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:
Raise your hand if you love watching flamenco dance videos.
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:
What is is about watching singers, guitarists, and palmeros dance por bulerías?
You’re in for a treat, for that’s exactly what José Mijita does at the end of today’s video:
I thought this would be a good song to share today as it takes place on Christmas Eve.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s a fun one, especially if you like rumbas.
Campanilleros
Traditional
En la noche de la Nochebuena,
los campanilleros por la madrugá
Watch out, this may make you cry…
It’s La Niña de la Puebla singing Campanilleros live…
Alegrías
Ni en lo que cobija el sol
tú encontrarás un flamenquito
que a ti te quiera
igual que yo
Here are ten of my favorite stretches to do before, after, or in the midst of dancing.
They target the different parts of the arms, legs, feet, hands, and spine.
Watch the infamous Lola Flores perform ¡Ay pena, penita, pena, pena! at two different times in her life.
But first, here’s an excerpt from the song:
Below you can see something Esther was teaching us in bulerías class last week on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
You will love it.
Here is the last letra Momo Moneo sings for her:
International Flamenco Day is November 16th.
What will you do to celebrate?
Here are ten ideas:
Last week we went to Gran Teatro Falla in Cádiz to see Marco Flores’s latest production, Sota, Caballo y Reina.
The show was incredible, and seeing it from the front row made the experience absolutely magical.
Here’s a soleá José Valencia sang:
Here’s a letra we heard Jesús Méndez sing live here in Jerez last night.
Malagueña del Mellizo
Toda la nochecita me llevo
Cabales
Ábrase la tierra
que me quiero morir
que pa vivir como yo estoy viviendo
prefiero morir
Caña
Hasta las personas reales
viene la muerte y se lleva
Y conmigo no ha podido
cuando la llamo de veras