Rare Flamenco Guitar Video: Sabicas - Farruca

[SUPERPROJCC]

O DEUS DO FLAMENCO TRADICIONAL!!!

[ylcn77ylcn]

Hi I wish you success

[gerritterhaar]

1:50, the beat is epic. Really makes me want to learn flamenco

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[gerritterhaar]

Hay, he almost sounds like me, haha. :)

[reinobear]

In the most relaxing of settings, this timeless guitar sounds takes me from reality. I see the Mediterranean once again and feel the passion of youth. Thank you for posting this.

[BrianLamper]

so contrude in its form shall a note be played thus is sound for entry?

[rafauleciaelcarpio]

vaya picao el tio sabas!!

[abracadabranque]

Maestro...

[Humanizer07]

this is real guitarra OMG

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[purebk]

reminds me off farruca from Juan Martin

[makotoflamenco]

verdaderamente sin animo de molestar a nadie ,el tio sabas es el padre de la guitarra flamenca ,todos lo de despues se fijaron en el y copiandole triunfaron ,´´´´

que sabe nadie.......

[fghj287]

@makotoflamenco Muy bien dicho.Cieto que el maestro Sabicas fue quien expandio el Flemenco por el mundo,pero decir que despues de el nadie fue mejor es un crimen,contando al gran Paco de Lucia,tambien lo es la mente maestra de Jeronimo Maya y Gerardo Nuñez...aunque no contradigo lo que dijiste..saludos.

[joebstarsurfer]

kicks arse

[S0METHING1986]

beutiful.................

[flamencoprof]

Compas rules.

But Masters know how to break rules: -

1. To follow when other artists fly,

2. To play when there is no other to confuse.

Play with not by the rules.

[vinnothelizard]

these usless players only stay around the first 4 frets!! and if anyone that plays around the 4frets for yrs. he can play this shit!!

[ErebeaDeity]

@vinnothelizard Damn, playing with only 4 frets sure seems fucking orgasmic.

[rasta136]

always best aùazin show

[azphael]

his ways of interpretation make me think to classical guitarists 's ones (OK I KNOW SABICAS IS ONE ONE THE GREATEST FLAMENCO PLAYERS BUT... STILL)

[0nachete]

que fenomeno de la guitatrra oleee sabicas 

[zacpetty123]

wow ...........WOW...... all i can say

[alexp9999]

this guy looks like Dracula and plays like Django  =D

[pirocmani]

Great!!!

I want to listen wild and beautiful play like this .

and I want listen to original LP.

Please let me know which LP is similar to  this.

[abby161919]

is that delicate?

[Ishayau]

Excelent!

Recomend also: Sabicas La Cumparsita

[aryasancak]

bravoooooo usta ......

[mansteinman]

llovevictoria ni puta idea

[IloveVitoria2009]

Mashalla, This is Iranian Flamenco

[philosoful]

I am by no means criticizing this god at work but I am tabbing this out and he appears to be half way between notes e.g after the run at the start the note is an A#(ish) which is slightly sharper still so that it is between an A# and B... I wonder if that's intentional... clearly perfectly in tune with himself though.

[prezobummer]

PRETTY GOOD TACO EATING TUNE

[tfchir]

Spaniards do not eat tacos. You have to go to Mexico for that junk.

[Beauxdeauxfinglok]

Junk?

[theserna]

yeah or most states in the u.s.

[ZebNemeth]

can you notify me when you have finished tabbing then? :D

[philosoful]

Okey dokey but it's not a priority of mine to do so + as I said in my comment, it's slightly out of tune - not with itself - with standard tuning which = hassle tuning each time tabbing. If I could get this on WMP that'd speed things up greatly.

[Wjanut]

If you want the score, it's already transcripted, there is the reference of the book where you can find it:

Anthologie de la guitare flamenca, volume 4a (tientos, tangos, farrucas), Claude Worms, éditions Combre, Paris.

Though, there's only the falsetas in there, for the remates, cierres, etc. you must be creative, or listen to Sabicas.

[ZebNemeth]

Thank you very much!

