Morón de la FronteraA town of 27 inhabitants in the heart of Andalusia, where the train doesn't reach. Where the Gastoreños, so named because they are related to the legendary guitarist Diego del Gastor, they champion their original way of expressing a different way of putting music to the flamenco. Like Jerez or Granada, it is a land of guitar with an absolutely unmistakable seal. Diego from Moron we also told him dieguitoUnpredictable, bordering on eccentric, he was always admired by the most dedicated fans.
This morning I received the news of the death of Diego Torres Amaya “Diego de Morón”, nephew of Diego del Gastor and son of the singer Joselero from MoronDespite Dieguito's delicate condition, we don't expect this sad end right now. Death knows no dates. His biography of the flamencologist has just been published. Juan Toro, a sad coincidence.
Diego was the guitarist who best preserved the style of his uncle Diego del Gastor, an object of adulation for hundreds of foreigners who came to Morón to meet the man they considered the master.
"Despite Dieguito's delicate condition, we didn't expect this sad end right now. Death knows no dates. His biography by flamencologist Juan Toro was recently published—a sad coincidence."
A second generation of followers of the Morón toque, who were born too late to have known Diego el viejo, adopted Diego de Morón as their teacher because he possessed the magic of simplicity, when less is more and silences are more eloquent than sounds.
Now I remember about twenty years ago, the biennial of Flamenco of Sevilla when our Diego de Morón played as a recital guitarist. I thought it was absurd, crazy, that his playing was nice for Morón but in the time of Paco de Lucía It would be too simple. First he played soleá with aggressive blows on the guitar's soundboard and kicking his legs. The audience didn't know Diego and asked each other who this man was who played so strangely. There was icy applause, and Diego launched into bulería. Suddenly the magic began to flow, his eyes shone, his fingers danced effortlessly over the strings, telling piercing truths, and then the most caramelized sonorous caresses. I heard some people say then that it was a song of Pata Negra, Border Blues…Calculate, Diego del Gastor's famous original falseta represents Morón, but the general public attributes it to Pata Negra. Diego del Morón has left us, but the magic of his music continues to fascinate us.
