On December 13, 2010, one of the most important figures of the flamenco Contemporary. Not everyone understood the magnitude of his work at the time, although with the perspective of time it grows ever greater. Revolutionary on one hand, but also classic on the other, and always striving for renewal with respect and wisdom.
I won't go into detail about his artistic profile now, but this is his tribute, and on such a significant date I propose and detail these two podcasts from the series Caminos which are available to you on our platform:
Enrique Morente, the Picasso curve of the cante #91
This space was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo PicassoFor this commemoration, we recall some passages from the album. Morente, Pablo de Málaga (Probetic Discs – BBK, 2008).
Pablo and Enrique, each in their own order, were destined to meet because of their similar sensibilities. In this album, Enrique Morente tries to bring to the cante Picasso's sensory universe, even drawing with its echo some works like the GuernikaTo achieve this, the singer used texts by the painter himself, a facet that was quite unknown until then and which the Nasrid performer molded with his restless expression.
I begin with the Malagueña de la campana to then focus all attention on the breathtaking composition Guern-Iraq, the written hour that Morente dedicates to the well known The exodus from Malaga. We hear Picasso's own voice in Self-portrait, which concludes with a tribute in soleá to Pepe de la Matrona And I conclude with Goodbye Malaga, which appears as a bonus track on the original album. Enrique Morente, in Pablo from Malaga, traced with his voice the Picasso-esque curve of cante.
From Sabicas to Granada, from Morente to New York #120
As a flamenco anthology, due to the inclusion of 18 canteand its corresponding touches, a historic recording meeting took place uniting the guitar of Augustin Castello Sabicas with the voice of Enrique Morente. And the bell tolled, as they say, because that same year the maestro from Pamplona said goodbye to us.
It was in 1990 when RCA decided to unite the destinies of these two giants of our art. The title was Enrique Morente & Sabicas – New York – GranadaIt should be noted that, on the one hand, Sabicas was no longer the virtuoso of his youth, but like fine wines his touch is imbued with flavour and substance. On the other hand, Morente's deliberate or unintentional alternation between publishing albums with more open aesthetic horizons and others with a more orthodox tone, such as the present one.
From such a vast work I can only invite you to listen to a few pieces. So I have selected a taranto in the tone of a rondeña, the unusual soleá Orange Blossom Sprig which the man from Granada collected from Pepe el de la Matrona, fandangos from El Gloria, a vidalita dedicated to Pepe Marchena, and tangos. A varied sample.
When two great performers come together, art always benefits.
