In
the early 1960s,
Raidio Tarifa
emerged with a mesmerising mix of flamenco,
North
African
and medieval
sounds.
Its CD, Rumba
Argelina,
was a great hit. A more traditional flamenco
performer, El
Lebrijano
(see earlier) has done some equally appealing
combinations with classical
Maroccon music.
His Cd Encuentros,
recorded with Andalusian
Orchestra of Tangier,
is a good sample.
The Cadiz-born
Niña
Pastori (1978-), who fronts an electric
jazz-rock band, has taken flamenco
away from the taverns with a fresh young
sound. Her latest album is called Cañilla.
‘Flamenco-billy’
is the speciality of Martires
de Compas, a sextet whose rocky flamenco
doesn’t go down well with purists.
The group performs with almost too much
gusto – the title of their latest
CD alone, Mordiende
de Duende (Biting the Duende) is
enough to clue you in.
Perhaps
most astonishing was Enrique
Morente’s
1966 collaboration with the Granada
technopunks Lagartija
Nick on Omega,
as interpretation Of Loca’s poetry
collection, Poete
en Nueva York
(Poet in New York), along with songs by
the Lorca-influenced
Leonard Cohen.
Source:
Lonely
Planet
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