I'll try to be ;P

[kokonoe100]

With the highest guitar technique of Sabicas Farruca and Bulerias

It became the beautiful tune that shines like a/the jewel and shine.

It is really highest Farruca and Bulerias. One hundred stars

[aks73]

That is just a genius at work.

[mrstrings65]

Sin duda el es el rey de la gitarra flamenca, el ultimo fenomeno en comparison a Sabicas, diego del Gastor no es cerca, sus falsettas me aburro. Los mejores son Sabicas, Ricardo, Y paco

[BrookHornblower]

...de Lucia?

[mrstrings65]

Yes ....de lucia

[BrookHornblower]

I thought so, though maybe Paco Pena, also (I like his album 'hommage to Ricardo and Ricardo')

[vanseti100]

In Flamenco, everyone takes from eachother and always have, some guys stuff is more popular than other guys over time but what trips me out is that among flamencos if you for example play someone else's falseta with your own ever-so-minor twist then that version becomes yours and when someone else plays it with the same twist as yours the listeners look at it as if they were playing your falseta and not the guy's who came up with the main idea/melody that so many people have heard and know.

[tochezpab]

how would flamenco even exist if it werent for experimentation or uniqueness? surely playing differently is a form of expression in itself. i reckon don't take musical categories too seriously, were just animals playing with sound after all. Dont be afraid of change because their is no optimum.

[cockyrooster]

@tochezpab You said this perfectly!

[KirilG1]

About Flamenco. It's about purity. I've listened to all. And nobody, but nobody comes even close. You can analyze it all you want, but should we care? Is he 'The Greatest'? Absolutely.

[batmanmf]

Boo-shaka-laka! That's what I'm talking about!

[ALERENDA]

sabicas base pura de flamneco guitar 5* por SABICAS

[soleaflamenca]

To say that compas is unneccessary or a hindrance is to misunderstand flamenco. Compas is not simply basic beat. It encompasses the rythymic accents that define and separate a fandango from a buleria, a solea from a siguiriya. Compas is the drummer and coherent music is not possible with an erratic drummer. This is true for flamenco, classical orchestra, rock & roll or reggae. Compas is rule without restriction, a framework that supports great personal interpretation. Sabicas yes, Montoya no.

[jbell94521]

You are so right on. Without compas you have nothing. People who really understand Flamenco get this. Carlos not only did not play real Flamenco, but he detracted from the public's appreciation of Flamenco by passing his music off as Flamenco, when it mostly was not. Compas is not about an arbitrary set of restrictions that limit the art. Rather, it is the common framework that makes real spontaneity and improvizing possible. In no way does this framework interfere with the real feeling.

[tatsilo]

@soleaflamenca you have explained it very well. i might be a very humble flamenco player, but the first thing i ever learned was : compas, compas, compas. if the chord buzzes, if the note is not quite right, don;t worry, but just make sure your compas is right...

[heyerdahlthor]

@soleaflamenca is not only that. If someone thinks that compass is unnecesary that means haven´t understood a single note/word/anything form flamenco. In fact Compás is just a word to make flamenco more understandable for non iniciated people.

Sin compás... no toque, no cante, no baile... sin compás... (a nice song form "mártires del compás")

[FretboardToAsh]

@soleaflamenca While I wholeheartedly agree with you, I'd like to hear your view on the Libre styles, such as Tarantas for example.

[sachary]

@soleaflamenca well put. beautifully worded.

[rediryou]

@soleaflamenca unfair. Ok Montoya was what blues is to become jazz then? Each to their own, each a master in there art.

[thedopemaster]

actually Carlos's lack of compass can be translated to Carlos's organic way of playing Flamenco. In my humble opinion, that's way better than following a metric precise beat. Let that for electronic music. The heart and feelings flow in heterogenic ways, and so does his music. So my favourite Flamenco players do not just sumbit to the compass, but FLOW with their feeling. Hail Carlos and Sabicas!!

