To be honest, my knowledge of this genre, flamenco, is very superficial. I have heard the all-stars of such music scene, but I go no further. However, from the little I've heard until now, I am captured. I believe that flamenco has some of the most virtuous guitarists throughout the music world.
For example, take any Rock/Metal musician. Or any guitar player for that matter. They may be able to play very fast phrases across the fretboard or make a stunning rhythm. But it cannot compare to the beauty and talent you see in Paco de Lucia and the like.
Flamenco music is comprised by a combination of joy, sadness, melancholy, intensity and love for life, all of which have an intrinsic value, making the music and the emotion dependent of each other.
This is a continuation of my last post, where I spoke about Putokazi, and how they relate their music to dance. Well, with flamenco, dance IS considered an instrument in its own right. Because flamenco is a very rhythmic genre, dancers are used as percussionists to accompany the guitars and the cantante (singer).
Here is an awe-striking performance by Paco de Lucia, called "Percusion Flamenca."
(What he says at the beginning, in Spanish is: "Some say yes, some say no. I have asked great musicians if I should learn music. They've told me no, that it isn't necessary.")
And here is a nice dance performance (The sound is not so great though):
And here is a nice dance performance (The sound is not so great though):
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