Guerra, guerra, guerra
Con esa bata de cola
tú vienes pidiendo guerra
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variations on letras
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…
I thought you’d enjoy this peek at inside the Feria del Caballo in Jerez.
It’s Angelita Gómez and Ana María López dancing bulerías at the Peña Los Cernícalos caseta as Manuel de la Fragua sings.
December is here, and it’s time for villancicos.
Here is one of the letras Camarón sings por bulerías in today’s video:
It is a traditional verse
I have a treat for you.
It’s a short video I took of José Mijita after our cante class on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
We were getting ready to leave when one of the students asked José if he would sing a final letra for us.
I heard you like it when I deconstruct dances to help make sense of how flamenco dance works, so that’s what I’m doing today.
Below watch Zorri, The Ambassador of Happiness, show off some of his flamenco dance moves during bulerías class with Ana María López on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez a few years ago.
Here is another letra José Mijita sang to Carmen Herrera during that house concert:
Soleá por Bulerías
Al de la Puerta Real
me aliviara estas duquelas…
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.
Soleá de Alcalá
¿A quién le contaré yo
las fatiguitas que estoy pasando?
se los voy a contar a la tierra…
Can you think of one letra you’ve heard sung across different palos?
We know that can happen a lot in flamenco.
Today you’ll hear examples of the same letra both por bulerías and por soleá.
Here is a tangos along with interpretations by Camarón and Porrina de Badajoz:
Si el agua se va a los ríos
y los ríos se van a los mares
El pobre corazón mío
Detrás del tuyo se va
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Do you know how to dance bulerías to the cante?
This is what you’ll see Carmen Herrera doing in the video below as José Mijita sings and Carlos Grilo accompanies on guitar.
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Don’t tell me you’re too old to dance.
Because Tía Curra, who you’ll see dancing in the video below, was in her late seventies when I filmed it.
I know you’re going to love her signature move at the end where she taps her tummy with the palm of her hand to the compás.
But first, here’s a bulerías letra referencing La Calle Nueva, one of the most, if not the most, historically important flamenco streets located in the Santiago neighborhood of Jerez.
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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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Fernando de la Morena, a leading figure of flamenco from the Santiago neighborhood of Jerez, passed away this week. Please enjoy the following three videos of him and this bulerías letra he sang. May he rest in peace.
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Here’s a Bulerías de Cádiz followed by a video of Paloma Fantova at seven years old. (I’m pretty sure you’ll be blown away by how well she dances.)
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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.
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Here is a letra from Rocío Jurado’s Un Puente Por La Bahia. You can see her sing it live in the video to follow.