What “instrument” is Emilio Ochando playing in the video below?
HINT: You can find these in anybody’s kitchen.
Here’s one of the letras that he dances to in this piece:
You’re going to love listening to the following backstage clip or Antonio Reyes before a performance in Spain.
Here’s the letra he sings:
A mi me llaman la atención
dos cositas tiene Caí,
las mocitas de mi barrio
y la calle del Mirador
Do you need another laugh?
The following letra comes from renowned flamencologist Estela Zatania in response to this one.
She notes that both verses are cases of how “flamenco makes light of tragedy.”
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.
Looking for a letra that will give you a laugh?
Here you go:
Bulerías
Quiero que me compres, por Dios
una camisita que siquiera
me tape la barriguita
Pastora Galván dances as José Valencia sings today’s letra to her.
Soleá por Bulerías
Yo me he enamorado
y ya no me enamoro más
Watch and listen to Enrique Soto sing this letra por soleá…
Dices que tú a mí no me quieres
y pena yo no tenía ninguna
porque yo con tu querer
no tenía hecha escritura
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.
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“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’s a video of Carmen Herrera dancing at Viernes Flamenco back in 2013.
This is a coletila José Mijita sings to her:
Dice que tiene
la novia nueva…
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…
Here watch Carmen Herrera and José Mijita doing a concert from home during the 2020 lockdown in Spain.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear:
Bulerías
Me ha costao un dineral…
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.
As February approaches it seems like good time to start talking about love!
Here’s a letra por bulerías that I think you’ll enjoy.
Bulerías
Traditional
Qué chaquetilla más chula
Qué bonito lleva el corte
Dime con el pensamiento…
Ready to practice your bulerías palmas?
I invite you to follow along with the video below.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear José Mijita sing:
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Below find twenty one flamenco dance videos that are sure to inspire, so bookmark this page to come back to when you need a flamenco fix.
Watch José Mijita singing from his home during the 2020 lockdown in Spain. He sings for over 15 minutes by himself, accompanied only at the very end with palmas and baile por fiesta.
Here is one letra he sings at the end: