It's not just the gut (not "goat", please) strings that make those old clips sound the way they did. Everything was valve driven in those days and this gave the sound a "bloom" that was often very pleasant but could get weird if taken to excess.
@metal4life68 Nylon-strings for guitar was introduced somewhere between 1940-1950, and most of the guitarist was suspicous of the nylon strings (tradition-minded as most flamenco and classical guitarrist are :). However I think Segovia made great efforst to change the view of nylon-strings among the players.
There is Solea here by Nino Ricardo, "search Ricardo Solea", he plays on reall goat strings. It sounds quite different, more soft sound.
The final and longest piece, the verdiales, sounds like a duet of Sabicas and Mario Escudero, or possibly Sabicas and his brother Diego Castellon, shown in one of the pictures carrying Sabicas's guitar.
According to a subsequent sabicas17 video, the two young men were Paco and Manolo Duran. Having been away from flamenco for a decade or so I am not familiar with those guitarists. Any other wild guessers out there?
The dancer is Carmen Amaya. Just guessing, but some of these images may be of Sabicas' extended family. The old man may be his manager or his brother, Diego. The pictures of the young guitarists look like they were taken in the early to mid 1960s and some appear to be double exposures, possibly a mistake but kept because of family value. The child and one of the young men share a physical similarity. As I said, just guessing. Saba thrilled us all.
the chick at 1:00 totally wants sabicas inside her.
ir0n2541 1 day ago
MARTINGALA de F. MIGNONI/ SPAIN 1939. Je pense que l'enregistrement de la granadina est antérieur et date de 1935/1936
Bien aà vous
sabicas17 1 month ago
Anyone know the names of the films these clips were taken from?
Nice post, thanks!
SemiModo1 1 month ago
This is amazing!
TheMauiLimo 2 months ago
Sabicas was 27 in this film, and in his prime, the greatest flamenco guitar player of all time
PhallusFlaccidus 3 months ago
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my reaction to this? god bless youtube
dashj00 4 months ago
It's not just the gut (not "goat", please) strings that make those old clips sound the way they did. Everything was valve driven in those days and this gave the sound a "bloom" that was often very pleasant but could get weird if taken to excess.
stephenyatesacoustic 4 months ago
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wow amazing wish one day i will be as good as him :D
skatermatt96 5 months ago
These are verdiales from Malaga.Very Good thanks for posting.
esaval 6 months ago
waooo!
MlleGADEA 7 months ago
la virgen el logotipo de canal sur tienes mas años que yo.. impresionante el maestro sabicas como siempre..saludos desde malaga
MrDjkie13 8 months ago
SABICAS PICADOED WITH I- A
mrboppman1 9 months ago
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Dirokbej 1 year ago
SHRED.
at such a young age too, how is this possible?
haha thats what i love about flamenco, is that the guitar is improvised to the beat and rhythm of the dancer, amazing!
its a shame he passed away, i wouldve loved to hear him live
sxwee 1 year ago
I bet he got laid that night.
metal4life68 1 year ago
this before the time of nylon strings, so that is what reall goat strings most have sound like.
Dirokbej 1 year ago
@Dirokbej Really?
metal4life68 1 year ago
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Dirokbej 1 year ago
@metal4life68 Nylon-strings for guitar was introduced somewhere between 1940-1950, and most of the guitarist was suspicous of the nylon strings (tradition-minded as most flamenco and classical guitarrist are :). However I think Segovia made great efforst to change the view of nylon-strings among the players.
There is Solea here by Nino Ricardo, "search Ricardo Solea", he plays on reall goat strings. It sounds quite different, more soft sound.
Dirokbej 1 year ago
Que arte... Tío Sabas...
HJF091173 1 year ago
Rare videos. Sabicas was really technically sound even at the start of the WWII. Amazing talent even before approaching his late 20's.
mimbster1972 1 year ago
The final and longest piece, the verdiales, sounds like a duet of Sabicas and Mario Escudero, or possibly Sabicas and his brother Diego Castellon, shown in one of the pictures carrying Sabicas's guitar.
marioamayaflamenco 1 year ago
impresionante
ivanjesusruizmason 2 years ago
According to a subsequent sabicas17 video, the two young men were Paco and Manolo Duran. Having been away from flamenco for a decade or so I am not familiar with those guitarists. Any other wild guessers out there?
soleaflamenca 2 years ago
The dancer is Carmen Amaya. Just guessing, but some of these images may be of Sabicas' extended family. The old man may be his manager or his brother, Diego. The pictures of the young guitarists look like they were taken in the early to mid 1960s and some appear to be double exposures, possibly a mistake but kept because of family value. The child and one of the young men share a physical similarity. As I said, just guessing. Saba thrilled us all.
soleaflamenca 2 years ago
Exactly.. as Sundance said to Butch Cassidy ".who are those guys" ?
mrstrings65 2 years ago
music by Sabicas but who are these others and what are they doing here?
kare4all 2 years ago