easier to do so in life outside of the dance.
More on that in a minute, but first let's take a look at the letra and watch a video of Mercedes Ruíz, our teacher on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez, dancing caña, all in red, with bata and mantón.
Caña
Popular
Subí a la alta montaña
buscando leña pa’ el fuego
como no la encontraba
al valle bajé de nuevo
Here is a siguiriyas letra and a couple of videos for you:
Siguiriyas
Dolores mía
en un laito de mi corazón
te tengo metido
Below find a video of Melchora Ortega performing her signature bulerías - standing, high heels off, interacting with the audience, and dancing throughout - accompanied by Fernando Moreno.
Here’s one of the letras she sings, which she also sang to us last week at our private show on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
Below find a letra that David Lagos sang during our private show on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
That night David sang granaína, rondeñas, caña, fandangos por bulerías, alegrías, bulerías...
We were all in HEAVEN.