Flamenco singers offer their personal flavor to the letras they sing,
In the quality of their voice,
their phrasing,
their mannerisms and facial expressions,
And with the words they choose…
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Miguel Lavi
Soleá por Bulerías
Traditional
Será o no será
pa mi unos tormentos dobles
verte y no poderte hablar
How well do you understand the structure of bulerías?
Below you’ll find a priceless video from this year’s Fiesta de la Bulería in Jerez.
I’ll deconstruct a couple of the dances and let you do the rest.
Here’s a bulerías letra followed by a video of Miguel Lavi with Manuel Parrilla on guitar and Los Mellis, Antonio and Manuel Montes Saavedra on palmas.
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Here’s a bulerías letra we heard Miguel Lavi sing (and dance to) during Olga Pericet’s show, La espina que quiso ser flor o la flor que soñó con ser bailaora, last week in Albuquerque.
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Here is an observation activity to help you understand bulerías more deeply along with a letra and a video from the Peña la Bulería caseta during the Feria de Jerez.