[jbell94521]

I would encourage you to listen to the playing of Diego del Gaster, and maybe Paco Ceparo, Ramon Montoya, (Carlos' uncle), Nino Ricardo and some of the other greats.  Their compas was impeccable, and yet they ahve as much feeling and heart in their music as anyone who ever p;layed. If you listen to these greats enough and try to open your heart to what they are really doing, you will soon find that listening to Carlos no longer is satisfyig and no longer real. You may yet become aficianado.

[jbell94521]

Yes, he lacked compas, never improvised, and to my mind did not conform to the essence of what Flamenco is all about. Lots of room for style and individual innovation, but within the constraints of the essence of Flamenco. Hard to define. But saying Carlos was a real Flamenco performer is a lot like calling Kenny G a true jazz musician. And comparing Carlos to Sabicas, let alone a giant like Diego del Gastor is like comparing Kenny G to Charlie Parker!

[jcoobo]

Callate insolente! como si supieses que es flamenco, che gringo ignorante°

[007JamesJamon]

Si piensas que Sabicas no es Flamenco auténtico es que no tienes ni idea de lo que es el Flamenco.

Mejor divaga sobre Kenny G y Charlie Parker...y no digas chorradas sobre el Flamenco ni Sabicas que no tienes ni puta idea de esto listillo.

[odona]

When I say flash - I mean intensity - duende - sometimes manifest in brilliant musicianship (or dancing) and sometimes in the expression intense emotion...sharing the essence of life through the art...

[jbell94521]

Ah! Want duende? Then check out the work of Diego del Gastor, also here on YouTube. Listen to his playing for Fernanda de Utrera. For true Flamenco duende in the traditional sense of the word, I have never heard anything that comes close. Carlos, despite his technical brilliance never had any of that at all. What's more, I think he hurt the cause of Flamenco appreciation by misinforming the public concerning what Flamenco is really all about. Carlos never improvised and lacked compas.

[odona]

Diego and Fernanda were the ultimate...no question.

[jbell94521]

Yes, they were. That does not mean that there are not others out there well worth listening to. If it did mean that, I would have to stop playing. I play every day.

[jbell94521]

I informally separate Flamenco artists into 4 categories: Great ones who inspire and take the art forward while preserving its precious essence; the very good artists who are wonderful to listen to, but may not move Flamenco forward; we who do the best we can while maintaining integrity in our Flamenco, and those who do it harm by ignorning or even perverting its essence and misdirecting the public. Carlos Montoya is in this latter category.

[jbell94521]

A nmajor difference between Sabicas and Carlos Montoya is that although Sabicas was a bit flashy for my tastes, and certainly let his ego show, he also had the skill, musical sensitivity and Flamenco soul to accompany many of the world's best Flamencxo dancers, as well as a number of the great singers of his day. In contraxt, Carlos Montoya couldn't have done that any more than Kenny G could have played with John Coltrane.

[odona]

Actually Flemenco is about exactly that - flash....

[jbell94521]

If you think the magic of Flamenco is about "flash", especially the guitar part, then I recommend you check out the work of Diego del Gastor. If you give him the time to really absorb and understand what he brought to the art, you may well find your tastes and what is most satisfying to you changing. There is plenty of his great work right here on YouTube. (I can see that at least one person does not like my disparaging comments about Carlos Montoya. So be it. I stand by what I said.)

[mrjabuta]

well, carlos did lack the compas.

[soleaflamenca]

Montoya and Sabicas were contemporaries. Each "promoted" solo guitar and interest in flamenco. Interest and true understanding are different. One cannot judge flamenco from the outside and prolonged rasqueados and ligados are aimed at the casual listener. The line to Paco de Lucia passed more through Sabicas and Nino Ricardo than through Montoya. In 40 plus years of flamenco, I have found that professionals and aficionados, more likely than not, prefer the guitarists I have mentioned.

[jbell94521]

Referrencing Carlos Montoya and Nino Ricardo in the same breath is not quite as bad as menitoning Gandhi and Dick Cheney in the same breath, but it is close to being that bad. A pox on the memory of Carlos Montoya, king of egotistical exploiters and disgrace to his lineage!

