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.
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José Mercé
Looking for bulerías music to practice your ‘dancing with the cante’ skills with?
I’ve got you covered!
The video below offers you over eight minutes of bulerías music, including several letras, to practice to.
Wondering how to dance to the cante?
I have some ideas for you.
Here’s a verse from Enrique Morente’s Estrella along with a few different versions for you to listen to.
Two by Enrique Morente himself, one by Estrella Morente, and another by Luis Ortega.
A few weeks ago a flamenco loving Spanish student contacted me and asked if I could help her with the words from the following tangos sung by Luis Ortega.
As with any traditional flamenco song, this one is a collection of unrelated verses that Luis puts together to form a “song.”
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Below you’ll find a letra along with a video of José Mercé singing it for Manuela Carrasco.
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Here is a tangos letra along with a video of José Mercé singing it accompanied by Moraíto Chico.
Tangos
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El faro de Chipiona
lo van a poner más alto
pa que alumbre a los vapores
y no se pierdan los barcos
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Hoy,
Bulerías
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Me pongo a cantar y no puedo
la garganta no me ayuda
tengo que tomar zumito
de la naranja moruna
I go to sing and I can't
My throat doesn't help me
I have to drink the juice
of the Moorish orange
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Es oficial. Spring has sprung! And so today an estribillo from the song Primavera from José Mercé's Del Amanacer. One of the very first flamenco albums I ever purchased... the very very first one was Manolo Sanlúcar's Tauromagia...
But anyway, in honor of springtime,