[soleaflamenca]

Carlos Montoya's stature as a guitarist was largely the product of self promotion, marketing and an American public that had very little understanding of flamenco. Much the same could be said for Manitas de Plata. Within flamenco circles Montoya was generally considered not to be of the same caliber as Sabicas, Melchor de Marchena, Juan or Pepe Habichuela, Paco Cepero, Paco de Lucia and on and on.

[petey604]

Carlos Montoya is the reason many in America ( and other parts of the world) first learned about Flamenco guitar.His "promotion" of Flamenco helped peak interest in such artists as Paco and Sabicas which I'm sure translated to record sales for them . The latter of which has "borrowed" a technique or two from Carlos. One needs only to view Montoya on this site to witness his greatness.His style may be unorthodox but there is no denying this pure Gypsy"s contribution to solo Flamenco guitar.

[jbell94521]

I agree, but feel even more strongly. Carlos Montoya is an abomination in terms of Flamenco. He played without compas, no duende, and just showed off his considerable technique. But the technique was in service to his ego and not to the art. The net result is that many in the world were misled about what Flamenco is all about. I think the world of Flamenco would have been better off without him.

[ivanlancelot]

Sabicas es uno de los grandes melodicos del flamenco, ole, ademas cada guitarrista tiene su propio estilo su firma nadide es igual a nadie cada quien hace ne la guitarra flamenca el movimento de sus dedos distinto de los otros ademas, para todos que si quieren aprender mas de esta cultura les recomiendo aprender priemero español grasias. Learn spanish to understand what i wrote.

[garfunckle89]

Ivan???Try using accent marks and spell your Spanish correctly. I think you need to learn Spanish first. Gracias.

[mentevisualizadora]

Jajajaja...

no es para tanto, el español para los de habla inglesa es muy dificil... como el flamenco, así que no seas exigente

Saludos compa

[wishbone103]

Montoya or Sabicas? Montoya is more fiery. I keep waiting for his guitar to go up in flames while he playing even when he was old. Sabicas more melodic. Both Geniuses in their own right.

[karemsecret]

and what about paco guys? do you know that paco, while playing, knows where he has to be every 17 seconds?? seriously, all these guitarists are wonderful, and each one has his personality..

[neolardo]

''do you know that paco, while playing, knows where he has to be every 17 seconds??''

what does that mean... ?

[karemsecret]

according to senior paco, he doesn't like improvisation while performing live. that's why playing with al di meola and john mclaughlin used to be a hard experience for him. paco, as he said, when playing, has to know what he will be playing in the next 17 or 18 next seconds. imagine what he has in his head!! always projecting himself in the coming next time!!!

[fausagoz]

Sabicas era muy grande y siempre lo será.

Saludos

[JazzSage23]

cant help but think Carlos Montoya would be the only one i think is better, but sabicas just may be the most melodical. Any thoughts, Montoya or Sabicas?

[neolardo]

I prefer Sabicas, by a long shot

[ninjajo11]

Both Great but Sabicas is cleaner and more refined.

[larissimo81]

Montoya was best as a classic flamenco guitarist, But Sabicas was more innovative and artistic. I believe he has been the best guitarist in the world ever (despite the music style or technic)

[flmnkoh]

Como siempre con el maestro Sabicas...gran ejecución y derroche de virtuosismo, excelente ejecutante y compositor. -Solo que a veces no escogía las pelucas adecuadas...esta que usa ya no le iba con su edad, se vé muy juvenil el corte y sin canas...

[admiralkirk2286]

Upon seeing this video again, I made an understatement...The mother of the guitarist who is better than Sabicas has yet to be born.

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[admiralkirk2286]

Wow!!!!!! The greatest flamenco player of all time, the flamenco guitarist has not been born yet he is beter than Sabicas

[gerundino98]

I could play that stuff with one hand tied behind me back.

Mind, that's the advantage of having three arms.......

[carritron]

You'd still need a coplue of extra arms and some decades of practicing, my friend :o)

[flamen493]

Possibly the most melodic flamenco player of all time.

[Cyrloud]

vidéo ?? MORE INFO PLEASE

[Cyrloud]

BEAUTIFUL !!!

[deernardz]

this IS a gem. Thanks so much for posting it, I hope to see more!